re: SEC expansion-the 15 most populated states.

As I said earlier, adding powerful brands is helpful in the short term, but over a long period of time you want to add new territories and population centers. It’s the more stable move.

Some brands like Alabama and LSU have risen and fallen multiple times over the course of my lifetime. Other brands, like Nebraska and Georgia Tech, have fallen off and never returned.

We cannot predict which brands will be valuable in 25 years. The best way, therefore, to ensure the longterm viability of the SEC, is to add the flagship public universities from states that are growing rapidly (and are expected to continue to grow). We should also secure the state of Florida and not let the B1G into that rapidly growing state.

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Nobody is going to corner the New York, New Jersey or Massachusetts markets. You can somewhat make that argument for California too. Those states simply don’t give a shite. They’re “pro sports” states. Pennsylvania would be too if it wasn’t for Penn State

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I think your major point is spot on. But I wouldn’t say people in “Pro sports” states don’t give a shite. My dad in San Diego is a great example. He’s just a football fan and will watch any competitive college football game regardless of the conference. I believe this is true for most football fans around the country.

Let’s add the Sorbonne in Paris and also Trinity College in Dublin.

Gets us intercontinental viewership.
We can add men’s soccer.

What about flagship universities in growing states did you not understand?

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Has a huge metropolis in the Atlanta area and still can’t compete. You need more than population centers to excel at college sports

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All you need now is money to hire the best coaches and players- location, history, conference, education- all irelevant.

I'll say it.

Thank you Lane Kiffin.

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The death of the Big 10 is eventually going to be the different time zones and travel issues. You’re going to have schools leave them within the next 10 years because of it.

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yes - their next round of tv negotiations will surprise every one of them when the $ is less than they're wishcasting - and budgets along with NIL aren't able to be met -

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Love him or hate him, Sankey got the rule of making sure every SEC state bordering another right.

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that was wise credit to him - yes - he fortunately heard not just his presidents but our fan bases -

he should go one step further and add schools that enhance and elevate our natural fueds within the existing geography and absorb Clem FSU GT and bring in UNC for 20 -

if the PCSA that passed the Senate ends up dying in the House - go 4 more beyond the 20 cap to 24 total - with Duke UMiami Virginia Tech & Virginia -

SEC was ideal at 12 - and 14 16 18 and even 20 doesn't offer the flexibilty that 12 or 24 does - so if it ain't gonna be 12 may as well be 24 - closer to the OG SoCon member roots - pre 1933 -

let the big tin grasp and fail with random nonsensical expansion - from bizarre games with no history and even worse geography -

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population growth.

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Unfortunately, Arkansas ranks very highly here

I'm right near that casino, 303 & northern. Live in the last neighborhood on Olive before the mountains