re: Conference Expansion to 16 is a possibility

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o who are your top 10 non power conference teams/with good markets you would bring in?

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there are none, which is why this discussion is stupid.

people need to stop and understand the reason behind expansion - its either a) survival or b) more money.
obviously the SEC isnt worrying about survival, so that just leaves option b.
if you bring in a new team, that team must bring with it a new market. we are already in dallas and houston - lsu and aTm both have significant followings. every cable provider in both metros will be providing the SEC network. these little shite arse schools like SMU and Rice bring nothing to the table.
ditto for East Carolina - a school we would bring in soley to increase the footprint - but they dont have enough eyeballs to justify splitting the revenue with an additional school.

the only reasonable choices for expansion are currently in the B12 or ACC, and i really cant imagine any of those schools jumping ship now (contracts have been renewed and buyouts increased). if the ACC were to implode for some reason, UNC and UVA or VT would be the two likely targets. i know there are those who would want FSU or Clemson but i highly doubt that would ever get the approval of UF or USC respectively.

Yeah, UNC isn't coming unless something big happens to the ACC. They have a lot of power there, and I don't see them giving it up. They also wouldn't want to give up their basketball rivalry with Duke. NC State is more realistic, but still not likely at all.

Oklahoma and NC State

Florida State in the East
UT in the West

Grambling and Southern

To add to this, both the Big 12 and the ACC have signed a grant of rights, which means that if a member leaves, they forfeit their TV money to the conference for the remainder of the deal. That pretty much shuts down realignment for a while, at least among the Power 5 conferences.

I completely disagree with everything in your post (except that it's a possibility).

you are naming crappy teams with very low fan bases or teams in lousy tv markets.

as far as elite teams in other conference playing elite teams in the SEC it doesn't happen often now. and many of those are at neutral sites. it's the money. the lower tier teams will still play the elite teams so they can get a big payday.

imo, you aren't following the money. college football is about the money. it's sad to me but I can always just not go to games or not watch on tv if I don't like it. I THINK I will always watch LSU football but if the future determines we field a pure pro team, i'll probably watch other sports.

I doubt they add anyone that doesn't bring a substantial potential for making more money. That's the first and foremost concern. It's not about adding teams to get to a number and worrying about the competitive level of those teams. Just because Rice and SMU are in big markets doesn't mean they bring money because both are borderline irrelevant athletically.

The SEC is fine for now at 14 on a financial level, and I doubt the rest of the league invites any other schools to further divide the pie unless the new schools bring the ability to exponentially grow the league's income (like Texas A&M and Missouri with their TV markets). When the time comes to expand, they'll get two programs that bring money.

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ALTiger

Let's be rational. The SEC will not add SMU or Rice. I can see NC State and VA tech, to occupy two new states and both solid programs.

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I agree with NC State , Not with Va Tech, Give me Virginia

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I GrandDad

completely disagree with everything in your post (except that it's a possibility).

you are naming crappy teams with very low fan bases or teams in lousy tv markets.

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Dude you totally miss his point, The point I think he's was making is: Out of the remain teams left who should the SEC go after.

Like we all know this grant of right of the ACC has made it pretty much a no go for any team exiting. BUT the law suit that is in court right now can change alot if Maryland wins its case. THEN the SEC needs to Get NC State and another team to come.

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as far as elite teams in other conference playing elite teams in the SEC it doesn't happen often now. and many of those are at neutral sites. it's the money.

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You say its the Money, I Say you keep screwing your fan base with neutral site games, You dam right its going to be about the Money , The fans make the school the money, and They are tired of a EVERY YEAR Neutral site game away from Tiger Stadium. I don't mine driving to Houston 1 time every 5 years or so , but not every year.