Welcome in another edition of that SEC podcast, little emergency edition.

Breaking news, let you all filter in here real quick.

Let me know if you can hear me.

Let me know if you can see me. But we've got

breaking news out of the SEC. See if I can pull it up here. I was about to mow the lawn and I'm

damn glad I didn't. Okay, here it is. DC, moving to nine games, nine game conference schedule in 2026.

The league has just confirmed this.

It just means more, they're saying.

I'm trying to read.

Here's a comment from Greg Sanky, adding a ninth game to the SEC underscores our university's commitment to delivering the most competitive football schedule in the nation.

The format protects rivalries, increases competitive balance, and paired with our requirement to plan an additional power opponent, ensures the SEC teams are well balanced to compete and succeed in the college football playoff.

So buddy, I think this is great news.

Great news for the SEC.

Great news for the fans, most of all.

And remember, shout out Stephen Lassen, the best college football encyclopedia.

If you missed it, my days are starting to run together

we're doing so many of these but yet yesterday we had Stephen on and he broke down that the

new changes they have made to the college football playoff and it's essentially to honor

strength of schedule that was officially announced I believe on Wednesday it's essentially to honor strength of schedule. That was officially announced, I believe, on Wednesday.

It's no coincidence that the following day here on Thursday, we're recording August 21st,

that the SEC announces they're going to nine-game conference schedule.

So if you missed what Stephen had to say, basically, the college football playoff committee is going to put more value in strength of schedule.

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