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re: do you think Clemson would be offered a spot if SEC expanded again
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:50 am to Tillman
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:50 am to Tillman
They would be considered, yes. The fact that South Carolina is already a member and has that state covered would be a serious negative though.
While expanding the geographical SEC footprint is the main idea, there comes a point when expanding the footprint at the cost of quality hurts a league. See the BIG 10's addition of Rutgers as a case study. Also see the reasoning for the BIG 12 not expanding when they realized expanding into the Florida market was not actually beneficial if the only teams available are UCF and USF.
While NC State makes the most geographical sense if you want to expand up the east coast (assuming UNC is unavailable), do you water down the entire league just a bit by adding a program that is just "blah" in all the major sports?
There is also a cost to that, though its more difficult to quantify.
While expanding the geographical SEC footprint is the main idea, there comes a point when expanding the footprint at the cost of quality hurts a league. See the BIG 10's addition of Rutgers as a case study. Also see the reasoning for the BIG 12 not expanding when they realized expanding into the Florida market was not actually beneficial if the only teams available are UCF and USF.
While NC State makes the most geographical sense if you want to expand up the east coast (assuming UNC is unavailable), do you water down the entire league just a bit by adding a program that is just "blah" in all the major sports?
There is also a cost to that, though its more difficult to quantify.
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Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:52 am to BHMKyle
i wud say overall NC State is better than most SEC programs in basketball.
i kind of view East Carolina as most SEC like school in NC though.
i kind of view East Carolina as most SEC like school in NC though.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:00 am to BHMKyle
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While NC State makes the most geographical sense if you want to expand up the east coast (assuming UNC is unavailable), do you water down the entire league just a bit by adding a program that is just "blah" in all the major sports?
There is also a cost to that, though its more difficult to quantify.
NC State has a rabid football fan following.
NC State is located in the RTP which is one of the fastest growing areas in the country.
NC State is very competitive in basketball, baseball and many other Olympic sports ... far moreso than Mizzou for that matter.
Geographically and TV revenue-wise NC State makes a helluva lot more sense than Mizzou ever did.
NC State has great facilities as well.
And NC State is a very decent road trip, plus their fans travel well.
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