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believe what you want .... interesting stuff none the less-
believe what you want .... interesting stuff none the less-
UBT is adamant this will happen.
OU will be the key in determining whether the SEC expands to 14 or 16. If it's just A&M on the west side, then most likely Virginia Tech will get an offer on the east side. But if Slive lands OU, then the Slive will try to land Duke and North Carolina together on the east side.
hmmmm. As long as Scott's offer to OSU is conditional on OU, I could care less... Would really piss me off if OSU came in without OU.
Agreed. It would be like adding Oregon State without Oregon. What is the point?
I wonder if the Big 12 South Sweepstakes go to the SEC, will the Pac turn their attention on Missouri-Kansas, then add Utah as our rival?
If that were to happen, the PAC would first go to 12 by adding Utah.
I believe that Tech is still on the table since they get the conference a presence in Texas, which is very important with this expansion. Could they come in with New Mexico? That's not a bad regional partner at all.
Just looking at a map, this is what would make the most geographic sense. Then, finish up by bringing in UNLV and TCU.
I really want the PAC to remain a western conference.
If that were to happen, the PAC would first go to 12 by adding Utah.
I believe that Tech is still on the table since they get the conference a presence in Texas, which is very important with this expansion. Could they come in with New Mexico? That's not a bad regional partner at all.
Just looking at a map, this is what would make the most geographic sense. Then, finish up by bringing in UNLV and TCU.
I really want the PAC to remain a western conference.
UNC and Duke to the SEC doesn't make much sense to me because this would be a total basketball-related move, and football TV draw has completely driven all these conference moves.
The SEC doesn't need any more football exposure. The SEC is king of the hill in football, and probably will continue to be, regardless of what the rest of the country does. BUT - they're most definitely NOT king of the hill in basketball. Adding Duke and UNC to their conference, while having Kentucky and Florida already there makes them a formidable basketball conference. Now that the B12 is gone, it makes them the best basketball conference, hands down. Smart move, if you ask me.
Well, you're right about the SEC and their contrast in football and basketball prominence, but I'm yet to see any of these moves to have a hint of a basketball slant to them. With all the conference shuffling likely to happen and the subsequent domino effect, I suppose that could change though and there's still some big basketball schools out there that are candidates to move to other conferences.
That is something to think about - if the SEC added UNC, Duke, and KU, they'd have arguably the top 4 basketball programs in the country, all factors considered.