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When does the SEC make the move to add Virginia and North Carolina?
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:03 pm
SEC has to be salivating at the chance to gain a foothold in those 2 states.
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Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:06 pm to boudinman
Hearing rumors that it may happen as early as tomorrow.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:07 pm to boudinman
The SEC doesn't need to grow right now. It's still trying to figure out how to get additional revenue from ESPN for a ninth conference game, so adding more teams into the mix before Texas and Oklahoma play a down seems insane.
Also, there has to be some sort of upper bound regarding the number of teams the Big Ten takes. I'm shocked they seem to be moving rapidly to add Oregon and Washington, but that brings them to 18. Do they really want Stanford and Cal to bring it to 20? What if Notre Dame wants to join? A Southern school? I don't see how it's remotely possible to have a conference with more than 24 teams, so the SEC doesn't need to make any moves while the Big Ten slurps up programs to dilute their product.
Also, there has to be some sort of upper bound regarding the number of teams the Big Ten takes. I'm shocked they seem to be moving rapidly to add Oregon and Washington, but that brings them to 18. Do they really want Stanford and Cal to bring it to 20? What if Notre Dame wants to join? A Southern school? I don't see how it's remotely possible to have a conference with more than 24 teams, so the SEC doesn't need to make any moves while the Big Ten slurps up programs to dilute their product.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:11 pm to boudinman
Why? Nobody watches either in football. It's not about markets or footprint anymore.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:14 pm to boudinman
Not until we get Hawaii and Alaska.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:17 pm to PerrillouxToTexas
I must have been asleep for the last decade because everyone is talking about these ACC schools jumping ship but I missed the part about getting out of their GoR, which ends in the next decade.
Can someone fill me in?
Can someone fill me in?
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:25 pm to boudinman
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SEC has to be salivating at the chance to gain a foothold in those 2 states.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:28 pm to boudinman
In 2035 when they can afford to leave
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:41 pm to boudinman
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When does the SEC make the move to add Virginia and North Carolina?
Hopefully never
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:44 pm to boudinman
East coast Berkleys. No thanks.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:45 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
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It's not about markets or footprint anymore.
They don’t matter bc most of our games will be on ESPN or cable TV. Cable tv is going to have a monopoly on SEC fans, and people outside the SEC with cable can watch us. More games on network TV is where it’s at. Where footprints and markets still matter. How many games do we get a year on ABC, where all the eyeballs are at?? I hate we left CBS bc they helped build our brand into what is today.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:49 pm to JayAg
Gary Danielson was reason enough to leave CBS.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:51 pm to Humpy go Lucky
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I must have been asleep for the last decade because everyone is talking about these ACC schools jumping ship but I missed the part about getting out of their GoR, which ends in the next decade. Can someone fill me in?
Only way it happens is if Clemson/FSU can convince enough other ACC members to jump ship. I guess it could happen if they think they need to secure their future now with the Big 12.
Even then, the SEC isn’t looking at UVA or UNC.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:53 pm to boudinman
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When does the SEC make the move to add Virginia and North Carolina?
Somewhere, the ghost of Mike Slive smiles. Because that was his original plan. UNC and UVA. He made no bones about it. That was his target.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:57 pm to ScoggDog
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Somewhere, the ghost of Mike Slive smiles. Because that was his original plan.
Link?
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:04 pm to boudinman
I doubt it happens... but nothing can take longer than the membership check from tx and ou to clear.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:18 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
It's not about markets or footprint anymore.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:27 pm to G&P
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It's not about markets or footprint anymore.
It certainly does matter as that's how advertising revenue works for the broadcasters/streamers.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:36 pm to Landmass
Why add universities even shittier and more unworthy than Aggy, Mizzou, and UTA?
Kick them out and add FSU, Clemson, and NC St
Kick them out and add FSU, Clemson, and NC St
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:45 pm to Landmass
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It certainly does matter as that's how advertising revenue works for the broadcasters/streamers.
The amount of people you can get to subscribe to a service is going to become a bigger deal. You advertise to none of the people not subscribed.
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