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Breaking Down the rumored SEC Expansions…

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT

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Breaking Down the rumored SEC Expansions…

As we’re living in a world where the facts of life are expansion rumors? The greatest confederation of talent since the days of Oceans 11 is not expempt from rumor and speculation. And as recruiting has gone dark and news is slow? I will break down the rumored teams, and throw in one which would be a great fit.

The first and most obvious candidate for the process of expansion? The Texas Longhorns. And I’ll tell you what? It may be quite possibly the perfect program to try to lock down to your conference. It would build up your academic reputation, and they are traditionally good to great in other revenue based sports. (It would make SEC Baseball a lot more interesting for what it’s worth.)

Even if you have to take a mediocre at best Texas A&M, and the conference that gets Texas will get the Aggies as well. Texas would be a worthwhile addition. However? Like a young Shawn Michaels, conferences get weak at the thoughts of Texas coming to join them. Someone may make a godfather offer to get Texas in to their conference.

The Marty Jannetty in this analogy be damned.

As for the Eastern balance? There is really nobody truly electrifying. The SEC runs every state from South Carolina southward. And they aren’t going to get in on North Carolina. However? In terms of football rivalry, Clemson has had several interesting moments in facing teams in the SEC East. And not just versus South Carolina either.

Ask an old school fan of Clemson about a trip between the hedges and they would lament their three losses in 1978, 1982, and 1991. Ah, but Clemson’s lone national championship came with the lone regular season loss in the Herschel Walker era. And you add the fact that Clemson and Auburns histories are interespersed? Clemson would be a great fit for the SEC.

And the rumor is Florida State would be the other team. At least according to Mr. SEC.com. Obviously, the name is still with gravitas, even if recent performances don’t show their power. And it’s not as if Florida being in Gainesville hasn’t made inroads into dominance, either.

This is the selfsame sort of logic that would make Georgia Tech a less than inspiring choice as well. They’re a good ACC football team, Georgia showed how much that was worth last year. Miami’s history would most definitely be interesting as well and like Texas, they would make the SEC Baseball something very powerful.

However? If you’re going Texas-Texas A&M-Clemson, why not make the 4th team Virginia Tech? Like the Texas didactic? The Hokies would bring an expansion to a new market, as well as some reasonably high quality Beamer Ball. Also? Blacksburg is in the southwest part of Virginia. It definitely can call itself a part of the Southeast. And like the other rumored ACC Poach Candidates? It’s not an original member of the conference.

I don’t see the SEC going to 14 teams. They would want Texas bad enough that they would have to take on Texas A&M. The key is making the East better as well. And sure you could see them take Clemson. But beyond that? I think they may leave the best choice for the East Division off the list

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