What if Expansion to 20 happened for the SEC and Big 10 Without the ACC?
The SEC moved to 20 with: Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona State
Yep, get out your maps.
The Big 10 took: Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Notre Dame
Now only the Big 12 and ACC remained to form an alliance and the values roughly match.
Why? The SEC and B1G are mostly composed of flagships and it gives both conferences late night games and more markets.
It keeps the B1G out of the South.
It squeezes SEC competition from FSU, Miami and Clemson economically.
It expands ESPN markets and limits FOX.
SEC:
Arizona State, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Utah
Arkansas, Louisiana State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee
B1G 10:
California Los Angeles, Oregon, Southern Cal, Stanford, Washington
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
Maryland, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers
ACC:
Brigham Young, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Christian, Texas Tech
Boston College, Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, West Virginia
Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Baylor, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Houston, Miami
This is just a new approach to expand conversation. It's interesting to consider. I'm not advocating for it. But it would be potentially more valuable excluding a presence in N.Carolina and Virginia. It's ESPN friendly.
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