SEC Expansion

With Nebraska going to the Big 10 and Colorado (and probably Texas, TTU, OU and OSU) going to the Pac-10, one wonders what the SEC will do to keep up. Here's my solution:

We invite Clemson and Georgia Tech. They join the East and we move Vandy over to the West. That gives us 14 teams; 9 conference games and 3 OOCs per year. It also restores the annual Georgia-Clemson rivalry, makes the USC-Clemson game a conference game, does the same for Clean Old Fashioned Hate, and renews Auburn's third-oldest rivalry (after UGA and Alabama): the one with Georgia Tech. Plus sides for Vandy include Mississippi State, Ole Miss (75% of the time) and Arkansas (50%) of the time being not all that good. Being in the West would also force Vandy to get better fast with powers like LSU, Alabama and Auburn over there. The SEC gets richer and life gets better.

What do you all think of this idea?

I like it but it will not happen like that.

Clemson brings no money to the table. All the people that follow Clemson either go to the games or cannot afford electricity.

The only way the SEC expands is to attract more TV viewer markets.

If it happens I see Texas A&M, Va. Tech, WVU and maybe N.C. State. I heard they wanted a North Carolina team, but that is just a guess. I cannot imagine UNC leaving the ACC.

I don't know why we wouldn't take WVU and Pitt (other than the fact I hate Pitt and want to gouge Mark May in the eye with my knife and beat Dan Marino like Ike Turner would). That would lock up the western PA market and offer a potential avenue to the NE TV market. WVU recruits heavy in the NE.

Just my thoughts.

True. I just thought that maybe, just maybe, good traditional quality football would win the day. Guess not. Look forward to our new \"natural\" West Conference rival, Texas A&M.

I know. One of my fondest childhood memories was the Butler FG from \"a hundred thousand miles\" against Climpson. I would love to play them, but it seems the $$$ is driving this thing and I just want a playoff so bad I am willing to do most anything.

kentdaddy wrote:

I like it but it will not happen like that.

Clemson brings no money to the table. All the people that follow Clemson either go to the games or cannot afford electricity.

The only way the SEC expands is to attract more TV viewer markets.

If it happens I see Texas A&M, Va. Tech, WVU and maybe N.C. State. I heard they wanted a North Carolina team, but that is just a guess. I cannot imagine UNC leaving the ACC.

I don't know why we wouldn't take WVU and Pitt (other than the fact I hate Pitt and want to gouge Mark May in the eye with my knife and beat Dan Marino like Ike Turner would). That would lock up the western PA market and offer a potential avenue to the NE TV market. WVU recruits heavy in the NE.

Just my thoughts.

kd - I look forward to your comments - always gives me a new perspective on things

Yes I hear they are definately after at least txa&m - would like to get more fromt he west if possible - but hear that is a very low chance - the best chance from big12 is txa&m

since this is all about money - the SEC might as well do the same - heard they are also after vatech - adding clemson or any fla school would not add any tv money

heard that one carrot thrown out to entice texas&company was to alternate the SEC championsip game between the new dallas stadium and atlanta

Pac10 will do most anything to get texas&company - big10 is still hoping to somehow convince ND to join - even if they have to go after big east teams to do it

I do hope that whoever the SEC adds it will improve the conference and not just add teams - would be better to stay with the 12 we have than to add for the sake of adding teams

84 days till the first whuppin

The more I read the more it seems Va. Tech is not coming without ugly sister Virginia. A & M could be a long shot as well, but I recently heard the Pac 10 may be flirting with Kansas and I can only imagine they would do that if they could not lure A & M.

I really have no idea but I do agree we should only expand if it does the following:

1. Makes Tim Tebow cry.

2. Widens the range of the SEC thus bringing in more $$$.

3. Helps expedite the move to a playoff.

4. Gets me a close up and personal interview with ESPN reporter Jenn Brown.