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re: POLL: Expansion
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:05 am to SpartyGator
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:05 am to SpartyGator
I do think scheduling would be easier with 16, 4 pods. Just not do sure any of the teams everyone wants , has a legitimate reason or wants to play in the sec. The path to the playoffs will be much easier where they are. We're only gonna get teams who are not already in the big 5. , but make no mistake all 5 will go to 16. Probably right about the time they say 4 isn't enough we need 8 teams.
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Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:44 am to labamafan
There is no way they pick OU and OSU. Those are very small TV markets. It will be some teams in N Carolina and Virginia.
My vote is YES if, they do the 4 pods type scheduling!
My vote is YES if, they do the 4 pods type scheduling!
This post was edited on 6/13/13 at 9:48 am
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:45 am to Landmass
No.
Didn't want us to add 2 more when we did.
Didn't want us to add 2 more when we did.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:54 am to gatordmb89
For a NC and VA team..Yes..
OU and TX - no..
OU and TX - no..
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:07 am to AginAL
While I think NC and VA would be the states to expand to(I would prefer UVA and UNC).
Unfortunately ACC teams are out till the GOR goes away. That leaves ECU and ODU(will be FBS in '14, and prolly the best football team in the state by 2020)
Unfortunately ACC teams are out till the GOR goes away. That leaves ECU and ODU(will be FBS in '14, and prolly the best football team in the state by 2020)
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:09 am to Landmass
16 would actually work much better than 14 if you did 4 pods of 4. Teams would play each other more frequently. Would feel more like a conference imo.
For money reasons, I would hope they be from new states.
For money reasons, I would hope they be from new states.
This post was edited on 6/13/13 at 10:10 am
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:09 am to Landmass
no
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:11 am to BigD Ag
Hopefully they do the pods(or roommate switch) if we go to 16. Otherwise we are screwed as far as playing the other division.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:15 am to AginAL
We aren't adding Texas or Oklahoma. End of discussion.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:35 am to Landmass
Yes if and only if we do not add any more Yankee teams. Ie only add from states that were in the Confederacy or Oklahoma as it was not a state then so could not have joined the Confederacy. Those are the states that are both southern and eastern. No other states should be added.
A double yes if expanding has us kick out any or all of Missouri, Kentucky, and Mississippi State.
No if we have to add any more fricking Yankees.
A double yes if expanding has us kick out any or all of Missouri, Kentucky, and Mississippi State.
No if we have to add any more fricking Yankees.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 11:37 am to 3rddownonthe8
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I do think scheduling would be easier with 16, 4 pods. Just not do sure any of the teams everyone wants , has a legitimate reason or wants to play in the sec. The path to the playoffs will be much easier where they are. We're only gonna get teams who are not already in the big 5. , but make no mistake all 5 will go to 16. Probably right about the time they say 4 isn't enough we need 8 teams.
4 pods is a terrible idea.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:00 pm to AginAL
We're not getting any ACC teams for a long time. The GOR deal ensures that any money the conference would stand to make from these teams would go directly to the ACC. What's the point?
And to the buffoons that think schools can weasel their way out of it,
a) You have no idea the control Swofford has on the conference
b) If the ACC learned anything in the Maryland saga (which I think can unanimously agreed upon that the ACC won the Maryland - Louisville transaction) is that they made sure there was no way a school could squirm their way out of it anymore
c) For the first time in a long time all schools seem to be very happy with the direction the ACC is going. UNC will never leave because the ACC bows down to kiss their arse every chance they get... Only conference where the commish graduated from a member school (Swofford-UNC)
d) the only schools that actually make sense from a football standpoint are FSU and Clemson; UF and USCe will NEVER allow that.
And to the buffoons that think schools can weasel their way out of it,
a) You have no idea the control Swofford has on the conference
b) If the ACC learned anything in the Maryland saga (which I think can unanimously agreed upon that the ACC won the Maryland - Louisville transaction) is that they made sure there was no way a school could squirm their way out of it anymore
c) For the first time in a long time all schools seem to be very happy with the direction the ACC is going. UNC will never leave because the ACC bows down to kiss their arse every chance they get... Only conference where the commish graduated from a member school (Swofford-UNC)
d) the only schools that actually make sense from a football standpoint are FSU and Clemson; UF and USCe will NEVER allow that.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:19 pm to USMC Gators
YES
Add >>>-FSU->
...and...
RICE! jk
Add >>>-FSU->
...and...
RICE! jk
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:21 pm to Landmass
choice 3: kick out mizzou, add VT, UNC, Duke
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:28 pm to cbi8
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choice 3: kick out mizzou, add VT, UNC, Duke
Duke? really??
I think SEC teams are afraid to play FSU...
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:31 pm to EvilVodka
Yes but only those who mean bucks to the current members. North Carolina, Va Tech, Okla
but nobody who will have their Southern credentials challenged unless extraordinary circumstances
but nobody who will have their Southern credentials challenged unless extraordinary circumstances
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:35 pm to cbi8
I think we will eventually go to 16 teams, as it will make scheduling easier. But I'mnot for expanding unless it's good for the conference. Adding Texas A&M and Missouri was good for the conference financially, academically and competitively (in various sports.) Right now I don't know who we could add that would fit those criteria.
We don't want Texas and their conference-killing ego. And we already have a Texas team. Oklahoma is a small state in terms of population, so adding OU and OSU (tied together politically) would decrease everyone's financial payout. Plus, their academics are poor.
The best expansion candidates would be in North Carolina and Virginia. My preference would be UNC and UVA. They would make a lot of sense financially, academically and competitively in various sports. But, they seem to be tied more tightly to the ACC now than they were a year ago.
For right now, I see us staying at 14 teams. Until the landscape changes again.
We don't want Texas and their conference-killing ego. And we already have a Texas team. Oklahoma is a small state in terms of population, so adding OU and OSU (tied together politically) would decrease everyone's financial payout. Plus, their academics are poor.
The best expansion candidates would be in North Carolina and Virginia. My preference would be UNC and UVA. They would make a lot of sense financially, academically and competitively in various sports. But, they seem to be tied more tightly to the ACC now than they were a year ago.
For right now, I see us staying at 14 teams. Until the landscape changes again.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:38 pm to Landmass
Yes.. It's inevitable, the SEC is at the top right now, so get it while the getting is good.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:39 pm to semotruman
University of Puerto Rico
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