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re: The real candidates for Expansion
Posted on 6/20/23 at 1:27 pm to morriscat2
Posted on 6/20/23 at 1:27 pm to morriscat2
Makes complete sense.
Geographically - both in the South.
Culturally - both Southern, preppy flagship institutions that focus on research and liberal arts.
Academically - Both are historically Southern Ivies. Should fit well with the likes of Vanderbilt, UF, UGA, UT-Austin, etc. B10 can only offer Northwestern and UMich as acclaimed academic schools.
Professionally - Outside of NC/VA, most UNC / UVA alumni work in SEC states (FL, TX, GA, etc.)
Athletically - top bball (especially UNC) programs in a conference that is evolving into a top producer of March Madness bids. Regarding the gridiron, both have significant potential considering their ability to dominate lucrative recruiting markets if advantaged with SEC membership.
The remaining Southern ACC schools should partner with the B12 southern schools and rebrand as the second great Southern conference.
EAST - Clemson, FSU, Miami, VT, WVU, GT, Louisville, Duke, NC State, etc.
WEST - TCU, Baylor, OK State, Texas Tech, Houston, KU, K-State, etc.
The B10 can have the Northern ACC schools (since they seem to be so fond of Rutgers and Maryland).
I hope USC and UCLA renege and decide to stay P12. Then we can have somewhat geographically harmonious super conferences:
SEC - South
B12 / ACC rebranded - South
B10 - North (Midwest / Northeast)
P12 - West
I recognize this is unlikely to occur as conferences have already made commitments to other universities. But a man can dream.
Geographically - both in the South.
Culturally - both Southern, preppy flagship institutions that focus on research and liberal arts.
Academically - Both are historically Southern Ivies. Should fit well with the likes of Vanderbilt, UF, UGA, UT-Austin, etc. B10 can only offer Northwestern and UMich as acclaimed academic schools.
Professionally - Outside of NC/VA, most UNC / UVA alumni work in SEC states (FL, TX, GA, etc.)
Athletically - top bball (especially UNC) programs in a conference that is evolving into a top producer of March Madness bids. Regarding the gridiron, both have significant potential considering their ability to dominate lucrative recruiting markets if advantaged with SEC membership.
The remaining Southern ACC schools should partner with the B12 southern schools and rebrand as the second great Southern conference.
EAST - Clemson, FSU, Miami, VT, WVU, GT, Louisville, Duke, NC State, etc.
WEST - TCU, Baylor, OK State, Texas Tech, Houston, KU, K-State, etc.
The B10 can have the Northern ACC schools (since they seem to be so fond of Rutgers and Maryland).
I hope USC and UCLA renege and decide to stay P12. Then we can have somewhat geographically harmonious super conferences:
SEC - South
B12 / ACC rebranded - South
B10 - North (Midwest / Northeast)
P12 - West
I recognize this is unlikely to occur as conferences have already made commitments to other universities. But a man can dream.
This post was edited on 6/20/23 at 1:36 pm
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Posted on 6/20/23 at 11:31 pm to ClassicCityAlum
I’m sorry but sneaking Georgia in as a better institution than basically all of those Big 10 schools is not true. Northwestern, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio State are all ranked higher than Georgia.
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