If college football is heading toward having 4 major conferences of 16 teams, then the SEC better not get caught sitting on their hands. I like adding Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Missouri. Bama and Auburn would move to the SEC East.
I don't think Oklahoma or Oklahoma State are in the picture - they are going to follow Texas to the PAC16 or whatever (I think). Maybe Missouri or TCU could be added to the West along with aTm. Maybe WV and NC State in the East. I say that because (a) I don't want Bama or Auburn to move to the East; (b) I don't think Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or Kentucky wants any other schools from their respective states in the SEC; and (c) I don't think Virginia Tech or North Carolina want any part of the SEC. ldskule:
I hate it. It would put LSU, Ole Miss and State with five old SWC/BIG8 teams, while our traditional SEC opponents would all be in the east. This will never fly. Now this makes sense. Mizzou in the west. NC State, West Virginia, or VT in the east.
But the commission said that they would not add teams inside the existing SEC footprint. If the new teams don't bring in new markets, then they just decrease the cut.
Yes I heard how they don't want to add teams in current states. As much as it's a matter of tv market share, teams like Florida, Georgia, South Carolina don't want to have to battle for recruits with FSU, Clemon, and GT. It was kind of a gentlemen's agreement, but that may be coming to an end....
This might just be me but I REALLY don't want WVA to join. I'd rather grab UNC than them and of course my ideal choice being VTech (which if I'm reading right won't happen because the ACC is grabbing 2 teams - unless that's a preventative measure against the expected leaving).
