(07-01-2013 01:54 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(07-01-2013 01:04 PM)auburntigersouthernrock Wrote:  SEC won't be adding anyone else unless its NC State and Virginia Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State or UNC and UVA

ECU would have to upgrade their academics, and Cincy has a longshot chance , but I don't see it happening, Marshall, SMU, Southern Miss and Houston are all out of the question

and according to USA Today Slive isn't really in favor of going to 16 so don't plan on anything happening regarding future realignment unless Slive just feels pressured for two more teams

"In some ways 12 is ideal but at least 14 is sort of a cousin of 12. Sixteen is a distant relative. We're actually still in the process of absorbing both of these schools into our scheduling, particularly on the football side. its hard to absorb one let alone two.

There's been some movement throughout the country but that doesn't really affect us . Even when we were at 12 we weren't looking. Both Texas A&M and Missouri came to us. If they hadn't come to us, im not so sure we wouldn't still be at twelve."

That's good temporary copy by Slive, but the goal is 16. It is just much easier to schedule than 14. We will move to 4 half divisions and rotate them each year. I guess that with 3 half division annual foes and 4 rotating foes, that we will still keep 1 permanent rival and stay at 8 games. 16 also accommodates a 9 game schedule easily.

You've got your teams for expansion down with one exception. I do believe we would consider Kansas if Oklahoma was in play. Kansas adds basketball tradition and is AAU. Jayhawks might not set well with the typical Southerner but they could cover some of our deficits nicely without being a real threat on the gridiron where we are stronger than anyone else anyway.

I see our preferences as: 1. Virginia & North Carolina, 2. Virginia Tech & N.C. State, 3. Oklahoma & Kansas. I seriously doubt we would take two Oklahoma schools. I could even see a compromise with another conference where the SEC would take either Oklahoma or Kansas, and then either Oklahoma State or Kansas State depending upon who the first selection was. If the Big 12 is raided I could even see either Oklahoma or Kansas and West Virginia. But that's about it.