Conference expansion

[ntxVOL]

so many?
one bowl game at the end of the year?

The new 12 team playoff format features TWO rounds of bowl games BEFORE the championship. Yes, that's too much.

 

[LouderVol]

The new 12 team playoff format features TWO rounds of bowl games BEFORE the championship. Yes, that's too much.

ah, I had figured we were discussing the current mode. nvm then.

 

[give_him 6]

 

[Dadof2Vols]

Deep pocket Apple and Amazon are about to call on the red phone, SEC time to take the call.

 

[Volfan1000]

I would take Duke and North Carolina and invite them to the SEC.

 

[Redleg68]

The new 12 team playoff format features TWO rounds of bowl games BEFORE the championship. Yes, that's too much.

3 rounds before the actual championship game

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Sounds like Arizona State to the Big 12 is a done deal

 

[peaygolf]

FSU is a much bigger national brand than most think, but it doesn’t make sense for the SEC to want/need them. They already have that market. Big10 makes more monetary sense for FSU….jmo

Va Tech and Clemson make more sense to the SEC

 

[hog88]

FSU is a much bigger national brand than most think, but it doesn’t make sense for the SEC to want/need them. They already have that market. Big10 makes more monetary sense for FSU….jmo

Va Tech and Clemson make more sense to the SEC

Why does Clemson make more sense? FL is a much bigger market than SC and we only have 1 of the big 3 in FL.

 

[peaygolf]

Why does Clemson make more sense? FL is a much bigger market than SC and we only have 1 of the big 3 in FL.

Just between the two (FSU/Clemson)

FSU doesn't have the deep pocket boosters that Clemson has. FSU has a much better history, but based on today's landscape, I think Clemson is a better fit. Who Knows?

 

[RDU VOL#14]

 

[RDU VOL#14]

 

[RDU VOL#14]

 

[hog88]

Just between the two (FSU/Clemson)

FSU doesn't have the deep pocket boosters that Clemson has. FSU has a much better history, but based on today's landscape, I think Clemson is a better fit. Who Knows?

IDK either, just on the surface FSU looks like a better choice. Personally I hate the idea of 20 schools in the conference but it's happening and I think the SEC needs to grab either FSU or Miami along with VA Tech (hate that idea) and UNC.

 

[peaygolf]

IDK either, just on the surface FSU looks like a better choice. Personally I hate the idea of 20 schools in the conference but it's happening and I think the SEC needs to grab either FSU or Miami along with VA Tech (hate that idea) and UNC.

Realignment sucks! I freaking HATE it...............but I'll adapt.

Money doesn't always make things better......

 

[hog88]

Realignment sucks! I freaking HATE it...............but I'll adapt.

Money doesn't always make things better......

I absolutely despise it. No way traditional rivalries survive.

 

[Orange.]

I hate playing VT. No win situation. No credit for winning and it's embarrassing not to win. Would feel cringy to have Clemson in our league. These teams are also in our recruiting territory: why give them unearned status? Imagining holy fake Dabo at SEC Media week makes me want to puke.

 

[TrueOrange]

FSU is a much bigger national brand than most think, but it doesn’t make sense for the SEC to want/need them. They already have that market. Big10 makes more monetary sense for FSU….jmo

Va Tech and Clemson make more sense to the SEC

UNC and one of the Virginia schools (especially UVA) would be the biggest win as far as the overall financial competition with the Big Ten all these moves are. Both in gains and how it would fiscally impede the latter conference.

(Also given what the Big Ten actually tends to look for in universities - market size, AAU members, etc - Florida State likely isn’t going to receive an invitation from them, either. They’re likely to still be around to pull from whatever Frankenstein Big 12-ACC hybrid exists after in the years following 2036 when that grant of rights expires, if the SEC *really* does want them…I’m unsure that the same might not be true regarding Clemson, either)

 

[zjcvols]

I can’t believe the PAC screwed this up so bad.

Call the Big 12 after Texas/OU leave, drop WVU and Okie State to the SEC and add BYU/Houston. 20 team super league and billion dollar rights deal. Enough in place regionally to make sense (everybody west of the Mississippi). Instead, you’re going to have to disband within the next 12 months. Utter lunacy how they messed this up.

 

[TrueOrange]

IDK either, just on the surface FSU looks like a better choice. Personally I hate the idea of 20 schools in the conference but it's happening and I think the SEC needs to grab either FSU or Miami along with VA Tech (hate that idea) and UNC.

Grab UNC and UVA. Then pick up whichever other two desired (Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech, or heck even Arizona from the Big 12, it really doesn’t matter as much as the first 2 I mentioned and there’s not terribly much difference between 18 and 20 now with divisions removed). That would be the biggest win as far as the overall financial competition with the Big Ten in which all these moves are based, both in gains and how it would fiscally impede that conference.

 

[peaygolf]

I can’t believe the PAC screwed this up so bad.

Call the Big 12 after Texas/OU leave, drop WVU and Okie State to the SEC and add BYU/Houston. 20 team super league and billion dollar rights deal. Enough in place regionally to make sense (everybody west of the Mississippi). Instead, you’re going to have to disband within the next 12 months. Utter lunacy how they messed this up.

I can't find the tweet. but a Wazzu reporter posted about Wash. St and the decline of their sports program due to all the realignment.

I feel bad for schools like that..............

 

[peaygolf]

UNC and one of the Virginia schools (especially UVA) would be the biggest win as far as the overall financial competition with the Big Ten all these moves are. Both in gains and how it would fiscally impede the latter conference.

(Also given what the Big Ten actually tends to look for in universities - market size, AAU members, etc - Florida State likely isn’t going to receive an invitation from them, either. They’re likely to still be around to pull from whatever Frankenstein Big 12-ACC hybrid exists after in the years following 2036 when that grant of rights expires, if the SEC *really* does want them…I’m unsure that the same might not be true regarding Clemson, either)

 

[Freak]

 

[hog88]

Grab UNC and UVA. Then pick up whichever other two desired (Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech, or heck even Arizona from the Big 12, it really doesn’t matter as much as the first 2 I mentioned and there’s not terribly much difference between 18 and 20 now with divisions removed). That would be the biggest win as far as the overall financial competition with the Big Ten in which all these moves are based, both in gains and how it would fiscally impede that conference.

If expansion is to get eyeballs watching the TV I don't see UVA helping much, VA tech has a bigger fan base than UVA. I hate both but I can't see those suit wearing snobs at UVA being a fit in the SEC.

 

[C/O]

All this crap breaks my heart. I have degrees from an SEC and PAC 12 school and have worked in the ACC and Big 12. Seeing so many of these border conference rivals go away is horrible for the local communities.