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Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:33 am to SaturdayNAthens
You want Mizzou to do something about their stadium but Vandy is OK?
Posted on 10/14/20 at 10:07 am to CelticTiger
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{Eight} years later, there is no buyer's remorse for the SEC's most significant decision in decades.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 10:23 am to AU_251
quote:Ah yes, when I think of the south, I think of the Midtown hipsters, shitty traffic, disjointed public transit options, and Ohio State, Maryland, and private liberal arts college grads consolidating into one area discussing about how much better "back home" is.
Atlanta is as southern as it gets.
This post was edited on 10/14/20 at 10:25 am
Posted on 10/14/20 at 10:29 am to Murph4HOF
A great, white-knuckle win last night 
Posted on 10/14/20 at 10:39 am to Hback
Great win and can't wait to go up 3-0 tonight!
Posted on 10/14/20 at 10:50 am to AU_251
I'd rather have Georgia Southern.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 11:22 am to Mizzoumatt
Your wife is a wise woman. Atlanta seems to not want to be associated with anything considered "southern" anymore.
This post was edited on 10/14/20 at 11:31 am
Posted on 10/14/20 at 11:35 am to CelticTiger
nm
This post was edited on 10/14/20 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 10/14/20 at 11:51 am to CelticTiger
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quote]You are missing the point of the expansion. It wasn't to squeeze more money out of a moribund CBS contract. Think bigger
Of course it was about money and adding the Missouri markets was just the opposite of "thinking big"
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Once the SEC decided to add Texas A&M and Missouri, a network was a foregone conclusion.
Are you really trying to tell there's no SECN if Missouri isn't
added instead of a UNC,NC State,VT,Clemson or Oklahoma? No idea why you continually miss this point.
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Every one of those 9.5 million cable and satellite households would end up with the SEC Network on its basic tier.
And a WHOPPING 2 million of the 9.5 are coming from MISSOURI.Stop
the presses! Are you REALLY basing these numbers off a Clay Travis article written NINE years
ago? Most of the article is nothing more than speculation and I can promise you there are far less cables and satallite customers than there were nine years ago with cord cutting.
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You really think Slive and his baws didn't run numbers or think this through?
Yes,they were way too hasty in picking Missouri. LINK
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The SEC had proclaimed time and time again that they could stand at 13 for the moment and not break a sweat. Acquiring a 14th member that is the right fit for the SEC culture is a million times more important than doing so quickly and risking a bad choice.
So why jump into something so significant with such haste? Why chance making a wrong decision when it's the future of not just one, but 13 other universities that you put in jeopardy? For a conference that has been the stronghold of football logic for generations, why is it now that decision-making starts to get a bit shaky?
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Think big picture
Expanding into a slow/no growth state that has minimal interest in CFB and a team that has no national following is just the opposite of thinking big.
This post was edited on 10/15/20 at 12:39 am
Posted on 10/14/20 at 11:52 am to AU_251
Yasss queen
Posted on 10/14/20 at 12:49 pm to SaturdayNAthens
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Are you crazy? Tech would bring NOTHING to the SEC. Their obnoxious fan base can’t even come close to filling a 50,000 seat stadium. UGA outnumbers them in their stadium everytime we have to go to that dilapidated rat trap. Yes. There are rats! I personally saw one scurrying across the concourse a few years ago. Their bathrooms are positively medieval. Always afraid I’m either going to be mugged in there or catch something. It’s nasty. One third of their students are foreign and wouldnt know a football from a tennis ball, another third of the general student body are brainiacs from the NE ( you know smart Yankees) and spend their leisure time in the library. The other third are nerds - and a small percentage of that group actually atttend games. That small group are true champions. At least When it comes to whining. “We don’t get any respect.” “We ALWAYS get screwed by the refs.” “Our opponents all cheat while we are purer than snow.” Despite the NCAA probations handed down to Tech - some for lack of institutional control and academic fraud. Worst stadium in the South and worse fans found anywhere. Believe me no one wants to visit that dump. Their new coach is interesting though. Waffle House Wednesdays, water slides, coaches flashing gang signs, and painting 404 and ATL on anything that moves. He is a hoot and that outfit he wears is something else. Maybe he never heard that tight short sleeved high neck shirts and leggings are not a good look for a somewhat chubby middle age guy. He and Tech are good for a laugh but they are not even ACC competitive. Unless we want Vandy super lite without the class and manners they are not what the SEC needs. UGA and several other SEC members would never allow them back in anyway. They left the SEC years ago and will not be coming back. If the SEC ever expands we should look at NC or FSU. At least they are in the South and NC would bring in some big basketball money.
LOL. Rent-free.
This post was edited on 10/14/20 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 10/14/20 at 1:20 pm to RD Dawg
Gawd, stop already. They’re here and they’re staying. They’re a great addition and if you’re worried about yankees, look no further than Florida, Atlanta and South Carolina. They’ve become over-run with them. Start thinking America instead of the South. The war has been over for 156 years.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 1:30 pm to Kentucker
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Gawd, stop already.
My argument is simply they weren't the best choice if we're going with TV market angle.I don't mind them being in the conference at all and it's silly to think we can "drop them" or "change em out"
quote:When was this ever stated? I DGAS if they're a cultural fit or not.
you’re worried about yankees
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Start thinking America instead of the South.
This has been my entire point in the whole discussion.No idea how you could have missed it
Posted on 10/14/20 at 2:05 pm to miledawg
Lol
Google is your friend.
Google is your friend.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 2:09 pm to CelticTiger
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Think bigger!
They’re southerners, so they can’t.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:53 pm to I let the dogs out
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Southern has been one of the better mid-major programs for like 40 years now. Hardly a rent-a-win.
Mea culpa. Now i know why the maroon refused to schedule them forever.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 9:10 pm to McMillan
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Lol
Google is your friend.
I actually LIKE Mizzou. Columbia is cool. Very similar to Athens. And if you don’t think Missouri is southern you ain’t seen 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'. In fact since we already have two tigers mizzou should have been required to have a josey wales inspired nickname - like the bushwhackers. Or how about the Missouri Boatride?
I just think Missouri was a terrible addition to the sec from an economic and dilutional standpoint. Arkansas is a strong national brand. aTm is a strong national brand. Mizzou and Carolina are not.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 11:14 pm to AU_251
frick TECH
Posted on 10/14/20 at 11:28 pm to miledawg
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Arkansas is a strong national brand. aTm is a strong national brand.
Maybe Arkansas was up until the 90s when their bball run petered out. A&M??
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