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re: The B1G and SEC want UNC, so who wins the prize?
Posted on 6/30/26 at 6:40 am to VooDude
Posted on 6/30/26 at 6:40 am to VooDude
If the B1G offers and I believe they will, then they will jump at the chance. Too much money and exposure to turn down plus the money from academic relationships alone will dwarf athletics.
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:34 am to BuckI
quote:As long as they offer LSU too.
If the B1G offers and I believe they will, then they will jump at the chance. Too much money and exposure to turn down plus the money from academic relationships alone will dwarf athletics.
#sleeping academic giant.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:01 am to VooDude
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Rumor has it that UNC, FSU and Miami want to go to the B1G because it’s a superior conference academically, athletically and soon to be monetarily after the next TV deal.
What are you smoking? Outside of the West Coast additions (excluding Oregon) and some of the original members (namely Northwestern and Michigan), the B10 is a collection of cornbread state schools and backup colleges in the Northeast. Oregon, Rutgers, Ohio State, Nebraska, etc. are not academic juggernauts.
Also, athletically? The SEC has owned the B10 in football, basketball, and baseball for the vast, vast majority of this century.
You must be a child (or a Midwest country bumpkin). No adult of capable mind could draw that analysis based on only two out of the past 26 years.
You’re also a societal irrelevant. You have no insight regarding the intentions of UNC, FSU, Miami, or any other school. You are of no importance and know no one of importance - the only rumors you enjoy are those posted publicly on social media and hold as much weight as they’re due.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:21 am to EV
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Miami
That is the one University that should be fought over by the SEC and B1G.
The NYC television market is moved by the Hurricanes being good. Too much potential money sitting on the table for Miami not to be in your conference.
This post was edited on 6/30/26 at 8:57 am
Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:34 am to GoGators1995
UNC and FSU
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Clemson and Miami (FL)
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Clemson and Miami (FL)
Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:40 am to ClassicCityAlum
Classic, you are showing yourself to not have a clue about the overall world. If you are talking athletics only then sure beat your chest over the past. But these schools know the big picture money between the SEC and BIG isn’t close. There are 6 other days outside of Saturday and the BIG dominates all 6 of those and have now own 3 straight. Step outside of your bubble and you’ll see the SEC is the regional conference while the BIG is national. You may not like it and your view is probably insulated because you are in this southern bubble, but the BIG has the power not the SEC.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 9:47 am to TheDeathValley
No one I know wants UNC to join the BIG. Only way UNC joins the BIG is if the academic people prevail or the money is considerably better than the SEC. The SEC is a much more natural fit. The only issue is that many of our non revenue sports like lacrosse, field hockey etc, would need to find a league to play in.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:07 am to BuckI
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I know Clemson is bigger nationwide, but USC rules the state. Are they really valuable to the SEC?
Clemson is a known nationwide brand.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:08 am to Eldodroptop
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That is the one University that should be fought over by the SEC and B1G.
The NYC television market is moved by the Hurricanes being good. Too much potential money sitting on the table for Miami not to be in your conference.
Nobody cares about tv markets anymore. Everyone is on everywhere. Having said that, Miami is def a huge brand
Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:01 am to StopRobot
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Nobody cares about tv markets anymore
Well nobody other than the corporations that write the checks… Those corporations write the checks because of eyeballs, NYC is chock full of untapped eyeballs.
Marketing is a hell of a thing.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:07 am to BuckI
You dont want UNC or any of Tobacco road
Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:14 am to BuckI
One should get Duke, one UNC. It will happen...the fricking two conferences will keep expanding, there are probably not many limits now. So UNC, Duke, Vtech, FSU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Miami, etc will all be in the 2 conferences..it will suck arse beyond belief..it will basically be the NFL. Two divisions(conferences), Free Agency, Paying Players, Playoffs, etc.
When a back-up 3 star LT can buy a brand new Benz...you know we have fricked up badly.
When a back-up 3 star LT can buy a brand new Benz...you know we have fricked up badly.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:13 pm to Gatorbait2008
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One should get Duke, one UNC. It will happen...the fricking two conferences will keep expanding, there are probably not many limits now. So UNC, Duke, Vtech, FSU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Miami, etc will all be in the 2 conferences..it will suck arse beyond belief..it will basically be the NFL. Two divisions(conferences), Free Agency, Paying Players, Playoffs, etc.
I used to think 2 conferences was the outcome. Longterm, I'm not quite as sure now.
The Big 10 taking in the heart of the Pac 12 seems like a bigger move to me. Groundworks for taking over ALL of college football; you'd eventually have multiple divisions within the Big 10, and the Big 10 championship replaces the CFP. Right now, the SEC is standing in the way of that, but we're getting flanked. They have the West, can NOT let them take the Southeast part of the ACC or they cut into our territory.
If they take enough, they get a disproportionate amount of tv money compared to us, and over time squeeze the SEC until you eventually see teams defecting from here to them.
That's why I mentioned the Arizona schools and Notre Dame. You can't concede the West entirely, and getting into their base territory would potentially force them to rethink. It's probably too far gone to knock them out, but you want to maintain parity so we'd have an equal footing on setting up the new system.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:58 pm to Scoob
Scoob, thank you for being someone who gets it. The BIG is slowly putting the SEC on an island and the last 30 years of SEC glory won’t be able to save it no matter how many fans want to talk about past heydays. Right now today, the SEC has 1 legit title contender - UGA. That’s the same number as the ACC.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:51 pm to Tenn grad LSU fan
LOL What?
Between the misspelled words and the run on sentences I can’t understand anything you said!
Between the misspelled words and the run on sentences I can’t understand anything you said!
Posted on 6/30/26 at 3:12 pm to Scoob
Well put Scoob. If the B1G moves into the Southeast with ACC teams, then game over. The B1G will not need the SEC anymore and form its own playoff. Sec teams would make the switch,
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:25 pm to theCAW
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The B1G would NEVER add fsu or asu.
I could see any of those other schools joining them though.
outside of Notre Dame, FSU is one of the top draws remaining outside of the Big 2. I could definitely see the B1G adding FSU and Miami to get to 20.
Arizona State is AAU, and located in the Phoenix area. Sh1t, I think they'd be a good SEC addition if you wanted to stretch the southwest portion of the conference
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:29 pm to BrodyDad
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If GT had not been a charter member and bailed, would everyone consider them a better fit for the SEC? How much does the fact that Dodd's ego walked them out of the conference matter? As a Dawg fan, I take no pleasure in saying this, but I think Brent Key will do a lot with them and it would not take much to get basketball turned around either with the guy they hired. Baseball is already a national contender.
I just don't think they fit the SEC...just sounds like UGA has that media market covered. They tend to fit the Big 10 profile a little better, but I'm not sure how the Big 10 would even view them.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:35 pm to BuckI
I'd bring over UNC, Duke, Virginia Tech and Clemson.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:36 pm to CatfishJohn
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I don't want Clemson or FSU.
cmon man, the SEC could even set it up so that FSU and LSU become permanent rivals
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