This is al.com’s idea of Greg Sankey “addressing” speculation on conference expansion:
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey declined to deny whether the conference has privately explored expanding in an attempt to be the first league with 16 teams.
“I’ll let others discuss expansion publicly,” Sankey said, adding that he thought he answered the question “directly.”
I doubt even Sankey believes that.
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That 2024 trip to College Station may have to get pushed back even more. Gonna have to redo the schedules.
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LOL. Nice.
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I don’t have a problem with that
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I do. Our schedule is stale enough as it is.
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The best expansion would be to add Oklahoma and Okie State, put them in the West, move Mizzou to the West and then move Auburn and Bama to the East. That would mean that UGA plays Bama and Auburn every year home and away on top of the usual SEC East schedule. UGA could have as its yearly West rival one of the newbies–either Oklahoma or Okie State. The other slot would rotate among the remaining West teams. That would liven up the home game schedule wouldn’t it?
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We could then play Bama in Birmingham, call it a “neutral site” and hear how the Georgia Way fans love the golf and BBQ. #newtraditions
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It’s both funny and true. I love all that about going to Florida but not more than the money I’m wasting on season tickets for a crap home schedule. And, honestly, it’s really just about the crap home schedule. The money only comes in when I have to justify spending it and not getting much for it.
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I want nothing to do with Bama in our SEC division.
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In whose words has Missouri been a valuable addition to the conference? We almost lost the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry and the 3rd Saturday in October, so Georgia and Tennessee could play Missouri and Alabama and Auburn could play Texas A&M annually. No thanks to any more expansion, and I would prefer contraction.
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I would say in most AD’s minds, the larger and larger TV checks are a valuable addition….
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Right … St. Louis and Kansas City aren’t these hot TV markets, but yes, that’s the way they think of value until the tsunami of those cutting the cord hits them.
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Folks will pay to,watch college football…cord cut or not…
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Remember, UNC and NCST may be required, by state law, to leave the ACC after the next round of ACC activism.
20 million eyeballs in the 10th most populous state. Fits the geographic footprint.
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SEC don’t care.
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Said the same thing mostly in snark when the Senator posted a story on it.
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I don’t live in NC anymore, but UNC and NCSU would be a better fit for the SEC than Missouri (and possibly TAMU) was.
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Agree totally…but I don’t see them leaving the ACC myself…those two would have made for some nice road trips…
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In a word: Basketball. UNC and NCSt are not leaving the ACC. period.
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I understand the Mizzou discussion but man, TAMU is a very welcome addition to the SEC. One of the more tradition programs around, great fans, great location, solid program….now if they would just let us meet on the field before I pass.
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A&M kinda fit, I guess. But Missouri still doesn’t make any sense. If you could dump Missouri and pick up some combination of UNC, NC State, Clemson, FSU, then ok.
Ideally I’d say boot SCU out too and pick up VT.
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That would be ideal. Put SC back in the ACC, if they would even take them.
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Senator, sorry this is off topic, but wanted to bring this to your attention to get your thoughts on SEC uniform drug policy. Seems like only a few coaches (football) would be opposed to a more punitive policy. Or does this bring to light a bigger societal issue that it’s not just football payers or “stoners” who do it and rules should be more lenient? Would love to hear your thoughts.
Auburn softball players arrested, suspended for marijuana: https://www.google.com/amp/amp.al.com/v1/articles/20518334/3_auburn_softball_players_arre.amp
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I’m not Senator and I haven’t smoked weed in years but the fact that we still have these kinds of punishment for misdemeanor weed is silly. I also find it totally hypocritical of Auburn to do this while their football players have free reign. Maybe they’re being sacrificed to keep up their ‘image’.
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Agreed, a huge waste of our courts time and resources.
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A boom for the revenue for the probation system.
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If by “expansion” he means “expanding A&M and Missouri back to the Big12” then sign me up!
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Why get rid of USC? I look forward to that game and it’s one of the few SEC campuses I can go to and not expect a fight every single time. If I could boot a school simply on the basis of their fan base Tennessee and Florida would be sent on a one way trip to Hell. I may even loathe UT more than FU now.
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I have been to over half of the stadiums for a campus and the only I expect a fight would be the WLOCP.
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*for a game on campus still drinking coffee
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