re: Realignment...B1G going after 2 more ACC schools?

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I'd say yes to kicking out Kenticky and Missouri frick those Yankees. But Vandy is far from useless. They bring academic credibility. Mississippi State however is the single most useless school in the conference as they suck @ everything and water down an already small state.

Clemson, Florida State, and Tech I say no to those frickers as well. Especially Tech. I do not want them back in the conference to potentially take away anything from Georgia. And if that means us, Florida, and USC-e forming a pact to not vote in duplicates from the other states then so be it.

Who we do need to invite is UNC, a Virginia school preferably Virginia but if they are set on going to the B1G they Va Tech is ok. Finally we should add Duke for both more academics and to entice UNC to come, and Texas because they are the premier program of there state and there are a ton more Longhorn fans than there are Aggie fans. Hell I'd bet there are more Longhorn fans alive right now than there are Aggie fans alive and dead over the past 25 years.
And for the final spot either add Oklahoma or add Texas Tech. Either would be preferable for the final spot than the 3 we should kick out of the conference.

To sum up my long post - Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Missouri.

+ Duke, North Carolina, and Texas. And either Virginia or Virginia Tech. And either Oklahoma or Texas Tech.

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Wow, you really have no idea about the State of Texas do you? Texas has 450k living alumni, A&M has 375k. Only A&M is now bigger than Texas and growing while Texas wants to slightly decrease the size of their school. In 20 years A&M will likely surpass Texas in alumni, maybe less. The TShirt fans just follow who is winning. In the '60's and '70s that was Texas. In the mid '80s until the mid '90s it was A&M. In the '00s it was Texas. Right now it is definitely A&M. Both schools are Flagships that have massive amounts of money and power and A&M is currently far more politically powerful than Texas.

Where you really lose ALL credibility is when you bring up Tech. Tech? Seriously? Tech would have the worst academics in the SEC. It also sucks at everything now. Right before A&M left the Big 12 we lost a Tennis match to Tech. They were thrilled because it ended a streak of over 1100 days in 17 sports that they had not beaten us in anything. They are way out in West Texas, over 300 miles away from Fort Worth (the closest media market that matters) in the dusty abyss of Lubbock. They have no money. They have crappy fan support and can't even sell out their small stadium with $99 season tickets. They have fans that literally take pride in being rude and unpleasant to guests. They don't even have Mike Leach there anymore to give them some character. South Florida is a lot better add than Texas Tech.