re: For all the boomers, is this how you felt when SC/ARK joined?

I wasn't particularly happy about SC and Arky being in the SEC when it first happened, but both teams have assimilated rather nicely.
I had mixed feelings about the addition of A&M and Mizzou. I liked the idea of having the Aggies in the conference simply because A&M and LSU had a pretty good history between them. I wasn't happy about Mizzou, however. They just didn't even come close to fitting geographically in a conference named the Southeastern Conference. The culture is also decidedly more midwestern than southern.
Then there was the issue of having 14 teams in the conference. I liked it best with ten teams. Twelve was acceptable and allowed for an SECCG to be played to determine the conference football champion. But fourteen teams feels like it's a bit too much.
I'm completely against adding two more teams to the conference no matter WHO they may be. Clemson and Florida State are two historically good teams that would fit in well geographically and culturally, but I don't even want them in the SEC. It's like we've just opened the border and started shipping in illegal immigrants from third world conferences.

(Okay... I'll admit that the last statement above was a tad bit harsh.)