GruvenDawg

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Keep in mind there may be MORE than 16 in the SEC then.

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SEC grant of rights ends 2034, ACC (Idiots) ends 2036.

Yeah the last 4 schools I could see are UNC, UVA, Duke, and Kansas. Could also see ND over Duke or Kansas. Significantly improves the value of the conference for Men’s BB and actually dilutes the football schedules a little for the 8 NC contending teams (Big 6 +Tx and OU). All are members of the AAU and all but Duke are the states flagship universities. These 9 conference game schedules are going to be brutal…bring in 4 mid tier football programs to increase the win Pctg. While improving the BB product at the same time all while maintaining a contiguous regional footprint while also adding several large metro areas for raw viewership numbers. I know people think cord cutting is decreasing ESPN value and it is, but YoutubeTV, HULU, and DirectTV stream all pay similar carriage fees to ESPN like cable companies.

The Big 10 has like 5 competitive programs (OSU, UM, PennSt, Oregon, USC) compared to our 8 and the SEC is a significantly deeper league. Let the BiG take Clemson, FSU, and maybe Miami to try and keep up…I know the arguments for adding Clemson and FSU to the SEC and I respectfully disagree. Nope, don’t want. FSU had their chance.


What’s left of the big 12 and the ACC would essentially be relegated to the group of 5 level and the top 2 leagues would be all that was left. I could see a mandate to go to a 10 game conference e schedule and +1 from ether the BiG or what’s left of the ACC/Big 12.

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Isn't it another black out?

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No, team will be in red shirts and silver britches.

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As a Georgia fan, I wanted Kentucky. Nobody wants to travel to away games in Columbia.

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Just move this game from week 3 and it won't be so bad...2nd weekend of September is BRUTAL in Columbia...move it to 2nd weekend of October and it's nowhere near as bad. Also that allows us to move Auburn back to when it should be played in November.

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OU is 4-0 against Auburn. That’s not a rivalry, Auburn has another Daddy.

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Get in line

Yep, nice play design there.

Here’s to a good game in Sanford stadium and no injuries by either team.
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Good, no Metchie and Williams excuses then

My opinion. Add UVA, UNC, Kansas, and Duke or Notre Dame (Notre Dame is not joining the SEC, bad cultural fits so take Duke)

We already have 8 national title contending teams in football and with the playoffs probably 2 more schools that could realistically win one. The Big 10 desperately needs more teams that compete for football championships, let them take FSU, Clemson, Miami. They can deal with the travel expenses and pain in the arse fan bases.

We should go ahead and get to 20, take schools that are respectable in football, have very sound athletic departments, but add another dimension to the conference. All of the schools listed above are national powers in basketball and are state flagship Universities (other than Duke) in addition to being AAU members. Regionalization for numbers do still matter about the eyeballs available. ESPN doesn’t just make deals with cable providers, they also get to make deals with YouTubeTV, Hulu, Fubu, DirecTV etc. Adding the NC, DMV markets are still large, and the KC market isn’t something to sneeze at. Those additional markets give more bargaining power as those are considered name brand programs for basketball outside of the regional addition in football. Adding value to secondary programming like basketball just increases a conferences value overall while not necessarily impacting football numbers.

Rising tides lifts all boats. SEC gets high academic institutions expanding its regionalized viewing segment and improves basketball. These teams would lessen the impact of a football 9 game schedule by diluting the product a little (won’t be quite as tough to go 9-3,10-2). Those teams also have the ability to allow regionalized pods for some permanent opponents with rivalries already existing (UNC, Duke, UVA) and I know Kansas has some existing rivalries with Missouri and Oklahoma.

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Clear holding!

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Are dudes are held all the time. It has to be egregious for it to get called for us

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UGA doesn't have Beck. Their running game is atrocious too. Their team has been lackluster at times this season and is very capable of laying an egg. I don't think UGA wins this game.

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I think you’re wrong. We will know by tonight

Getting this in before the game. 24-14 Dawgs. We force them to throw and they do a little. Stockton connects on some but our running game is what sets the tone.