I'd love to pull in Clemson

I don't frequent this board enough to know what has been discussed ad nausem. Who cares what their mascot name is, the name of the stadium, or what songs the band plays -- if that is even a consideration in your mind then it is good you aren't the commissioner. Hopefully you are only joking though.

To not add a team from an SEC state...you need teams like:

A&M
Missouri?
Virginia Tech?
West Virginia?

I have no desire to add West Virginia...or Missouri (even with it opening up the STL market). Tech seems like a decent option.

you can count out all acc teams, as the buyout to leave that conference was just raised to $20mm.

someone, either the lsu chancellor or mike slive, said that expansion would come to new states. expansion options are getting slim.
aTm
TCU
WVU
Mizzou
TTech

also, i doubt the sec further raids the bevo 9 unless the conference collapses, as slive doesnt want to be a conferences downfall. too much potential litigation.

In the case of what you just listed...swap Clemson for TCU and call it a day.

You get to 16, have programs that have excellent potential for growth, and enter new markets.

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I would too. Very solid academics, good football and baseball...SEC-ish type school and atmosphere.

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Exactly. How much does 20 mm represent to the SEC financially? That sounds like a big number but it might not be important long-term.

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An SEC mentality around football... I could see them being a great fit with a natural rival in USCe.

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Can you see the $20 million buy-out? You want the SEC to add a buy-out surcharge to each and every game ticket sold from here on out at all SEC schools? Got any other realistic suggestions on how to pay for this? Forget the ACC and if WVU wants in, let's be glad and lay out the welcome mat.

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$20mm

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20 mamillion is a lot of money

Clemson is a much better school to add than WVU.

I don't think this is as simple as you make it out to be--paying the $20m very well could still be a higher ROI than staying in the ACC. I do not know enough about the specific financials at play for either Clemson or the SEC.

I think you are simplifying the situation a little by automatically assuming the fine makes it a poor financial decision.

This is similar to a company blindly believing that outsourcing an IT department is automatically the best decision because labor is much cheaper in India. In most cases, yes it saves the company money but it is not always the most appropriate decision. You should at least consider the alternatives.

It has already been said why Clemson would be a good fit for the SEC...what makes WVU seem like a good fit other than A) it is free and B) it is looking for a home?

West Virginia, virginia, and Ohio markets... They are also a good basketball school.