The future of the Southeastern Conference looks bright with the impending additions of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners to the prestigious group of schools. However, ahead of their admittance, there is no shortage of kvetching and hand-wringing over what the structure of the league will look like as well as how to set the schedule for its 16 teams.
A lot of the discussion on those topics centers on existing and potential rivalries among the conference’s schools, given that those games are truly the money-makers, in addition to strengthening the long-held traditions of the SEC. The Athletic’s G. Allen Taylor recently undertook the task of ranking all of Florida football’s rivals based on his experience covering the team.
Below is a look at Taylor’s ranking of all 15 opposing schools in the SEC once the two newcomers arrive along with a short excerpt from the author’s blurb. Some of the selections are pretty obvious while others are rather intriguing.