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I wrote this over a year ago for ArkansasSports360, but talk of the 9 game schedule is heating up again so I thought I'd post it as a refresher.

CBS's Brett McMurphy is reporting that the SEC is going to announce its future football schedule for the next dozen years this Friday. Larry Templeton, who has headed up the scheduling committee, has already divulged that it will be a 6-1-1 format that preserves designated cross-division rivals. The rotating opponent will change every year according to McMurphy, so every team will play every other team in the conference at least once every six or seven years. It's a concept we took a look at and mocked up back in March.

According to Larry Templeton, the head of the SEC's scheduling committee, permanent rivalries are almost certainly going to continue. "I would say that the permanent games are probably as safe as anything that's on the table," he told Seth Emerson. A nine-game schedule hasn't been ruled out, but it doesn't enjoy much support either. (via CBS)