re: If the SEC adds Clemson and FSU, I think that'll be the end of SEC expansion

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SEC adds Clemson

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Why?

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Because they don't want the Big 10 to get them. Or Florida State, for that matter.

Think about it- the true advantage the SEC has over the Big 10 is the stranglehold on Southern athletes. Only Ohio State, which is both a factory and kinda on the SEC's Northern border, puts out anything equivalent to what you see at Alabama, UGA, LSU, and Florida.
But Clemson and Florida State have pipelines into that talent, and could do quite well in an expanded Big 10. Both would challenge for superiority there, and give Southern kids an option into the playoffs with the Big 10's slots, while staying close to home.

In the SEC, they're redundancies, dumped into a hyper-competitive recruiting environment.

A similar but different issue applies to Notre Dame. You and I may say ND doesn't fit into the SEC, but the Big 10 would be absolutely terrified of them joining. That would put a viable SEC team right in the middle of their home market.

TLDR version- the SEC will not let Fla State or Clemson go Big 10, and the Big 10 will not let Notre Dame go SEC.