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re: Is it time for Vandy to leave the SEC?

Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:55 am to
Posted by BHMKyle
Birmingham, AL
Member since Feb 2013
5076 posts
Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:55 am to
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P5 conferences do not kick out members


That's true, but only in the last 10-15 years has college athletics become such a money maker.

I mean look at Average Football Attendance for 2018:

1. Alabama: 101,562
2. LSU: 100,819
3. Texas A&M: 99,844
4. Tennessee: 92,984
5. Georgia: 92,746
6. Auburn: 84,462
7. Florida: 82,328
8. S. Carolina: 73,628
9. Arkansas: 59,884
10. Miss St.: 58,057
11. Ole Miss: 55,685
12. Kentucky: 55,117
13. Missouri: 51,466
14. Vanderbilt: 28,045

I mean the gap between them and #13 Missouri is unbelievably large.... they also probably fudge their attendance by a larger percentage than any of the others to try to make it as presentable as possible. No telling how many of those fans are Visitors also.

I mean we have a school in the league in this day and age who is likely bringing 15,000 real home fans to their home football games on average. There are high schools that have better attendance.

Posted by StopRobot
Mobile, AL
Member since May 2013
15605 posts
Posted on 1/28/20 at 4:10 pm to
It doesnt matter. Vanderbilt will never be kicked out. As stated, they are a charter member. You just dont kick a member out of a P5 conference because their program sucks. Someone has to be the bottom dweller in football and that is Vandy most years. There is a certain amount of prestige having them in the league just like Duke in the ACC or Northwestern in the B1G or Stanford in the PAC (who has a tremendous athletic program BTW). You dont do it because you dont know if your program might be the next one kicked out.
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