(07-05-2022 08:49 PM)Nevermoor Wrote:  

(07-05-2022 08:03 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(07-05-2022 07:33 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(07-05-2022 07:16 PM)Nevermoor Wrote:  The SEC's ultimate goal should be to add North Carolina and Virginia or Virginia Tech. How they can get there is by adding Colorado and West Virginia. This would put pressure on the ACC programs from fear of being left out. This would also give the SEC what it's been needing. Four divisions of Five teams. This would give the SEC a nine game conference schedule and the possibility of having its own conference playoff. It may seem silly to expand with Colorado and West Virginia. But neither of these programs threaten the establishment and would provide a expanded media footprint.

Welcome to the board. WVU adds the least value of anyone in the P5 though they have loyal fans and good teams. They've applied twice to the SEC already. Colorado is a bit far away but might interest Texas and it does add markets. Kansas adds more value and population than WVU.

I'm pretty sure the SEC already knows who they want and it likely includes UNC and a Virginia school.

Colorado and Kansas would be an interesting pair. It would complete the absorption of the Big 8 flagships. It wouldn't pay for itself, but if we're talking something large scale then it does make sense.

Florida State, Clemson, and North Carolina are the sure bets to me.

Virginia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, and Miami also make sense.

Beyond that, not sure if Duke or Virginia Tech makes the most sense.

That's the thing. I don't know how much actual interest their would or should actually be for redundant market programs. Like Clemson and Florida State. I know Texas was a redundant program but that state is huge. Would FSU be seen in a similar light? I've a hard time seeing Clemson in that light even with the success they have had. It's weird times in the merry-go-round of collegiate athletics. Thanks for the welcome.