If SEC took 2 more teams…

[Dougie_D]

What about Louisville and Miami?

 

[kptvol1]

or Georgia State and Memphis?

 

[chattaboogie]

I really think fsu and Clemson make the most sense. Argument could be made for Virginia or NC teams as well.

Do not like the idea of Miami AT ALL.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

How about nobody for awhile. We don’t need to add, we have the best league hands down. Nobody out there that can really add to it right now. We have plenty in my opinion. GBO

 

[UTK]

it would UNC and Duke or UVA and Kansas most likely.

New markets, boosts other sports without making football even more of a gauntlet

 

[zeppelin128]

I want to give about 4 or 6 back.

 

[kptvol1]

it would UNC and Duke or UVA and Kansas most likely.

New markets, boosts other sports without making football even more of a gauntlet

This makes sense when you think about basketball, but it’s football that really makes the big money, right? Of course baseball is the superior sport of all, all considered, but football draws crowds and viewership from the masses who don’t really pay attention. I think all of the money decisions in college athletics will be hinged on football for a while. JMO. Grain of salt and all that

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

We don’t need anymore teams. But if they wanted to add more, UNC and Clemson would be the best choices for all sports.

 

[UTK]

This makes sense when you think about basketball, but it’s football that really makes the big money, right? Of course baseball is the superior sport of all, all considered, but football draws crowds and viewership from the masses who don’t really pay attention. I think all of the money decisions in college athletics will be hinged on football for a while. JMO. Grain of salt and all that

could be, it’s really just what they think is more valuable in the long run? Adding two better football programs in states you already have a footprint in or adding schools in states you don’t have a school in for new markets even if that means strengthening basketball or baseball more.

 

[TrueOrange]

it would UNC and Duke or UVA and Kansas most likely.

New markets, boosts other sports without making football even more of a gauntlet

They wouldn’t add Kansas unless they needed some sort of stopgap in order to have an even number of teams after someone much much more desirable joined. (Not to mention Kansas doesn’t bring much market-wise…the state as a whole has like around 900,000 more people than metropolitan Nashville does and doesn’t have any major media markets)

Duke is also, unfortunately, in that same pool of other ACC teams that are going to get left behind when the grant of rights expires…it’s doubtful that the SEC will send them an invite.

(UNC and UVA are good choices and make a lot of sense, though.)

 

[UTK]

They wouldn’t add Kansas unless they needed some sort of stopgap in order to have an even number of teams after someone much much more desirable joined. (Not to mention Kansas doesn’t bring much market-wise…the state as a whole has like around 900,000 more people than metropolitan Nashville does and doesn’t have any major media markets)

Duke is also, unfortunately, in that same pool of other ACC teams that are going to get left behind when the grant of rights expires…it’s doubtful that the SEC will send them an invite.

(UNC and UVA are good choices and make a lot of sense, though.)

Always saw UNC and Duke as a package deal. Maybe UNC goes on their own, I’m not sure. Tbh I only said Kansas to pair with Missouri, and couldn’t think of a better team to tag alone with UVA that would be a new state for the conference.

 

[kptvol1]

could be, it’s really just what the think is more valuable in the long run? Adding two batter football programs in states you already have a footprint in or adding schools in states you don’t have a school in for new markets even if that means strengthening basketball or baseball more.

Everything is changing in college athletics and, honestly, everything everywhere in Western society at a rapid pace now. It’s hard to predict what is the right move beyond tomorrow. Shoot, women’s sports is being promoted so heavily now, that’s something to consider.
Big money elites in the AA have to predict what effect on the market that push will have and act ahead of it. It’s all a big shrug from me

 

[UTK]

Everything is changing in college athletics and, honestly, everything everywhere in Western society at a rapid pace now. It’s hard to predict what is the right move beyond tomorrow. Shoot, women’s sports is being promoted so heavily now, that’s something to consider.
Big money elites in the AA have to predict what effect on the market that push will have and act ahead of it. It’s all a big shrug from me

I don’t think the SEC will expand unless the ACC fully collapses. Then they’ll pretty much be obligated to try and pull the more attractive schools away from their main competition aka the Big 10

 

[SNAFU]

NC state government wants to tie any movement that UNC makes with NC State.

 

[Volfan1000]

or Georgia State and Memphis?

Vanderbilt's scalp is added to the Georgia State trophy case.

 

[TrueOrange]

NC state government wants to tie any movement that UNC makes with NC State.

And Texas’s government wanted to tie any movement Texas made with Texas Tech…that “state government wants to keep these two schools together” aspect hasn’t really hindered any universities for a while now.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

There is nothing we can add that strengthens our league anymore than it is now. 16 is a good number, how about we stand pat for awhile. You get to a point the product is watered down. I personally think we are at the perfect number. GBO

 

[C-south]

I want to give about 4 or 6 back.

16 is definitely too many. 12 is the sweet spot imo.

 

[tbh]

Sewanee and Tulane, of course!

 

[IUGradVol]

Anybody but Florida State and Clemson. Hopefully the SEC stays at 16 for awhile though.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I don't know why they'd take Clemson or Florida St, the SEC doesn't need them. The South Carolina and Florida markets are already taken. Which also takes out Louisville and Miami.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

What about Louisville and Miami?

We want a NC school.

 

[Pennheel]

How about nobody for awhile. We don’t need to add, we have the best league hands down. Nobody out there that can really add to it right now. We have plenty in my opinion. GBO

Exactly...I think Texas and Oklahoma made sense compared to what other conferences added,but right now they need to maintain the status quo.

 

[SasquatchVFL]

If it absolutely has to be done (hopefully not) then it needs to be UVA and UNC. They check all the boxes academically (which the presidents care about) and athletically.

And keeps the SEC footprint.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

If it absolutely has to be done (hopefully not) then it needs to be UVA and UNC. They check all the boxes academically (which the presidents care about) and athletically.

And keeps the SEC footprint.

This. And they'd be the schools the B1G would want.

It's a win-win for the SEC *IF* we expand but I hope we don't unless it's to break away from the NCAA.