re: Rumors that FSU and Clemson joining SEC. Announcing on 10/10.

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Not saying you’re wrong, but I don’t believe it.

Expansion has always been about adding TV markets. (That’s only reason MO was added. They bring STL and KC tv market.


Clemson and FSU do neither. And as a charter member, UF has the ability to blackball FSU.

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I'm not going to pretend that I understand all the intricacies of media markets/television subscriptions/revenue generation or anything, but the general tone in all of these conversations now (fair or otherwise) is that media markets matter much less than they did in 2011 when Missouri and Texas A&M were announced as joining the following season.

Again, I don't understand why (something to do with streaming versus linear television, maybe?) and also feel like adding a Virginia school and a North Carolina school to expand the footprint would bring in a bunch of cash. But from a brand perspective, Clemson and FSU are easily two of the three or four "available" (non-SEC) schools so that's not nothing.