re: Why do some want the SEC to expand?

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I would rather kick Texas A&M, Mizzou and Arkansas out,

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great idea, maybe keep Texas A & M

Inevitable, do it or succumb to invisibility. Easy.

I have to agree with the Rebel enemy here. At some point it's going to kill any chances of anyone winning a title out of the Sec.

Lets say we brought in Oklahoma (a solid program) and then someone else who is pretty good that benefits off the conference and now becomes a bigger draw for top recruits. After a while you're going to see a confrence beating up each other even worse than it already does.

And before you Alabama fans chime in how it won't hurt you because you are the greatest, Nick Sabam's of the world don't come around too often and he will eventually retire.

I think the conference is already strong enough as it is. Why invite trouble?

Nobody smart wants the SEC to expand.

The brand is already diluted enough and the league is already up to its eyes in money.

Adding new teams only creates logistical problems and devalues the brand as a whole.

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I dont think many of us WANT it to, its just been accepted as inevitable.

There are probably going to be only 4 FBS conferences by 2021, if not sooner

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No there won't.

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We need to kick A&M and Mizzou back out so A&M can man up and play the school in Austin 90 miles away again. Losing 59-0 to Alabama should automatically get you out and all Mizzou did was get steamrolled by Bama in Atlanta

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Sorry. Based on our academics, money and overall athletic department A&M would be the last 1 or 2 schools to leave if the SEC was ever downsized.

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A&M would be the last 1 or 2 schools to leave if the SEC was ever downsized.

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No you would be one of the first 4. Founding members can't be kicked out.

Not that I want A&M kicked out or anything.

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I dont think many of us WANT it to, its just been accepted as inevitable.

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That's all it is. If Texas and/or OU refuse to sign an extension to their current GOR the XII is on a death watch.

The question then becomes: Is the SEC better off adding XII choice plums like Oklahoma, Texas and/or Kansas rather than watching them join another conference (the B1G in particular)?

Jim Delaney has made no bones about taking the Big Ten beyond 16 and adding the three remaining XII's with name cache would make it highly profitable to them. That said, would Texas ego and insecurity allow them to be just another school in a real super conference? I'm not sure.

So yes, it's not about wanting to expand. It's more wondering about the possible outcomes.

As a newbie SEC member, I'll just sit here and watch the discussion.

I would like to say that movement by any conference needs to be a win-win.

We brought TV markets, money and recruiting.
We received money, independence and security.

What does Oklahoma (and possibly Oklahoma State) bring?

Again, we are just happy to be here. We'll do whatever the SEC decides.

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Posted by reel_gator8 online on 7/25/16 at 5:40 am to Mizz-SEC Most of the stupid posts about expanding are from fricking kids still in high school or just out and dont understand anything about tradition. The SEC was a 10 member conference for a damn long time after Ga Tech & Tulane withdrew and wanted academics as a priority. Along came Ark & SC and now we have A&M and Missouri, fine, but no need for more.

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Damn straight and these newbies are telling us about their feelings for more expansion. Bunch of 18 year olds who don't know shite about history. Especially these new idiots already telling us who we should boot from the conference.