I have far more respect for the B1G than the SEC when they play a 9 game schedule, like the Big 12. I could understand a conference only playing 8 games whent hey were smaller, but these conferences are already huge and tie breakers are often used to determine CCG berths, because there is no way to play everyone in your conference.
If all the SEC played 9 conferenc games, I would be far more defferential to them, but they are gonig to whine about how many teams they get into the playff unless they get 4 teams in the playoff. IMO opinion they should not especailly conisdering their proclivity in scheduling November patsies to get a 7th home game and rest players.