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re: Dan Wetzel: SEC does not have any interest in adding Florida State and Clemson
Posted on 12/21/23 at 2:03 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 12/21/23 at 2:03 pm to Bench McElroy
The thing people misunderstand is that being good at football or having a good fanbase really isn't the key factor with expansion right now. It's not about footprint either. It's about national fan interest.
Now I know, many would say "Lots of people watch FSU". And while that's kind of true... nobody tunes in for FSU vs random mid-level P5 opponents. Nobody watched FSU vs BC or FSU vs Duke. They won't watch FSU vs Mississippi State or FSU vs Purdue either.
FSU is not a blue blood who drives interest by themselves. Texas and Oklahoma ARE that level of team. FSU and Clemson are not. The only team like that not aligned with either the Big 10 or SEC right now is Notre Dame. They are the only school the Big 10 or SEC would expand in order to grab. Nobody else is financially worth it for the two big conferences.
Now I know, many would say "Lots of people watch FSU". And while that's kind of true... nobody tunes in for FSU vs random mid-level P5 opponents. Nobody watched FSU vs BC or FSU vs Duke. They won't watch FSU vs Mississippi State or FSU vs Purdue either.
FSU is not a blue blood who drives interest by themselves. Texas and Oklahoma ARE that level of team. FSU and Clemson are not. The only team like that not aligned with either the Big 10 or SEC right now is Notre Dame. They are the only school the Big 10 or SEC would expand in order to grab. Nobody else is financially worth it for the two big conferences.
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Posted on 12/21/23 at 2:13 pm to DawginSC
None of this makes financial sense for entire athletic departments. CFB should decouple from the NCAA, have the schools go back to their traditional conferences for everything except football. How does having a women’s volleyball team traveling from Eugene, OR to Baltimore, MD for a conference game make any sense at all?
Posted on 12/21/23 at 3:36 pm to DawginSC
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It's not about footprint either. It's about national fan interest.
Correct but I disagree and think people would tune in to watch FSU vs UGA or Clemson vs Bama. Its about brands and there arent many brands left not in the SEC or B1G
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