LSU Tigers football coach Brian Kelly sees the writing on the wall. The SEC may not be falling behind in college football dominance, but its conference foe counterpart, the Big Ten, the recent history category is undoubtedly in its favor.

Not everybody has the same wish as Kelly, though.

“We want to play Big Ten schools,” Kelly said at the SEC spring meetings.

A new College Football Playoff model has emerged, one that would have helped Alabama football one season ago.