re: Maybe UNC to the SEC

UNC is the biggest prize left in the SEC’s footprint. Would be a better add than Miami, FSU, Clemson, Ga Tech or anyone else in the ACC. UNC & UVA would be the icing on the cake. If the ACC implodes, then you might look at all the other teams.
I would be perfectly OK if it ended up like this:
East:
UVA
UNC
USC
UGA
FL
KY
TN
Vandy
AL
Aub

West:
KU
MO
OSU
OU
TX
A&M
AR
LSU
MS
MSU

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UNC doesn't bring much to the table in the SEC.

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9th largest state population, 7th most NFL players... I'd say that UNC in the SEC could become a power.

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We don’t have Lacrosse for them to compete in… not happening

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HotTakes

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Indeed, hot take there...

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.and whose football team has not won anything in more than 30 years...

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Ole Piss says "hey" LOL.

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UNC is a huge brand, same with clemson, fsu and miami.

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UNC is definitely a huge brand. Clemson? Not so much. They don't bring any value to the SEC.

The only reason people bring up Clemson is because they had a good run in football during a 5 year stretch. That doesn't make them a big brand that a conference like the SEC has to get.

If it were up to me I'd kick mizzou out (they can go join the big 10) and vandy out. Bring in UNC and Miami or unc and your choice of Duke, Virginia, or Virginia tech.

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Clemson makes sense

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You are aware Clemson is in South Carolina?

North Carolina, is not.

How many people in America would put UNC vs Kansas on paper and say Kansas is the better option. It’s a false equivalency. Yeah they share loose similarities but UNC is a premier national brand and Kansas isn’t. North Carolina is in the south. Kansas isn’t. North Carolina is in one of the most talent rich football states in America. Kansas isn’t.

This is pretty smart. Charlotte, besides being 22nd biggest metro area and booming, is still a big hub for American Airlines (since US Air acquisition, is annually neck and neck with SF as 2nd largest financial city in US, SEC network is there I believe, and now that coach K is retired not unreasonable to expect them slipping back to an average ACC team so that traditional basketball rivalry isn’t worth sticking around for if that was some emotional roadblock. Doesn’t invade any other footprints in current SEC. Also really hurts the ACC and opens the door for Virginia to be next expansion area that is still regional to at least part of the conference. Again strategically a wise decision.

Just add SMU. They knew how to play with the big boys back in the day

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Besides basketball, which is FAR secondary to football, UNC doesn't bring much to the table in the SEC. Clearly geography is immaterial now with two LA schools joining a majority midwestern conference. If the SEC is going to poach more teams they don't need to be concerned if they are in the "SEC footprint".

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Horrible take.

UNC might be tbe best school to add to the SEC out of non Big-10 options not called Notre Dame that are left. Brings in NC market (Charlotte and Raleigh are both exploding), great academics, great basketball, and solid all around athletic program. Plus it's a MAJOR national brand.