On Thursday, word quickly circulated that after years of debate, the SEC appears to be moving to a 9-game conference schedule. If the news is correct, Alabama Football will have one opponent every season with a significant schedule advantage over the Crimson Tide.
Alabama Football would be expected to have three every season opponents, LSU, Auburn, and Tennessee. The remaining SEC games would be six rotating opponents each season.
While Alabama plays LSU and Auburn every season, the Tennessee Vols would play Kentucky and Vanderbilt every season. Stopping short of calling such scheduling unfair to Alabama, an obvious conclusion is unavoidable.