re: How Would TCU Finish This Year If They Were In The SEC?

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They pretty much mortgaged their future on the move.

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Not really, they just rebranded, which was not much of a mortgage

I have always like South Carolina because even in the bad (and there was lots of it) their fans still showed up. That is an intangible that may not show up on the balance sheet. They would always be little brother in the ACC the same way most of the B1G will never escape Ohio State and Michigan. Clemson whiffed on the SEC in the 1990's and South Carolina took their spot.

A good decade deep into the SEC and the Cocks got their arse handed to them in both football and other sports as they invested in facilities / coaches and rebranded outside of the shadow of Clemson. In there ACC or IND they would have never gotten the chance to rebrand or the expose away from a more favored conference member.

Sure their football did better but they still don't have a SEC CCG win or MNC but now they get exposure. This has translated to their other sports where they are now cleaning the floor with their old rival. 2 CWS and 1 NCAA and they are still growing their other sports. Sure football is king, but 24 / 7 / 365 can only add value to conference networks if you have competitive sports year round.

TAMU has more money and more living alumni than South Carolina which means they can upgrade quicker and provide more year round content quicker than most schools in the country. A decade ago most folks did not know TAMU football existed outside the state. Now they have exposure all across the world with the SEC brand. They can easily be a Florida in the west in the since they may not dominate football like Alabama, but they will get year round exposure across all sports.

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The pressure Sumlin is under is because Aggy understands that their chance to grasp control of Texas is narrowing and may have shut already.

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The fact the SEC is in TX now means you are still stuck in the past. Coaches come and go but with TAMU in the SEC, the state of TX no longer enjoys a monopoly via the SWC or Big 12. Football is a big deal but successful conference networks mean building year round sports. The folks in austin seem to be stuck in the past making a 1 trick horse (football) and 1 trick pony (baseball) school. At least the Sooners have grasped being more rounded in sports across gender and season.