re: If SEC expands to 16 teams, what two teams would you pick?

The two ideal candidates in North Carolina and Virginia are UNC and UVa. That applies to any conference. They bring a LOT more to the table than VT or NC St. I'm not sure if the SEC could get them, though. They're sort of tied at the hip, and UVa's alumni/decision-makers (as well as some of UNC's, probably) have serious reservations about the SEC. They'll stay in the ACC as long as it's viable.

To the people saying VT, you do NOT want that. If you think the current SEC fan bases have a problem with redneck sidewalk fans, just you wait. Pretty much their entire fan base is comprised of rednecks from southwest VA and fair-weather fans from the rest of the state who didn't become fans until Vick showed up. There are less of them every year.

VT is an average school, they generally suck at sports except for football (which they suck at now), the town isn't cool (or at least can't compare with Charlottesville, for comparison), and the fans suck dong. Their football program may as well have not existed before Frank Beamer, and he's about done.