re: If the SEC goes to 16, who do we take?

Give me Va. Tech and UNC.

I don't see the SEC adding Texas (way too much baggage), and Tech, Baylor and TCU ain't worth shite. If OU and OSU are joined at the hip, then they're out, the SEC can get more value from adding 2 more schools than just the state of Oklahoma.

I forgot about West Virginia being in the Big XII. I dunno how much they're worth, but they're probably the most reasonable pick of the Big XII schools right now. I thought about Kansas State, but (a) rather Midwestern/Great Plains, not too Southeast, and (b) they might be joined at the hip to Kansas like OU and OSU are. Iowa State ain't worth shite.

As for the ACC, I can't see how either Florida school, G Tech or Clemson are on the table; for one, their rivals wouldn't like it, and for another, they don't really add a lot in the way of expanding the conference footprint. North Carolina and Virginia seem like the obvious routes of expansion, and of the schools there I can't see UNC, UVA or Duke joining the SEC for academic reasons. That leaves Virginia Tech (who seems less academics-centric than UVA, but might still be, idk about VT academics) in Virginia and N.C. State and Wake Forest in NC, and N.C. State seems like the obvious pick of those two.

EDIT: I'd rather UNC and VT if the SEC had its pick. I just don't see UNC jumping to the SEC

ULM and ECU.

I'd like to have NCST and Va Tech. I wouldn't be shocked to see Cincinnati get some interest.

Obvious answer would be a single team from North Carolina (most likely NC or NC State) and a single team from Virginia (Virginia or Virginia Tech)

It seems to me there is a lesser possibility of grabbing OU or taking a second team from North Carolina (e.g. taking both NC and Duke to make the SEC the clear #1 basketball conference as well as #1 football and #1 baseball conference).

Well, if I had my way, we would have bolted with A&M back last year and kept UT and OSU on the schedule as non-conference opponents every year. It may seem like a death wish, but I'm getting a Chris Matthews tingle-up-my-leg just thinking about how much fun that schedule would be.

And I know OSU has absolutely no value and our state is relatively small, but y'all might not realize that OKC and Tulsa are two of the highest-rated markets for college football. HERE Right up there with the Alabama crew and those couch burners in Ohio.

Not sure if that link worked since I'm a first timer, but it shows that we Okies live and breathe football as much our southeastern brethren do, so I feel like we'd fit in just fine (not to mention we'd be 2nd in National Championships behind Bama). You would think we'd fit in a hell of lot better than Mizzou. Try calling an Oklahoman a Yankee and see how he reacts to that. I was a little shocked y'all took them, but to each his own.

Sorry for the TLDR, just my humble opinion. It'll probably never happen since we can't seem to leave our Ag school behind (they love to talk shite, but they're fellow Oklahomans and we look out for one another). Oh well, a man can dream, can't he?

I think the inventory part of this is really important, and bringing in OU and VPI would really help with that. Increasing the quality of inventory would increase the subscription costs on cable television outside the SEC footprint making up for the lost revenue in bringing in the Oklahoma as opposed to NC.

Who I'd want OU and Va Tech
Who we'll probably get UNC and Va Tech

It's got to be in anew geographic area to bring in TV sets.

North Carolina will not go anywhere becasue of their egos as being top dog, in their minds.

Va Tech
and somebody out of left field. Nebraska, Indiana or ND. Not Southern but as conferences go these days so what. BYU to culturally different but could be interesting.

Who would want the (U) ? They had their chance years ago but were smart not to take it because it would have been a lot of