(10-08-2020 11:16 PM)Transic_nyc Wrote:  

(10-08-2020 06:50 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(10-08-2020 06:40 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(10-08-2020 06:10 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(10-08-2020 06:07 PM)Erictelevision Wrote:  Why don't a hoops blue blood and the reigning champ add value?

Because hoops is a small part of value.

I am with Quo on this. People bring KU and other football lightweights to the B10– it isn’t happening. The B10 already has enough football weak sisters in Rutgers, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue, etc. Ohio State, PSU, Michigan and Wisconsin aren’t adding more schools that struggle to win 4 games a year.

The Big Ten could stomach Kansas but only if they were paired with a real football blueblood like Oklahoma.

Here’s an interesting thought—if the Big Ten were to add Oklahoma and Missouri who would be the SEC’s 14th? If Texas said they’d come but only if they could pick 2 companions would the SEC take that deal?

One of the "other two" would definitely be Tech, as that would help them cover the whole state of Texas. Who would the 16th is anybody's guess. If Mizzou were to flip (and the only thing I see that would compel them to do so if they want to up their enrollment from the northern Midwest states and re-connect to the northern states in general), then Kansas is blocked out of consideration.

Another consideration is whether Vanderbilt would drop or not. That would put TCU, Rice or SMU in consideration. The complicating factor there is that the SEC would not want more than three Texas programs (ideally, no more than two). Tulane might be the private school that replaces Vanderbilt if it ever happens.

My best guess:

Texas
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas

Louisiana State
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Tulane

Alabama
Auburn
Tennessee
Kentucky

South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
West Virginia

On second thought they may not care about a 16th program unless it's a "must" program to have. They'd probably hold their nose on Tech to get UT but stop at fifteen unless Vandy drops out.

B1G West
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwestern
Illinois

B1G East
Purdue
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
Penn State
Ohio State
Maryland
Rutgers

SEC
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Louisiana State

Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Alabama
Auburn
Vanderbilt

Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky