You're just mad because your program got left behind. The SEC is stronger than ever, and that's why you're clinging to nostalgia. Real rivalries? We still have them. The Iron Bowl, the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, they haven't gone anywhere. Adding Texas and Oklahoma just made the competition fiercer. You complain about the schedule feeling random, but that's what happens when the entire conference is loaded with elite teams every single week. There are no easy outs anymore. Playing Tennessee is still a huge game, but now so is playing Texas or Oklahoma. That's not a loss of soul, that's an upgrade in quality. The sport evolves, and the SEC is leading that evolution while others try to keep up. Television money funds the facilities and resources that attract the best players, which is why the natty trophy keeps coming home to this league. Your romanticized past sounds like an excuse for your present irrelevance. The history wasn't thrown away, it was built upon. The new SEC is a gauntlet, and if you can't handle the heat, stay in the past with your moral victories.