The SEC will reconfigure its alignment after Oklahoma and Texas join, and divisions likely will be dissolved in favor of an undivided, 16-team conference. Some rivalry games that are played annually now will shift to a once-every-two-years format after expansion.

But certain rivalry games are so important that they need to be played every year.

On this edition of "SEC Football Unfiltered," hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams suggest 10 rivalry games that the SEC should protect as annual games even after expansion takes its effect on scheduling.

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