re: Next Round of SEC Expansion?

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I think we need to be careful not to add schools for the sake of adding schools. They need to be good cultural fits.

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I agree wholeheartedly, which is why I picked the schools that I did. Honestly, culturally at this point, Arizona is a better fit for the SEC than Virginia is.

Hell, we just added Austin, TX to the footprint and that's the one that worries me. We may as well have added Berkley, CA.

"I don’t see us settling for minor league schools like NC State at this point. It’s all about the big time programs."

Yeah, you're probably correct but at this point its like a snowball moving downhill. I agree with the other poster that said we need to be real careful about who we add if any and just not add to add.

Troy and App State. We comin’

WOnt BE ANY ACC teams . They have a $300 million exit fee.....

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They have a $300 million exit fee.....

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Link?

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For both us and the BIG there are just a few schools left that add value

ND
UNC
FSU
Oregon
Clemson
Miami
Washington

That might be it , the others are debatable

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I'd add a couple more to that list; Stanford, the Arizona schools, Virginia. And maybe one of the big Utah schools (Utah or BYU).

Clemson, and Florida State are the most SEC-like. Notre Dame is the most like the Big 10.
Washington and Oregon are big schools, but so far out of our footprint that they're likely not even on our radar.

If it becomes a free-for-all, the SEC will probably push HARD for UNC and Clemson, since those are big schools in the heart of our territory (can't afford to lose them). Notre Dame is that team for the Big 10.

We've placate the West enough. frick em. Its time we go East and get the boys back together. My personal list in order of my own preference, not necessarily what I think would happen.

North Carolina
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
NC State
Miami
Georgia Tech

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We've placate the West enough. frick em. Its time we go East and get the boys back together. My personal list in order of my own preference, not necessarily what I think would happen.

North Carolina
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
NC State
Miami
Georgia Tech

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I don't disagree with sticking with the SE region. Expanding way out West doesn't make sense, and the pickings are slim looking for schools in the Midwest. If the SEC were to add two more teams, I'd prefer Clemson and NC. If the SEC were to add 4 more, then add UVa and Miami. I don't see any real value in adding VT, WV, NC St, and GT. FSU had their chance, so they can die on the vine for all I care.

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I predict a "2 super conference" scenario, where the SEC and Big Ten expand (maybe to 18 or 20 each), and all of the rest figure out a new pathway. That means the SEC and Big Ten would poach some combination of the remaining big names from the Pac-12 (Oregon, UW, Stanford), the ACC (Clemson, UNC, Duke, UVa, maybe FSU and Miami), and ND. Then, the remaining schools would have to fend for themselves.

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My prediction is close, but the leftovers are the actual prize, not "fending for themselves"

I think it's an attempt to replace the NCAA, and the SEC and Big 10 are fighting to be the new authority.

The SEC was more subtle, you could honestly say Texas and Oklahoma were solid fits. There's some rivalries in place already, and they are regionally in the footprint, and the Big 12 was already failing after losing Nebraska, Colorado, A&M and Mizzou.

The Big 10, the corresponding move would be Notre Dame, and then maybe Kansas (for basketball and to open the Midwest more, balancing with Nebraska).
Raiding the Pac 12 makes zero sense otherwise; that's their conference partner, a partnership closer than anything the SEC is tied with. There's zero geographic connection to LA. The only thing that makes sense, is that they want to fill in the area in-between now, and take over college football.

There will be rules in place shortly, teams from the different conferences won't be able to play anymore. Just watch.

I would say it will be a football only realignment, to support all of the remaining NCAA sports. The SEC could stay in tact for all other sports but football could expand to include Clemson, FSU and Miami. You would need to add Miami if you ditch Vandy (for football) because you need a private university to prevent having to disclose all communications.