Comments on: Source: SEC/A&M To Announce Union Today; Full Expansion Breakdown http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/ Up to the minute SEC football and basketball news Fri, 24 May 2013 03:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fashion Blog http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-37475 Fashion Blog Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:40:34 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-37475 Fashion Blog…

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]]> By: bert1959 http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-18032 bert1959 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:30:03 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-18032 They don't have to give up their rivalry. Each team would be the other's permanent non-division game. Since I am a Bulldog, I will now insert the obligatory Rebel cut-down – how hard is that to understand!!!

]]> By: ShannyDeridan http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17753 ShannyDeridan Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:25:02 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17753 No SEC teams are going to be willing to give up their rivalries. Bama wont give up Auburn OR Tennessee

A&M may be willing to throw 100 years of rivalries down the toilet to join the SEC… but SEC teams wont throw away thier annual rivalries just to add A&M

re-allignment will take a long time and will be very confusing and have to account for several yearly rivalries for almost all SEC schools, but A&M wouldn't have been approved if it were going to come at the expense of the Bama / TN, Auburn / UGA, or Florida / TN games

]]> By: Nick Humphreys http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17724 Nick Humphreys Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:31:32 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17724 WV as a state doesnt have a large population, but it doesn't have any other schools to compete with for viewership. This helped make them 15th in the country in merchandise sales, which I would directly tie to fan support and viewership.

]]> By: MIZ_SEC http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17723 MIZ_SEC Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:31:19 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17723 Nice website detailing why Mizzou is a great SEC fit and potential divisional realignment.
http://www.mizzou2sec.com/

]]> By: Sooper_Rebel http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17695 Sooper_Rebel Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:53:02 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17695 Ole Miss and MSU would not give up the Egg Bowl. That's insane.

]]> By: johnmrsec http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17693 johnmrsec Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:38:29 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17693 viciousdawg…

As we stated, WVU is a fallback. The SEC would prefer a school with big TV market and a big population. WVU doesn't have that. So no, they don't bring more money.

And yes, academics do matter… up to a point. If the SEC is stuck on 13 and no one else wants in — and it appears no one does — then WVU becomes a lot more attractive.

If you think academics have nothing to do with this, name me one schools that's left a the Pac-12, ACC or Big Ten for a conference of lesser academic standing. It doesn't happen.

I like WVU from a sports/culture fit. But WVU won't help much in terms of driving TV dials.

John

]]> By: JoeSchmidlap http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17689 JoeSchmidlap Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:07:07 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17689 Posted at 2:18 am? Do you ever sleep?

]]> By: Expansion Rumor - Page 2 - VolNation http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17688 Expansion Rumor - Page 2 - VolNation Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:02:46 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17688 [...] downgrade for the SEC. I personally dont relish the idea of traveling to Morgantown or Columbia. Alabama | MrSEC.com Here is the link that shows all of the [...]

]]> By: viciousdawg http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17686 viciousdawg Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:51:02 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17686 John, this is a good thing and like I said yesterday WVU does meet the criteria of the SEC expansion. Its always been about the $$$$ not the academics.

]]> By: MIZ_SEC http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17684 MIZ_SEC Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17684 Why in the world would UNC and UVA leave the ACC, a conference they are founding members of and have complete control?

Slive has to focus on realistic additions – the ACC isn't going anywhere.

]]> By: If A and M joins plus another Big 12 who goes to the east ? - Page 2 - VolNation http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17683 If A and M joins plus another Big 12 who goes to the east ? - Page 2 - VolNation Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:25:43 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17683 [...] Alabama | MrSEC.com Check this out… "But who’s to say the SEC might not invite both and then stop at 15 schools? Three divisions of five teams each. The two best teams in the BCS rankings meet in Atlanta for the league title. It’s possible. If SEC accountants crunch the numbers and find that the league’s school would make more cash with 15 schools than with 16, you better believe Slive’s group would consider it." [...]

]]> By: eeAg91 http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17682 eeAg91 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:22:55 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17682 Thus far Orangebloods has been a sewer of rumor and innuendo straight from Deloss Dodds office in Austin.

]]> By: Wednesday links, schedule « Sports 180 with Josh Ward & Will West http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17680 Wednesday links, schedule « Sports 180 with Josh Ward & Will West Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:45:15 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17680 [...] It looks like Texas A&M will make its move to the SEC sometime today. (MrSEC) [...]

]]> By: waltlantz http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17660 waltlantz Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:43:32 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17660 Newbie here, GRRRRREEEATT site. Very intelligent and informative.

I am an ACC guy and am happy that we aren't hearing more Vah Tek rumors. Admittedly I am a Virginia fan but they belong with us.

@tony….

I am flattered that you would mention UVA but honestly I don't want to become another Vandy. UNC IS the ACC and will never leave if the ACC is stable (which it is). Look having West Virginia hardly HURTS your conference, it's too good already. What's more it fits the criteria for expansion that was set earlier; a large state school with a passionate fanbase and wide following. WVU will have an adjustment period but so did Arky and S.Car.

Mizzou needs to stop kidding themselves and push for them KU and KSU into the Big 10. Then ND will join the Big 10. After that I don't know who you Dixie cats should get if you really don't want to poach other conferences (well the ones that matter anyway).

]]> By: @tonybalogna http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17657 @tonybalogna Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:48:25 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17657 Texas A&M? West Virginia? Missouri? No mention of UNC, VaTech, or even Virginia? This is total garbage. What are they going to rename the SEC as? It certainly isn't the SOUTHEASTERN conference anymore. Maybe $EC is best.

]]> By: Bpsurf http://mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-17654 Bpsurf Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:33:29 +0000 http://www.mrsec.com/2011/09/source-seca-full-expansion-breakdown/#comment-17654 Not so fast with the official announcement. SEC is requiring a waiver from individual Big 12 members not to sue. However, Baylor retracted theirs and is threatening to sue SEC & Slive himself. Desperation on their end will prolong this. I'm not sure the Sun Belt will take them after this stunt.

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