New Look SEC...A&M and Mizzou

I do not want to be separated from Vandy. I want the same consideration as those other teams to keep our great rivalry with Vandy intact for all times.

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I don't think Mizzou is coming. Could be wrong, but I don't think they are "Team 14"

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Correct, they will eventually rejoin with Nebraska in the Big 10.

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The New west would be Mizzou, A&M, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Vandy/KY...

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wow. this would ve great news for LSU.

so the east would be Bama, AU, UGa, UF, tenn, USC. good god what a freaking blood bath

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so the east would be Bama, AU, UGa, UF, tenn, USC

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I think the United Nations would try to block that on Human Rights grounds

And still others would object to a North/South alignment............but what a football division the South would be!

North
Arkansas
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

South
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
LSU
South Carolina
Texas A&M

If I were in the East, I'd be really pissed off if this happened.

I dont think so. The next team will be from the East.

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The next team will be from the East.

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I think the SEC will try and move Heaven and Earth to get the balancing team from the east, but in the end, if they cant, it's going to be Mizzou.

The SEC will be fine for the first 3, maybe 4 years with a 13 team league. The newness of A&M to the fold, the first trips to College Station, A&M's first game in the Swamp.....it's going to slightly mask the fact that it's a little heavier on the left than on the right.

But after that, an even number of teams would become the focal point, and if nothing falls into place, I would think that although Mizzou is probably 4th choice, when faced with the dilema, they would take Mizzou to re-establish the peace.

That being said, I think the SEC has time. We have all of the 2011 season and the 2012 season. So really, the 14th team wouldnt really have to come on board till 2013 or 2014. Hell, the SEC could calm the masses until 2016 as long as they announced who the team will be within a certain timeline.

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North
Arkansas
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

South
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
LSU
South Carolina
Texas A&M

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I kind of like this but there is a real power imbalance in this alignment; the South would be a monster to come out of with only 1 loss. For the sake of power balance, it could be the SEC would need to realign according to a non-geographical divisional pattern, sort of like the Big Ten has done.

If the Big 10 ever decides to ad another team, that team will be Missouri. Travel wise, they are a great fit for the Big 10, and have nothing in common with schools in the southern states. If some of ya'll bitch about going up to Pig Land, then wait until you have to travel all the way up to Missouri. Some on here bitch about the SEC champ game always being in Atlanta and favoring Georgia. Do any of ya'll realize how close Auburn is to Atlanta? Travel wise, we don't need a Va. Tech or a Missouri. The SEC needs to seek a more regional school if they desire to expand. Lexington and Pig Land are far enough to travel as it is. BTW, don't even mention Miami. Have any of you traveled down there? They have no fanbase plus they are far away. Just ask the gator fans how far Miami is.