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re: Expansion Options
Posted on 11/21/12 at 1:08 pm to TeLeFaWx
Posted on 11/21/12 at 1:08 pm to TeLeFaWx
quote:Not sure we're arguing here.
TeLeFaWx
My thought is this- pretty sure the goal is 16 teams in the SEC. Now, I grant that A&M makes sense; you can now have emotionally satisfying games with LSU and Arkansas, to replace the Texas rivalry. That's a 2-for-1, and all three (SEC) schools will benefit.
But- Missouri? As we see, the ACC has schools ready to move. Maryland just did, and they would have fit the geography better than Mizzou does. So would the NC schools, or the Va schools. Far more balance to the East.
BUT... if you add Oklahoma into the mix, then- [link=(look at the map)]look at the map[/link] and the histories. Mizzou (and Okie St) have been with the Sooners since the old Big 8. Mizzou would be a familiar traveling arraingement (and possible ally in a new conference), and Mizzou is now the northern point of an SEC pyramid- with Tennessee and Kentucky to the Southeast, Arkansas to the South, and Oklahoma to the Southwest (and pointing right into Texas).
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Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:37 pm to Scoob
Regarding some of the guys arguing how A&M is more desirable than Oklahoma...
ok you go with that.
Quick thoughts here- 1st off, the state of Indiana isn't very big in and of itself. It also has several schools in the B1G, in Indiana and Purdue. So why anyone would want that other school, you know, the one in South Bend, doesn't make a lick of sense. Not with your argument. You're much better served getting Rutgers out of New Jersey, Pitt out of Pennsylvania, or especially Syracuse out of New York.
Now, does anyone truly think that?
Next argument: oh my, the size of the school and enrollment. A&M is big. Oh boy; and you know what else? Miami, the U- it's fricking tiny. Still under 10 thousand, if my guess is correct. Can't understand anyone wanting the Hurricanes, ever, not with that enrollment.
Again, flawed argument.
Why these examples? Because you can legitimately include Oklahoma in FOOTBALL COMPARISONS with Miami and Notre Dame. National drawing power. Brand name. You can't do that with A&M. I'm sorry if there are some Aggie homers out there that this offends, but it's true.
There are very few marquee teams out there. Oklahoma is one of them (and btw moreso than Texas). It appears that it is the most likely to be in play right now, and it's interesting that the SEC's expansion to 14 (a very odd number) creates a very friendly set of dynamics for Oklahoma to consider. Oklahoma fits right into the map between Missouri and Texas (and this wouldn't have been the case without these new teams), and most minor sports could travel around the league with minimally more expense than it does in the Big 12.
ok you go with that.
Quick thoughts here- 1st off, the state of Indiana isn't very big in and of itself. It also has several schools in the B1G, in Indiana and Purdue. So why anyone would want that other school, you know, the one in South Bend, doesn't make a lick of sense. Not with your argument. You're much better served getting Rutgers out of New Jersey, Pitt out of Pennsylvania, or especially Syracuse out of New York.
Now, does anyone truly think that?
Next argument: oh my, the size of the school and enrollment. A&M is big. Oh boy; and you know what else? Miami, the U- it's fricking tiny. Still under 10 thousand, if my guess is correct. Can't understand anyone wanting the Hurricanes, ever, not with that enrollment.
Again, flawed argument.
Why these examples? Because you can legitimately include Oklahoma in FOOTBALL COMPARISONS with Miami and Notre Dame. National drawing power. Brand name. You can't do that with A&M. I'm sorry if there are some Aggie homers out there that this offends, but it's true.
There are very few marquee teams out there. Oklahoma is one of them (and btw moreso than Texas). It appears that it is the most likely to be in play right now, and it's interesting that the SEC's expansion to 14 (a very odd number) creates a very friendly set of dynamics for Oklahoma to consider. Oklahoma fits right into the map between Missouri and Texas (and this wouldn't have been the case without these new teams), and most minor sports could travel around the league with minimally more expense than it does in the Big 12.
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