stevenrich2003
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Don't believe this is true. Oklahoma's president is the one leading the campaign for Big 12 expansion. They also aren't killing their two biggest Rivalries in Ok St and Texas. Oklahoma won't be joining the SEC anytime soon especially without Ok St.
Florida would NEVER allow Miami or FSU just like Georgia and SC will NEVER allow Georgia Tech and Clemson.
IMO if the SEC expands it will be based on TV markets so I look for them to add a school that will bring in the D.C. TV market. It would be nice to add Miami for the South Florida TV market.
It will almost be impossible for teams to leave their conference in the next decade because of Rights agreements. The SEC TV contract isn't up for quite a while. The earliest any power 5 conference contract is up is in 2023. The SEC/CBS contract isn't up till 2024 and the one with ESPN is up in 2034. The CFP contract isn't up till 2025 and no alignment will happen before then.T he next real change will be in 2 yrs when the 4 team CFP contract is up and that will expand. Just a matter of how much. 6-8 with 8 teams being the more likely. There's no way conference's add more conference championship games with more CFP games almost guaranteed to happen.
I don't see anyway OU joins the SEC unless Ok St and Texas do too. OU isn't gonna hurt their 2 biggest rivalry games. That would be like TN not being in a conf with Ala or Florida.
Ah ok.. I've fallen behind on some of that stuff..The favoritism Texas and OU get will end up being the death of that conference before it's over with. Still don't ever see OU joining the SEC unless the Big 12 crashes. They have it made over there and a much easier path to the CFP. Really no excuse for either OU or Texas not to be in the CFP talks every year.
AZ State, behind the much maligned Herm Edwards, defeats the over-hyped Chip Kelly/UCLA Bruins.
Gus Malzahn is fired after AU finishes 7-5 losing to Washington, Bama, TN, A&M, and LSU.
UT goes 8-4
And even bolder for you, Bama goes 8-4 as well. Auburn and UGA rematch in the SEC, Auburn wins the SECCG this time around.
Playoff will be
1.USC
2.Auburn
3.Texas
4.Virginia Tech
Hokies win it all in historic fashion.