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Can we even repair the relationship with the SEC at this point? I see two options if not

Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:44 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
11076 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:44 pm
1.) Become an independent in football and join the ACC or Big 12 in all other sports. This is what Notre Dame does. They are ACC members in all sports except football. They also play a partial ACC schedule of like 5 games per year in football to help fill out their schedule.

2.) Break away and try form a new Southwest Conference by convincing Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and the Texas schools to come with us. That would really hurt the SEC and stick it to them.
Posted by LSUJuicer
Member since Jan 2013
4093 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:45 pm to
ACC baseball would not be bad. Basketball is an improvement.
Posted by AkronTiger
2025 NFL Survivor Champion
Member since May 2021
3470 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:45 pm to
quote:

2.) Break away and try form a new Southwest Conference by convincing Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and the Texas schools to come with us. That would really hurt the SEC and stick it to them.


Michael Scott Paper Company!


Dude no school is voluntarily leaving the SEC
Posted by AkronTiger
2025 NFL Survivor Champion
Member since May 2021
3470 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:46 pm to
ACC is a poverty conference. Do not want
Posted by The Baker
This is fine.
Member since Dec 2011
21349 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:46 pm to
Im not sure the rest of the schools are gonna enjoy tyrannical rule of the conference.

It was meant to be an association in order to make scheduling easier

Then it turned into group bargaining for TV contracts

Now its like a ball and chain
Posted by NeverLightningInTS
Member since Sep 2026
126 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:46 pm to
Texas poisons everything it touches, hard pass on that. The other schools are not going to want to rock the boat on the gravy train that is the SEC.

Independent/ACC/Big 12 are the most likely options.

Big10 is a possible option a few years down the line when all of this cools off (stealing a charter member from them would be a HUGE win over the SEC).
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 9:48 pm
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
5372 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:47 pm to
quote:

1.) Become an independent in football and join the ACC or Big 12 in all other sports. This is what Notre Dame does. They are ACC members in all sports except football. They also play a partial ACC schedule of like 5 games per year in football to help fill out their schedule


Notre Dame has a TV deal w/ NBC paying it $50,000,000. We do not.
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 9:48 pm
Posted by thelawnwranglers
Member since Sep 2007
43075 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:47 pm to
Sounds like it's a done deal
Posted by SOL2
Dallas burbs
Member since Jan 2020
9550 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:49 pm to
Take the top 4 teams from the SEC,ACC and Big10 and form a super conference.
Posted by Run DMC
somewhere in Louisiana it's tricky
Member since Jan 2007
6362 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:50 pm to
Why not form the old Southern Conference?

LSU
Miami
Texas
Texas A&M
OU
Auburn
Florida
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Mississippi State
Georgia
Clemson

Let Ole Miss, Alabama, and Tennessee eat shite and mire in their BS.
Posted by LSUGent
Member since Jun 2011
3406 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:51 pm to
The most likely option is to they stay the course and just wait a few more years until the inevitable super conference formation, and also remember every lowly members like Miss st, Vandy, Arkansas etc if they vote to expel us and then dont lift a finger to help them in the next stage of college football where they will be deemed to small and poor to be accepted in the big boy ranks of CFB.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
75030 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

Break away and try form a new Southwest Conference







Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
23440 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 10:00 pm to
I don’t understand how they could separate and not continue to pay us a rev share. There seem to be no stated infractions, penalties or opportunities to cure them.

LSU having its own media rights, while still earning a rev share, would be a very unique advantage. Especially while everyone is scrambling to replace LSU on their schedules. Not afraid at all
Posted by Gumbo83
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
21 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 10:15 pm to
Texas is the poison pill. They were responsible for the breakup of the old Southwest conference. They were also the reason for Nebraska, Missouri and aTm leaving the big 12. Now they're becoming the cancer of the SEC. Too much money and wanting ultimate power. Bama and Florida are feeling their control of things lessen and are making unholy alliances that will come back to bite them. Auburn, Georgia, aTm, Tennessee, and LSU are next level and will be the first to leave depending on the BS, All are big enough to land somewhere else and not have to bend the knee.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
61969 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 10:16 pm to
Uh no

You can never trust people who would put this crap ever again
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
11076 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:39 pm to
Posted by SportTiger1
Member since Feb 2007
30158 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:43 pm to
quote:

ACC baseball would not be bad. Basketball is an improvement.
this is the silver lining, but football is all that really matters financially
Posted by NPComb
Member since Jan 2019
29068 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:46 pm to
frick the SEC. When we win the SEC, have a grad assistant knock the frick out of Sankey on stage in Georgia. Then get LSU kicked out and have an affiliate pick us up as an Indy.
Posted by TheLSUDynasty
Member since Sep 2026
315 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:49 pm to
quote:

Notre Dame has a TV deal w/ NBC paying it $50,000,000. We do not.


While we wouldn't get that, if we did what Notre Dame does we could get close. Big 12 membership for all sports except football and a scheduling agreement of 5 - 6 football games a year against Big 12 schools.

LSU receives a slightly reduced but still significant amount of revenue from the Big 12.

For all home games and non-Big 12 road games, get an agreement with CBS. CBS has a 3:30 Big 10 game each week, LSU could follow with a weekly 7:30 game on CBS each week.

If CBS doesn't bite, I have no doubt LSU could get a really good deal with Amazon Prime, Apple TV or Netflix for all home games and non-Big 12 road games.
Posted by Booty2Booty
Maitland, Florida
Member since Sep 2018
148 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:58 pm to
quote:

LSU Miami Texas Texas A&M OU Auburn Florida Georgia Tech Tulane Mississippi State Georgia Clemson


Unfortunately most those team are voting against us Thursday
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