Sankey said, "We're focused on our 16, period. You've seen how we've made decisions over the last decade-plus for contiguous states to join. I think that's incredibly wise and provides remarkable strength.” I’ve heard the SEC commissioner talk about ‘footprint’ and ‘Southeast’ before but I don’t think I’ve heard “Contiguous States” before. That’s precedent setting right there. He also said they have “restored historic rivalries” through expansion. All this in a response to questions about FSU and Clemson’s ACC uncertainty. Sounds a whole lot like UNC (And UVA?) talk right there. Kansas now officially in play with the contiguous state talk as well. Oklahoma St has to perk their ears up with the “restored historic rivalries” part. (Those are just my opinions and not “real factual pieces of information”)