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Sankey Never Shut the Door on Future SEC Expansion
FSU has TV Ratings in the Top Ten all across college football That puts FSU only behind Georgia & Alabama with SEC schools. Clemson has TV Ratings that put them well within the upper half of the SEC. A number crunching analysis at ESPN would surely see FSU & Clemson TV Ratings only vastly improving with an SEC schedule.
That is surely the single Fact that gets both FSU & Clemson in the SEC. The Gamecocks & Gators will have as much say as the Aggies on the Longhorns.
Sankey said just what you would expect. He never ruled out future SEC expansion. Sankey said he could not recruit ACC schools and wanted contiguous states. The SEC has only in the past ever taken contiguous states. The Longhorn/Aggies & Razorback/Longhorn games are the restored rivalries that Sankey refers to Oklahoma is back with Missouri too. I think Sankey just vaguely reaffirmed that FSU, Clemson, North Carolna & Virginia schools would all fit perfectly in the SEC.
Thread Replies (29)
Real news: Greg Sankey speaks the words “Contiguous States”
-- hokieZ71
Jul 15, 2024 at 01:17 PM ET
hokieZ71
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07/15/24 01:17 PM ET
Sankey Never Shut the Door on Future SEC Expansion
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-- WarHog38
Jul 15, 2024 at 04:49 PM ET
WarHog38
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07/15/24 04:49 PM ET
This conference would still be a heck of a conference...
-- jesuisvtguy
Jul 15, 2024 at 04:04 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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07/15/24 04:04 PM ET
Such a conference would need to be small to get per school payouts
-- obguthr
Jul 16, 2024 at 09:53 AM ET
obguthr
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07/16/24 09:53 AM ET
Not a bad idea but think your bottom feeder teams section is off
-- HouClone
Jul 15, 2024 at 05:13 PM ET
HouClone
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07/15/24 05:13 PM ET
I meant those teams are better than bottom feeders of other conferences...
-- jesuisvtguy
Jul 15, 2024 at 05:22 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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07/15/24 05:22 PM ET
I have said it over and over
-- cvillehokie92
Jul 15, 2024 at 02:12 PM ET
cvillehokie92
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07/15/24 02:12 PM ET
The football "wars" are over - except for ND. No ones brings any
-- 133193Hokie
Jul 15, 2024 at 03:19 PM ET
133193Hokie
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07/15/24 03:19 PM ET
So there would be no expansion in your scenario
-- cvillehokie92
Jul 15, 2024 at 04:14 PM ET
cvillehokie92
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07/15/24 04:14 PM ET
No. There will probably be P2 expansion but
-- 133193Hokie
Jul 15, 2024 at 07:40 PM ET
133193Hokie
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07/15/24 07:40 PM ET
Still not following the UVA & UNC logic
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jul 15, 2024 at 02:01 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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07/15/24 02:01 PM ET
If the SEC thinks they have all the good football they need then
-- VTCALS72
Jul 15, 2024 at 03:26 PM ET
VTCALS72
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07/15/24 03:26 PM ET
you think a basketball program is going to add
-- cvillehokie92
Jul 15, 2024 at 04:18 PM ET
cvillehokie92
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07/15/24 04:18 PM ET
Not what I think, just trying to read what the SEC may be thinking with
-- VTCALS72
Jul 15, 2024 at 06:22 PM ET
VTCALS72
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07/15/24 06:22 PM ET
We are Virginia's university. We have anywhere from 3X-6X the number...
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 16, 2024 at 05:16 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/16/24 05:16 AM ET
Understand UNC completely, but not UVA
-- VPI_1998
Jul 15, 2024 at 02:53 PM ET
VPI_1998
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07/15/24 02:53 PM ET
Agree. I don't like it, but reality is that UNC is a very valuable brand
-- HokieNoVA
Jul 15, 2024 at 06:41 PM ET
HokieNoVA
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07/15/24 06:41 PM ET
out of VT, UVA, NCST and UNC, I would think UVA is the least likely
-- VPI_1998
Jul 15, 2024 at 07:35 PM ET
VPI_1998
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07/15/24 07:35 PM ET
No Offense Taken, Bad is Just the Truth About Arkansas
-- WarHog38
Jul 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM ET
WarHog38
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07/15/24 10:11 PM ET
Does he want to let the B1X take the premier school in Virginia?
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 15, 2024 at 01:33 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/15/24 01:33 PM ET
I’ve just got the feeling that it’s FSU/Clem to B1G and all 4 NC/VA to SEC
-- hokieZ71
Jul 15, 2024 at 02:13 PM ET
hokieZ71
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07/15/24 02:13 PM ET
I believe the SEC has decided to eliminate the divisions and switch to
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 15, 2024 at 03:36 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/15/24 03:36 PM ET
Sure, they’re at 16. When a conference is at 20 they can’t easily do that.
-- hokieZ71
Jul 15, 2024 at 03:48 PM ET
hokieZ71
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07/15/24 03:48 PM ET
Unless every team is willing to play 11 regular season games, then your
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 15, 2024 at 03:53 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/15/24 03:53 PM ET
At 9 conference games I’d assume they’d drop a non conference opponent
-- hokieZ71
Jul 15, 2024 at 03:56 PM ET
hokieZ71
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07/15/24 03:56 PM ET
I'm not following your math. 9 conference games + 3 OOC games still equals
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 15, 2024 at 04:16 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/15/24 04:16 PM ET
That is a possibility. One crucial detail that would probably need to be
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 15, 2024 at 08:55 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/15/24 08:55 PM ET