It would be hilarious if FSU and Clemson have to join the Big 12.

FSU really messed up when the SEC invited them to join in the early 90s, but Bobby Bowden ran to the ACC to rack up easy wins and titles. The SEC has not forgotten. That would have been their ticket into the SEC, but they said no thanks

I hope it happens. It’ll mean we will have 3 power conferences instead of 2. Competition is good, we don’t need 2 conferences running the sport because they’ll ruin it only looking out for their interest

The SEC and Big 10 are going to start their own separate league. They will be like the NFC and AFC I know it’s heading this way and I don’t like that. This would be a step away from that because Clemson and FSU are big enough they won’t be left out regardless

It would be even funnier if SEC kicked out missouri and brought in Missouri State.

What surprises me is when you compare the Big12 to the ACC, the lineup of schools in the ACC are much better than the ones in the Big12. The ACC still distributes more money per school. So, I really don't understand this perception that the Big12, with its portfolio of directional schools, is somehow better than the ACC.

Big12 distribution: $37.8 - $42.1 million
ACC distribution: $43.1 - $46.4 million

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Bro, I think you’re missing the writing on the wall. The SEC and Big 10 are going to start their own separate league.

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If this happens, you better believe that the next step will be these two conferences eating each other. We may be left with nothing after the dust settles. I agree that the top conferences need to split away and make a new division or league. I don't think that a partnership between the SEC and B1G is a good idea though. Look how the B1G had an agreement with the PAC-12. We all know how that ended.

the unequal distribution of $$$ that's now part of the ACC's future through 2031 may end up being the thing that keeps those two in that league -

the 2031 TV contract negotiations will be the linchpin to remain - and I suspect ESPN will want to keep their basketball ties to the ACC - with football being a byproduct -

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Most notably, the revenue-distribution model will now incorporate TV viewership as a way for the league’s top programs to generate more revenue. That formula would see 60% of the league’s TV revenues go into a pot for distribution based on a rolling five-year formula tied to viewership ratings, while the remaining 40% would be distributed equally among the members.

The upside could be $15 million or more for top-earning schools, while it could also result in a decline of about $7 million for others, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. That person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the league nor the schools had publicly addressed the deal terms at the time.

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the football schedule clearly affords a less daunting path to a CFP berth - as we've already seen -

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And it’s top heavy

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You just described the B1G

It would be hilarious, but I don't see a universe where Clemson and FSU get passed over by both the B1G and the SEC. I think FSU has its choice of destination. And even though it isn't an AAU school yet, it will be soon. From there, the SEC isn't going to let a program like Clemson get away:

1. it's the 17th biggest athletic department by revenue (behind only FSU, and surprisingly, Virginia, in the ACC);

2. it generates good to great viewership and has strong game attendance/atmosphere;

3. it fits neatly in the existing SEC footprint which means no unwieldy logistical/travel issues created like we're going to watch unfold in the B1G;

4. lots of recent success in football plus strong sports like baseball that fit the SEC blueprint;

5. it is well-regarded academically even if it isn't AAU - ranking 80th in this years US News, which would slot it in at 6th in the SEC, behind Texas A&M and ahead of Auburn; and

6. it creates immediately compelling match-ups with SEC schools: South Carolina, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama.