Kenn Rashad over at TSPNSports.com has this quote from the interim SWAC Commish on if SWAC vs SWAC will be allowed out of conference now that the nine-game mandate is coming to an end next year...

Interim SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp on Monday confirmed, when the conference goes to a seven-game mandate starting next season, conference schools can still play each other in games that won’t count toward SWAC standings.
http://www.tspnsports.com/2007/08/31...is.htm#more-67

Why get rid of the mandate, then? Seems getting rid of the mandate will not help matters at all. Actually, I think some schools will take advantage of not having the mandate, but some schools will continue to play their SWAC brethren.

Hopefully the SWAC changes the stance on this. Great job Kenn in bringing this up!