Roustabout
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mizzou should have never been allowed in the SEC. their recent success was an anomoly. Not a great program.
NC State would have been a much more logical fit for the east.
It's more (from what I can tell) they had a different coach - who was apparently really good for that level of program - and he was apparently the only thing holding them up from crashing back down to the same levels of mediocrity they had been at for 20-30 years beforehand.
But to the latter point: NC State shouldn't have been added and was never an option. Unlike A&M and Texas, NC State is actually tied into the UNC system - like 1/3 to 1/2 of its board are people selected to serve on it by UNC itself. There was no way UNC's people would vote to willing make a move that could harm UNC's own success by threatening that conference's security.
When it became clear the conference was going to expand, I was hoping Virginia Tech would get the invite to the East.
And for what it's worth, here in NC The Pack believe with certainty that their program belongs in the SEC.
I don't think NC State would have been good for the SEC east other than padding everyone's stats in the win column. Beside Phyllis Rivers and running off Russell Wilson, not exactly sure what their recent football success has been.