re: Which school in the SEC would you send your children?

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Who the hell woud send their kid to a school based on its athletics unless they were a student athlete?

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I disagree, If you took an honest census of people who go to schools like LSU, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, ect... I guarantee athletics had a part in a lot of the students decisions, especially the out of state ones.
And really it makes sense, once you get out of the top 75 or so in academic rankings, you can't really use the "your school is academically elite" pitch when applying for a job. So it helps o go to a school that is recognizeable and will stand out to a potential boss.
What seprates

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#119 Duquesne University

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and

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#128 Louisiana State University

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or

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#101 Tennessee

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and ranked the same

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#101 University of New Hampshire

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Not a lot but many more potential employers know about LSU and Tennessee, wich may be what makes you stick out in their mind over someone who went to a random school. Even better they may have some experience of watching your team play which will again make you stick out in their minds.

It sounds silly that athletics would affect employers decisions,and for a lot of job fields it may not; but for certain fields it could be a big advantage