(07-06-2018 03:32 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(07-06-2018 03:12 PM)ICThawk Wrote:  Would a Texas/Kansas combination acceptance possibly "force" Oklahoma into the SEC rather than being an "outpost" in the B1G (assuming a B1G offer to them)? Would the SEC be willing to move to 18 to accommodate OU and one other (possibly WVa or OSU) IF (and that I believe it is a BIG if) Texas/.Kansas went SEC? And, IF KU was offered BOTH the B1G & SEC, who would they choose...and why (may depend on who they would be going with to where)?

One question that comes to mind is whether Kansas basketball, as a brand, is worth more to the Big 10, or to the SEC? A follow up question might be how special would Kansas basketball be in a deep and above average Big 10? How much would their special elite status be worth with a natural elite rival like Kentucky to the SEC? I'm saying there are easy answers there because there are not. But KU/UK would be as iconic and elite as UNC/Duke the only thing they would lack is that cross town feel to the rivalry.

I think another reason the SEC might be interested in a move like this is because it would provide a jump start to Missouri.

Mizzou needs a rival and in a lot of ways, KU needs Mizzou. There's nothing like good old fashioned hate to motivate one to improve oneself. Iron sharpens iron, if you will.

Honestly, I think KU basketball is worth more to the SEC simply because we don't have that much gravitas in the basketball world. We get good ratings and our programs are improving, but basketball is more popular in the Midwest and Northeast. We don't have many brands in the South that will generate excitement and ratings like KU.

From KU's perspective, their program would probably gain more national attention by being in the B1G...more big time match-ups with name brands. Ironically, that means KU basketball doesn't add as much to the B1G because it doesn't really fill a need.

BUT, KU's overall athletic department would not be as strong in the B1G. In the end, they'd make more money in the SEC. They'll be in front of more eyeballs as a whole in the SEC. Sticking with Texas and linking up with the Sun Belt states is what their school needs as a whole. And while their bball program would have more quality match-ups on a yearly basis in the B1G, the actual quality of their program would not improve. The dynamics for creating a strong basketball program are fundamentally different from building a football program. In other words, SEC basketball wouldn't hurt KU basketball one iota.