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RE: If the SEC did expand again and did so from the Big 12 who should we take and why?
(05-02-2014 12:31 PM)vandiver49 Wrote: (05-02-2014 11:10 AM)bigblueblindness Wrote: We have talked about this a lot, JR, and you know my love for flagships. However, above profile should be a single focused commitment and appreciation to be in the conference, so I am having a hard time accepting Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, or Virginia. Also, what I want and what is plausible are different. This is just a gut feeling, but I think the overwhelming PR and local interest success for the SECN is really surprising many people, especially TV folks. DirecTV and Comcast have both taken a shot at artificially creating opposition and wishy-washy assurances about the Network, and the locals are seeing through it and demanding positive action on their part. Is there any way they get this response out of the Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, or even VA/NC love triangle? I don't think so. I also do not see Texas relinquishing their power and authority as the head of the Big 12, and Oklahoma will follow whatever they do.
Again, this is all gut, but I just don't see an ACC Network channel materializing, and I don't think Texas will bail out ESPN by taking their ball and joining the ACC with friends. ESPN knows they can deal the death blow to every other network with skin in the college game by winning the upcoming Big 10 contract. I'm not sure Fox is in a position to overbid on this one. I think Delany's lust for the east coast will result in finally taking Syracuse and Boston College, and he will add another 4 ACC schools to get to 6 total. I would bet on Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, and Georgia Tech.
In such a scenario, I am going with your "I" option, and the SEC helps clean up the dissolution of the ACC as we know it by taking Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina State, and Virginia Tech. This leaves Miami, Wake Forest, Louisville, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame. If West Virginia were to stay in the Big 12, then Louisville and Pittsburgh would be excellent additions for them. If I'm Wake Forest, I think I would drop to FCS football and accept the assuredly forthcoming invite from the Big East for all other sports. Miami should strongly consider full independence along with Notre Dame. They would likely have guaranteed games with Notre Dame, BYU, and Florida State, and I think they would easily fill out a schedule with SEC and AAC schools.
Anyway, my long answer to your question is option I) Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech. I think any and all possible combinations involving those 4 schools would be a positive for the conference.
In the scenario BBB, how in the world does the B12 continue to exist of the B1G and SEC crave up the ACC? You'd end up with two huge fish and two marginal fish.
If the fish are really hitting Vandiver you don't stay and catch more than you can eat at the moment. You remember the spot and come back when the time is right. Besides, If the Big 10 and SEC move to 20 I look for the PAC to make a move as well. If they don't the Big 12 and PAC will be sitting out there when the Big 10 and SEC decide to move to 24 each.
Also, If Delany is moving to 20 I think he picks up Kansas just to keep the Western schools happy. At 20 here is what I think the Big 10 would want (Sans Notre Dame): North Carolina, Virginia, Syracuse, Boston College, Kansas and Oklahoma. I don't see them going to Georgia Tech as a first option. I don't think they want Duke unless it is a must. They still want Notre Dame and frankly I think they can get them if they land Syracuse, Boston College, North Carolina, Virginia, and Duke. Then Notre Dame gets them to 20 just fine. The SEC could pick up N.C. State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, F.S.U., Georgia Tech, and Pittsburgh and do just fine. If Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Iowa State, and B.Y.U. go to the PAC then I'd say we are right where we want to be. Even then the SEC has better options for further expansion than anyone else. If we ever went to 24 we could pick up Baylor, West Virginia, Louisville, and Miami.
(This post was last modified: 05-02-2014 01:10 PM by JRsec.)
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