SportzBlogger1

I agree.

Think about it. Here are four theoretically possible "good-to-great" potential additions to the SEC, from a football competition standpoint:

Texas
Oklahoma
Virginia Tech
Florida State

NONE of them would likely welcome the increased competition they would face by having to compete each week against much tougher in-conference SEC foes than their current Bevo9 and ACC foes. (YET, that said, ALL of them should to some extent be concerned that they may be passed over in the future for top BCS slots in favor of SEC teams that have even one more loss, given the much tougher SEC competition.)

Here's one school that would almost certainly welcome being invited to the SEC, because its football program, stadium, fan craziness, and other factors all fit the SEC better than its current (ACC) conference:

Clemson

However, unless the SEC goes to 16 teams (which I strongly disfavor), it is highly unlikely that Clemson has a snowball's chance in hell of joining the SEC.

Interesting story - Mizzou's tigerboard and texags are pondering this:

LINK

READ THE WHOLE THING ... some pull quotes:

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Missouri is exploring a move to the Southeastern Conference in hopes of getting as much as $12 million each year in additional TV and cable revenue, according to a confidential document obtained by The Associated Press.

The 45-page document, which was reviewed by Missouri's governing board of curators on Oct. 4, outlines the pros and cons of leaving the Big 12 Conference for the SEC. It was obtained from a university official familiar with the discussions who is not authorized to speak publicly.

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The report suggests Missouri could earn $17.16 million in Big 12 TV money in fiscal year 2012, compared to $19.25 million from an SEC deal.

It also envisions a far bigger "per member share potential" should a larger SEC -- with millions of more eyeballs in Texas and the Midwest -- renegotiate its top-tier TV rights -- up to $12 million more per year.

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Duzz is onto something. IF Mizzou gets to join the SEC, its football passion will increase a LOT, methinx

Mizzou money? See St. Louis + Kansas City TV markets. They will add lots of eyeballs that = network cash (especially combined with the Texas market eyeballs that A&M brings). Also make a much more solid foundation for an SEC Network (see the outkickthecoverage articles about that).

Some Mizzou folks did the numbers, and believe it or not the travel distances for Mizzou are roughly equal whether they're in the East or West

and others note that freeway travel is easier for East teams with Mizzou (and vice versa), because of how the road systems are situated.

you're uninformed - over the past month or so, the Mizzou to SEC movement has been an amazing crescendo of fan-based, bottom-up rantin' n ravin' n' other SEC-worthy fandemonia

You may be right - but it's interesting to see how OU hates bevo, too, and resents being tied to bevo thus far

Saw this on OU's landthieves board. Interesting, so thought I'd share it here (I love how it leaves bevo out of the action):

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Now we [OU] make our move.

OU/OSU/KU/ISU to PAC. Put that in a document from the PAC offices on Power's desk.

That dissolves the conference, and leaves UT with Tech, Baylor, and Kstate.

At which point, UT has 5 options, and has to make a decision quick.
1. Drop the LHN and join the PAC
2. Drop the LHN and join the Big 10
3. Drop the LHN and join the SEC
4. Keep the LHN and add whomever bottom feeders they want into a new SWC
5. Keep the LHN and go independent in football, and beg the WAC or Sun Belt to take their basketball and other sports.

Only options 1&2 are good options.

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Swaim sounds like a predict all possible results, then take credit for being right mel kiper type of guy

Handcuffs was the term OU's David Boren used ...

AND handcuffs are in the shape of ...

8

Someone could design an appropriate logo therefore for the Handcuff 8 Conference

regular meeting starts at noon CT, but the executive session not until 4p CT. There's a press conference scheduled for after that, but I don't think it has a definite time