Oh, I know. Just thought it was funny. We left and had to wonder the independent wilderness for 20 years before joining the sec.
My friend you are one of the few who "get it". That is all I will say.
I can tell you with full confidence, that statement does not hold true for one school in particular.
Did A&M want Texas in the league? I dont see where anyone outside of us would object to UNC so I dont see us mattering. I dont have an opinion on it other than I would hope they wouldn't make us their permanent opponent. I don't like UNC but it's not to the level of CU.
Report: SEC not likely to be destination for Florida State, Miami, Clemson
If Clemson, Florida State, and Miami are looking to get out of the ACC, the SEC is reportedly not a likely destination.www.on3.com
I can’t speak for Miami but it’s certainly not true for Clemson. They most definitely want out of the ACC and I’m not talking about the fans.
To whom it may concern: y'all need to pay attention to this man. He has better information than most. If he or @Rogue Cock write something on this topic, take it to the bank!
"A Conference of Independents." That could be a great name for a book about the crazy political maneuvering going on with football conferences as the expanded playoff approaches.
Grasshopper, what is true today, will change tomorrow.Report: SEC not likely to be destination for Florida State, Miami, Clemson
If Clemson, Florida State, and Miami are looking to get out of the ACC, the SEC is reportedly not a likely destination.
I do not know the criteria SEC has to invite a team for expansion, but if it is tele viewers I would pick Florida State.
That's one measure but it applies to one sport on a given year. UNC is a comprehensively better choice for territorial, demographic, academic, as well as athletic reasons. Putting everything together, it's the most attractive school that might become available and I don't think it's even close.I do not know the criteria SEC has to invite a team for expansion, but if it is tele viewers I would pick Florida State.
Doesnt bode well for fan bases that travel well either. Not many can afford the cost and time to travel cross country regularly.
Bingo. It doesn’t matter what kinda pact Georgia and Florida etc may have. If ESPN calls and says do this or that because of fox. The schools will vote how ESPN says.
Gamecock fans love to tell this story of how CU double crossed us, agreeing to leave and then not doing it. I understand its great for the hate Clemson narrative but it is simply not true. The disaster of us leaving the ACC and the athletic purgatory it put us in for decades is solely the fault of the Carolina administration at the time.
My friend you need a history lesson of this issue. That is all I am going to say. What I say is true and I stand by my statements and view points 100%.
Not true. The member institutions all vote on these issues. It does take 75% of the member schools to approve or disaprove. From all indications it does not appear that these schools will have the required 75%.
Don’t disagree with the ESPN issue. But that’s why I don’t think it would be FSU/Clem. If ESPN is driving it and it’s a defensive measure, then it’s going to be UNC and UVA that are the prized possessions.
There were arguments that TAMU & LSU would not vote for the inclusion of Texas, but the vote was unanimous.
Not if the big got there hands on them first. I don’t understand the UVA love either but we will have to wait and see who is correct on that. You can’t take UVA without Va Tech. State laws would have to be changed.
I situation which, if true today, might not hold forth tomorrow. This is about more than personal bias.
As do i. There has never been any credible evidence this ever happened. It was an easy story for Gamecock fans to buy at the time because it took the focus off the USC administration. Even if it was true, the fault still lies squarely at the feet of USC leadership at the time.
Wow...how Virginia Tech has fallen. The ACC ruined them.I do not know the criteria SEC has to invite a team for expansion, but if it is tele viewers I would pick Florida State.
Sounds like a FSU boost. Have read that Clemson told USC, when they were hot about leaving, that the reason for leaving was gonna go away but USC was as stubborn as a 15 yr old mule and left anyway. At that time, a horrible decision but ended up being a HUGE boost for USC with the SEC invite. Looking at what had to transpire for USC to get into the SEC proves there ain't no chicken curse. The SEC has lapped the B10 with the additions of Texas and Ok. Some idiot said that So Cal and UCLA to the B10 were better additions. Hey, Idiot, check the polls. B10 may add Hawaii at some point in the future. That way So Cal and UCLA, if they don't get too confused, can fly west instead of east for ball games. Funny that you fly west to arrive what is known geographically as the east as far as China, etc. goes.
You do realize “passed” is measured In terms of money and not a poll or scoreboard right. Fox will be paying the big ten more than ESPN is paying the SEC. So the statement is not untrue.
Don't think that will be true in the long run. If it is down the road, then the SEC needs a new dancing partner. Texas and Ok will bring more tv eyeballs than So Cal and UCLA and that should result in a bigger paycheck. There will be more interest in a SEC schedule for those two teams than there ever was for a B12 schedule. If ESPN falters, then......................
Aside from being all over the place, USC exit of ACC, chicken curse, to chasing the International date line, adding 2 teams from the west coast, and one of them being a Blue Blood in the world of CFB can hardly be considered as idiotic.
