(12-11-2014 03:38 PM)vandiver49 Wrote: (12-11-2014 01:40 PM)JRsec Wrote: I really wouldn't want what I'm about to suggest but a move to 20 by the SEC would kill it. Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and West Virginia and whoever Texas wanted as the last school would do it. I just don't think that given the remaining timeline it will be necessary. You could get it done with just Texas, OU, OSU and Kansas. The ACC would likely take the Eers.
At 20 you are talking about two different leagues that decide to place each others champ into a post season game. That being said, going to 20 would allow the Texahoma 4 to shed its Big 8 baggage.
At 20 you have 4 divisions and rotate yearly which division you play to make up your 10 conference games. At 20 you are really looking at a P3 straight in the eyeballs. Unless the SEC went to 20 with the Big 12 which would alter all other conferences chances of doing the same successfully. That is why I think 18 is much more likely to answer market needs for the networks.
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana State, Mississippi, Missouri
Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia
at 18 it becomes
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech
Alabama, Auburn, Louisiana State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Texas A&M
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
At 20 with little brother tag along's the SEC doesn't gain nearly what we need to out of a 4 team move. But we would own Texas and Oklahoma lock stock and barrel and the content boost would still be there. I would rather have Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and West Virginia. That's almost 5 million more viewers and a slither of the D.C. market with 3 six team divisions.
But the game here is finding the balance point. Who and how many do we need to get Texas to bite with Oklahoma, and still make it more profitable for everyone.