Independence Bowl needs to be added to the SEC Affiliations page.
John,
Maybe Slive and the powers-that-be are just thinking outside the box. Remember the talk of common opponents in the Big 12. That would certainly justify no nine-game schedule!
SEC & Big 12 - Alabama vs. Oklahoma, Arkansas vs. Iowa State, Auburn vs. Oklahoma State, Florida vs. Florida State, Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Kentucky vs. Louisville, LSU vs. TCU, Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech, Mississippi State vs. Kansas State, Missouri vs. Kansas, South Carolina vs. Clemson, Tennessee vs. West Virginia, Texas A&M vs. Texas, Vanderbilt vs. Wake Forest, Baylor
USCTraveler..... That's why I suggested compromise below.
I think a good compromise would be taking any conference champs ranked in the top 5 (not 6).