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

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Do you know anything about "TV markets"? Do you really think the only people to watch Vandy games are Vandy people???

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No, but apparently you don't understand that fact since you said the primary reason of keeping Vandy around was because of TV markets. Which is the dumbest thing I think I've ever seen on tRant

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Nashville is not about Vanderbilt. However, Vanderbilt is about Nashville

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Again, there are fewer than 25,000 Vandy alums in Nashville. Vanderbilt has zero effect on TV ratings from the Nashville market. Zero.

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hosting a major SEC-tied bowl

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So does Charlotte. Do we need to add UNC-Charlotte to the SEC?

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and getting on TV every single weekend (which often showcases TWO SEC SCHOOLS). This is how money is made man.

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I've got a tip for you: SEC games would be aired on Nashville television sets whether Vandy was part of the league or not. And the ratings are not inflated one bit by Vandy fans.

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The SEC is a brand and Vanderbilt brings in a lot of money for the city because of it.

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The SEC is a brand made up of 14 brands.... and the Vandy brand is valued just above worthless when it comes to athletics. Vandy fans make up less than 1% of viewership for SEC sporting events.... and only a little more than 2% of fans in the seats to watch SEC games.

I get wanting to keep them in the league for tradition sake... or academics... or pretty much anything else. But anyone who argues that keeping Vandy should be done because of a FINANCIAL sense or TELEVISION RATINGS sense is clearly not thinking clearly.