Football and basketball coaches from all 12 SEC schools gathered again today for the annual SEC spring meetings in Destin, and an item of interest a proposal put forth by the Moutain West Conference for an eight-team playoff.

Former South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier, who remains a proponent of some type of playoff system, said undefeated Utah didn't get its due last season.

"Utah deserved a chance to play in a bigger game,'' Spurrier said. "They shouldn't be an outcast. They are undefeated but there's only one game for two teams, It makes it difficult. You would have to have some kind of playoff system to allow those teams to get into the national championship hunt. They should be allowed in it. Boise State should be in it. But that's not the way we do it.''

Florida coach Urban Meyer, who once led Utah to an undefeated season, said he's not sure how it should be implemented, but he's not against a playoff system.

"I think it’s intriguing to listen to it,'' he said. "For now, I think we’ve got the best system in an imperfect system.''