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re: Would we welcome GTech back to the conference with open arms?
Posted on 7/6/22 at 8:32 am to EssexTiger
Posted on 7/6/22 at 8:32 am to EssexTiger
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Not Maryland.
I definitely understand that Maryland may not be the best cultural fit for the SEC and their football program is abysmal. However, Maryland would gives us several massive markets - NovA, DC, and Baltimore. Maryland is located 30 mins from DC and many of the alumni's work in Baltimore. Let me tell you... southern Maryland and Baltimore has TONS of talent. Check out their population makeup.
Also, Maryland is located below the Mason-Dixon line so them being "south" isn't completely out of the equation. It's not like we are adding Connecticut or Pittsburgh.
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Posted on 7/6/22 at 9:40 am to MadQfrog
I appreciate the fact that SEC ex-patriots are strewn across the DC metro area, but the Maryland fan base is largely NJ and NY kids and other out of staters. Culturally they do not fit the SEC and should never have left the ACC. They don't fit the BIG10 either. Maryland would be like adding Mizzou again, which actually was a better fit for the BIG10, at least in the St. Louis metro area where we lived. I have lived in suburban Baltimore on and off since 1990 and the fan base is either looking north to the Ivy's or South to UVA and UNC. Maryland is just not a good fit in the SEC. Maybe when the SEC adds men's lacrosse, we can talk about adding Maryland.
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