Take horse drawn carriages or steam locamotives to games so the geo proximity argument is weak. As you point out, the rivalries are much more relevant and the only way to make it work would be to go to a nine game sec schedule. While I like that idea, I don't see it happening anytime soon. Auburn is just trying to get out of bama's shadow so I don't see the rest of the league wanting to turn everything over just so Jan can stop whining about Marsha. Aubbie fans should be a little embarassed by the effort.