Bret Bielema wants the SEC to begin an annual challenge against the Big Ten.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said it already does — in the bowls.

Bielema wants to expand it. Perhaps he’s forgotten how unsightly West Lafayette, Ind., is during November. Or, perhaps, he remembers how easy it was to win in Bloomington.

Regardless, he wants more of it, and Sankey essentially thinks there’s already plenty enough.

Who is right?

Question: Would you prefer the SEC start an annual challenge against the Big Ten or use those non-conference dates to play more Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC teams?

Answer: Bret Bielema only wants the Big Ten because he’s familiar with it. I’m thinking more Pac-12/Big 12 vs. SEC games. It’s very rare that we see this type of matchup. I’m bored with the Big Ten, although Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh make it somewhat intriguing. We’re used to seeing SEC vs. Big Ten matchups in bowl games. Those are boring.

I want to see more Alabama vs. USC games than LSU vs. Wisconsin games. I want to see Texas vs. LSU. I want to see more Ole Miss vs. TCU.

Although the Big Ten is clearly the second best conference, it’s the usual suspect and foe of the SEC.

— SDS co-founder Jon Cooper (@JonCooperMedia)

Answer: I side with Bielema over Sankey on the issue of regular season vs. bowl games. A regular season game carries more weight and has more intrigue than a non-playoff bowl. And aren’t we all tired of seeing Georgia play Nebraska in the Sunshine State?

Two big obstacles are the current schedule and the play. In Florida’s case, athletic director Jeremy Foley has been reluctant about scheduling games outside The Swamp because of the annual game with Georgia in Jacksonville. UF administration sees neutral-site games or home-and-home series as turning away revenues.

There’s also the risk that comes with adding a second loss, especially for the SEC East teams that already have a Power 5 annual rival (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky).

Could a two-loss SEC champion make the Final Four?

Bielema’s suggestion for all the SEC teams to have a permanent non-conference Power 5 rival is a great idea, but it might work best for the SEC West to tackle the Big Ten while the SEC East sticks with the ACC, and finds permanent foes for Mizzou, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. SEC West-Big Ten still gives us the chance for the matchup we’re all dying for: Michigan vs. Alabama.

— SDS correspondent Andrew Olson

Answer: You may read my full answer here, but while an SEC vs. Big Ten Challenge over two Saturdays with 14 games as Bielema suggested is a little overzealous, one game vs. Iowa to replace a yawner against Delaware State seems doable. The real challenge from there might be coming up with a way to make sure all the conferences are competing against the same number of Power 5 opponents.

— SDS Editor Talal Elmasry (@TalalElmasrySDS)

Answer: Remember when we couldn’t get enough of the Yankees and Red Sox? Their epic 2004 ALCS, which produced Boston’s historic comeback from 3-0 down, was so great we’re still talking about it.

Now? They’ve been playing 18 games each other for so long it’s hard to remember any game beyond Curt Schilling’s bloody sock performance in those 2004 playoffs. It’s too much.

This Big Ten suggestion has the same feel. I’m sick of watching Big Ten football. Granted, I spent seven years in Indianapolis as a college editor forced to watch the worst of it — Indiana and Purdue (pictured) — but even beyond that, where, exactly is the challenge?

Nov 28, 2015; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Purdue Boilermakers fans wear paper bags over their heads during a game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ross Ade Stadium. Indiana defeats Purdue 54-36. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Ohio State is really good. Michigan State is really good. A couple of others have their moments, but you’d rather watch Ole Miss-Illinois than Ole Miss-Texas?

No way. We have the bowls. I’d argue there’s already too much interaction there. I want to see Stanford, UCLA, Southern Cal, Oregon, Texas, Baylor, TCU, much more Clemson, more Florida State, more Miami.

Clemson and Tennessee could become a huge, significant regional rivalry. They’re 200 miles apart, recruit the same territories and have played once since 1976 and not since 2004.

I’d watch that every year.

Every SEC school has a far more appealing option than yet another Big Ten game.

Here’s an idea: Any SEC team that finishes with a losing record must schedule a Big Ten opponent. Other than punishment and a good chance at a victory, why else would you spend a weekend in Champaign, Ill.?

— SDS Executive Editor Chris Wright (@FilmRoomEditor)

Chris Wright is Executive Editor at SaturdayDownSouth.com. Email him at cwright@saturdaydownsouth.com.