All Conference Realignment Discussion(SEC, ACC, Big XII, Pac12, TA&M, FSU, Big East)

[bullman3]

I still don't understand why the SEC wants to expand to 14 teams?

[Jihme]

I still don't understand why the SEC wants to expand to 14 teams?

potential for more money with a renegotiated tv deal

[Jihme]

if fsu leaves the ACC, then we will be a target to replace them as the second FL school in a much better tv market than Tallahassee.

also, because UL was such a big proponent for getting us into the BE int he first place, then we'd likely have them come to the acc as well.

who knows... maybe the BE will raid the ACC this time?  what if we become a 16 team conference?  KU, KSU, Mizz, BC, etc... craziness.

[redbird2001]

From Matt Hayes from the Sporting News.

Sporting news column today.  Little tidbit.

If the SEC can’t get Oklahoma—a Big 12 source told Sporting News last month that both the Texas A&M and Oklahoma board of regents had approved a move to the SEC in the summer of 2010 before Beebe saved the league—the SEC likely stays in the south for expansion. Forget about Florida State, Miami or Georgia Tech. Current SEC schools in those states won’t allow it. Virginia Tech and Missouri would be secondary considerations.

That means Louisville and Clemson are at the top of the list. With either addition, the SEC adds programs not afraid to spend money to get bigger (have you seen Louisville’s NBA arena and Clemson’s SEC-style football stadium?). Adding Louisville would bring the league a major basketball power, and adding Clemson would strengthen the overall sports program of the conference.

[Bull Dozer]

Why would some programs be excluded for having teams in the same state but others would be included?  Something tells me Kentucky and South Carolina would not like UL or Clemson coming aboard since the other schools got to block having teams added due to the SEC already having a presence in those states.  Va Tech and Mizzou make sense because it gets the SEC into new markets thus making any renegotiation of their TV deal even more lucrative. 

[mikemcp88]

This is not the first time Clemson has been mentioned to the SEC. I remember seeing some articles back during the last go around of expansion about the possibility

[Reliable Source]

Rivals reports , it's a done deal.

[Reliable Source]

How is this gonna affect the Big East and Big 12? SEC needs at least 1 more for balance.

[usfsig]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6851396/texas-governor-says-texas-considering-move-sec

Guess it depends on what sites you read, but ESPN says they are in talks.

[Costa]

Link of confirmation or GTFO