RE: Which would you prefer if the SEC, ACC, Big 10, and PAC all moved to 16?
If I could pick anyone for the SEC to take to get to 16 it would be Florida State and Oklahoma. But that's just fantasy.
If we must take two from the Big 12, as long as OU is one of them, the second could be Kansas, Texas, T.C.U., Oklahoma State, Iowa State or West Virginia and I wouldn't gripe too much.
If I put on a Big 10 hat, a PAC hat, and an SEC hat and tried to work this all out I would come up with something like the following as a compromise:
SEC takes Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
Big 10 takes Kansas and Iowa State
The PAC takes Texas and Texas Tech, T.C.U., Kansas State,
The ACC takes West Virginia and gets N.D. all in.
Everyone gets something and settles on #2. The PAC gets all of Texas and connects the states Colorado and Kansas again.
Now that won't happen either. The SEC will find little value in OSU. The Big 10 will find little value in ISU. The PAC will find little value in two additional Texas schools or Kansas State. And while the ACC would find value in West Virginia they may not want it.
That's why I think while some day one of the conference may go to 16, the 15 school scenario will be the likeliest in about 7 years provided all 4 conferences are involved. Otherwise the SEC or Big 10 could go to 18 with Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa State (Big 10) or Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and West Virginia or Oklahoma State or Texas Tech (SEC).
If we move to conferences of 16 there will be three. The Big 10 might get Kansas and Texas, the SEC Oklahoma and either a second Texas school or OSU, and the ACC WVU & N.D. If that happens don't look for the PAC to take anyone unless it's Texas Tech and a second Texas school and then they will move to 14 before they ever consider moving to 16, IMO.
But, if the move is to 15 it is easy. Kansas to the B1G, OU to the SEC, N.D. to the ACC, Texas and Texas Tech and a buddy to the PAC. There are money schools for everyone without having to dilute the overall value.
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