(09-23-2013 02:29 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  The problem with SEC expansion is that I don't really see any options that make sense.

NC State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, VT, and WVU are all GOR-bound.

Texas, FSU, Louisville, and Clemson are going to get blocked.

Georgia Tech and Tulane have already left the SEC before.

SMU isn't quite ready yet. ECU is a "maybe" - but I think schools like UF want something different. Cincy is out of range. USF/UCF are redundant. Rice is too small. UH is a little bit of a reach - and Texas A&M might block that anyway.

The only options that make sense would involve either:

1. The death of a P5 conference - good luck with that.
2. The growth of a current AAC school - possible, but the SEC's bar is REALLY high.

I just don't see how the SEC can expand at this point. I think the SEC should just stay where it is for about 10 years and then reassess the two conditions mentioned earlier.

I tend to think that's what all parties are doing... waiting for a few years to see how these TV deals shake out and also the end of the GoR agreements.