re: EXPANSION: The Case for East Carolina

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its about football yes.

but it aint about powerhouses.

its about markets football fans can bring.

otherwise Rutgers would still be in the Big East/American, Maryland would still be in the ACC, and Mizzou would still be in the Big 12.

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Exactly!!

I think most of you are looking at it wrong...we ALREADY have the sports product!!! The SEC brand is THE best collegiate athletic conference....

Now, we have to find out where we want to sell it! That's why we added Missouri!!!!!

North Carolina and Virginia are good states to put the SEC network, but they are cut off to us now due to the ACC....the ONLY available option is now East Carolina, and they fit better in the SEC than most people realize...

The other option, assuming we expand NOW, is Cincinnati....they are kind of an odd fit, but they push us into Ohio and Big 10 markets...

the only other options are:

2) wait for the Big 12 land grant stuff to run out (5 years???)and try and add either OU and Okie State or Kansas and K-State, or possibly West Virginia and someone

3) add New Mexico and Colorado State

4) wait for forever for the ACC land grant stuff to run out

5) stick at 14

THATS IT really...nothing else really makes sense...