(12-13-2016 04:31 AM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(12-12-2016 12:55 AM)murrdcu Wrote:  

(12-11-2016 07:13 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(12-11-2016 07:07 PM)murrdcu Wrote:  

(12-09-2016 01:49 PM)JRsec Wrote:  The SEC / CBS contract is up before any of them. It might provide us the opportunity to act early. We'll see.

I could see Fox bidding on that one. That would really open up the bidding wars.

I would also try to secure some blue blood football teams. I would try to secure Oklahoma by offering them and their two favorite rivals Oklahoma State and Texas while rounding out with basketball blue blood and Mizzou rival Kansas. I would expect Texas to probably decline due to political pressure, thus insert WVU

That would be a very nice settling position. I really would like to see us get 18. The divisions just set up so much more economically at 6, and having a best at large for a future conference semi would keep more of our fans energized deep into the season. Kansas is alien to most of the SEC. But they would fit very well in a new six team Western division made up of Big 12 & SWC schools.

As much fun as divisions are, I was thinking about having an open table format where the 4 highest rated or winningest SEC teams enter the conference semifinals. Also, change to a 9 game slate with 5 permanent rivals and rotate the other 12 members every three years with the open four slots.

How's this 18-team SEC with new additions OU, OSU, Texas, and Kansas and each teams' 5 permanent rivals:
Florida: USC, UGa, Tenn, Aub, OU
USC: Mizz, UK, Vandy, UGa, UF
UGa: USC, UF, Aub, Tenn, MSU
Aub: UGA, UF, LSU, MSU, Ala
Ala: Aub, Tenn, LSU, A&M, MSU
Tenn: UGa, UF, Ala, Vandy, UK
UK: USC, Tenn, Vandy, Mizz, KU
Vandy: Uk, USC, Tenn, MSU, OSU
MSU: Ole, Vandy, Ala, Aub, UGa
Ole: MSU, LSU, A&M, OSU, Ark
Ark: Ole, LSU, A&M, Texas, Mizz
Mizz: KU, OU, OSU, Ark, USC
LSU: A&M, Ark, Ole, Ala, Aub
A&M: Texas, Ark, Ole, LSU, Ala
KU: Mizz, UK, OSU,OU, Tex
OSU: Vandy, Ole, Tex, OU, KU
OU: KU, Mizz, OSU, Tex, UF
Texas: KU, OU, OSU, Ark, A&M

I like the additions, but I wouldn't go divisionless with 18. I think you'd end up with too many tiebreakers deciding who went to the semi-final.