Has Clemson been invited

[Vollifer1949]

or Fl State been invited into the SEC? I cannot believe either school brings much in TV eyeballs, Clemson caught lightning in a bottle with QB’s Watson & Lawrence but since then not much. Can’t see Sankey needing either one.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Clemson just went 11-3 and won the ACC. And you are insinuating that’s a down year. Think about that.

 

[TrueOrange]

or Fl State been invited into the SEC? I cannot believe either school brings much in TV eyeballs, Clemson caught lightning in a bottle with QB’s Watson & Lawrence but since then not much. Can’t see Sankey needing either one.

No, neither school has been invited into the SEC.

 

[Voldog1998]

SEC don’t need anymore teams

 

[Pappy]

Clemson just went 11-3 and won the ACC. And you are insinuating that’s a down year. Think about that.

Like my son-in-law says, Clemson IS The University of South Carolina

 

[GVF]

Lot's of discussion on that here:

ACC teams are expected to leave.

 

[Vollifer1949]

Clemson just went 11-3 and won the ACC. And you are insinuating that’s a down year. Think about that.

Who did they beat?

 

[jeff1vol]

I've always wondered what the benefit is to expanding to 12, 14 or now 16. The common thought is media market expansion. Really? The SEC has proven itself to be the conference of champions with the ORIGINAL 10 teams!!! I say RETRACT and cut the pie into bigger slices. WTF needs ANY of the expanded teams? It's all stupid. People are going to watch the best football no matter if they have a team in the conference or not. The media market stuff is over played. Most people can stream now and can get ANY game from ANY part of the country. The Super Conferences are what is really being pushed. Basically NFL AAA league.

 

[dobre_shunka]

or Fl State been invited into the SEC? I cannot believe either school brings much in TV eyeballs, Clemson caught lightning in a bottle with QB’s Watson & Lawrence but since then not much. Can’t see Sankey needing either one.

Which college football programs were the most-watched in 2022?

Clemson was in the top 10 of most watched teams in 2022 with 2.59 million viewers per game. FSU was 15th with 2.03 million viewers per game.

 

[OrangeVolMan]

Clemson just went 11-3 and won the ACC. And you are insinuating that’s a down year. Think about that.

It’s the ACC. Which sucks. They played 4 teams in the final AP top 25. Their record in those games was 1-3

 

[RDU VOL#14]

It’s the ACC. Which sucks. They played 4 teams in the final AP top 25. Their record in those games was 1-3

Imagine what we would’ve done to them last October.

 

[barrylee]

Clemson just went 11-3 and won the ACC. And you are insinuating that’s a down year. Think about that.

True but let’s be real, going 11-3 with Clemson’s schedule isn’t that difficult.

They start out each year looking at the most 3 losses. Their schedule is weak!

 

[WillisWG]

I would rather have had FSU join than any of the expansion teams. For me TAMU, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas & Oklahoma will always be SWAC teams.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I would rather have had FSU join than any of the expansion teams. For me TAMU, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas & Oklahoma will always be SWAC teams.

Mizzou is the one that sticks out the most . I agree that those other teams should be in the SWC or Big 12, but I can see them fitting in. Arkansas has been in the league for 30 years, so I’m pretty well used to that.

 

[WillisWG]

Mizzou is the one that sticks out the most . I agree that those other teams should be in the SWC or Big 12, but I can see them fitting in. Arkansas has been in the league for 30 years, so I’m pretty well used to that.

After the first expansion we played Arkansas yearly from 1992-2002 which was fine. Then another schedule change and we've played just 5 times since 2002. Every expansion moves us further away from playing the "real" SEC teams.

I would rather have had a SEC-SWAC/B12 challenge series to play those teams.

It's the infrequence of play that expansion brings I don't like. I want to see more Auburn, Ole Miss, LSU and even Miss State.

 

[Volintheswamp]

I think I’d rather have Va Tech and a North Carolina school join if expansion was going to happen. I don’t think Clemson or Fl State brings anything that isn’t already here.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

After the first expansion we played Arkansas yearly from 1992-2002 which was fine. Then another schedule change and we've played just 5 times since 2002. Every expansion moves us further away from playing the "real" SEC teams.

I would rather have had a SEC-SWAC/B12 challenge series to play those teams.

It's the infrequence of play that expansion brings I don't like. I want to see more Auburn, Ole Miss, LSU and even Miss State.

The good news is that we’re all going to get that w/ the new scheduling model. One way or another we’ll be playing every school every few years.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I think I’d rather have Va Tech and a North Carolina school join if expansion was going to happen. I don’t think Clemson or Fl State brings anything that isn’t already here.

The only reason I don’t want a North Carolina school to join is that I don’t feel like they’re worthy of the SEC football prestige. They’re such fans of convenience when it comes to football. They think they get it, but they have no idea the mindset of 24/7 365 football. Some do, but the vast majority are checked out by the time the Maui Invitational or whatever preseason basketball tournament starts.

 

[volfanbill]

The only reason I don’t want a North Carolina school to join is that I don’t feel like they’re worthy of the SEC football prestige. They’re such fans of convenience when it comes to football. They think they get it, but they have no idea the mindset of 24/7 365 football. Some do, but the vast majority are checked out by the time the Maui Invitational or whatever preseason basketball tournament starts.

Kentucky is typically the same

 

[tennesseeduke]

Clemson just went 11-3 and won the ACC. And you are insinuating that’s a down year. Think about that.

Yep. Clemson joins the league and they are immediately top 5 in the conference. As bad as I hate to say that!

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Clemson just went 11-3 and won the ACC. And you are insinuating that’s a down year. Think about that.

Heupel would walk through the ACC with ease

 

[Buddr]

 

[Hank Bukowski]

I would rather have had FSU join than any of the expansion teams. For me TAMU, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas & Oklahoma will always be SWAC teams.

This all day long. Teams that are not in the southeastern United States should never be in the Southeastern Conference. If you’re gonna let such teams in, then you need to change the name of the conference.

 

[Jhilly05]

SEC don’t need anymore teams

And "if" for money then go for the market and not the team. We have enough competition in the SEC. Pick solid all around program/programs with the most eyes.

 

[TrueOrange]

…whatever happened to Matt Smith?