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Title: FSU to the SEC? Post by: Volznut on August 12, 2011, 04:13:19 EDT That's the latest rumor on whom the SEC will take along with aTm
Title: Re: FSU to the SEC? Post by: VinnieVOL on August 12, 2011, 04:19:14 EDT Saw that tweet by Basilio, therefore I didn't even open the link. :-D
Title: Re: FSU to the SEC? Post by: Volznut on August 12, 2011, 04:24:09 EDT Saw that tweet by Basilio, therefore I didn't even open the link. :-D Mark Gottfried saying it as well. Title: Re: FSU to the SEC? Post by: Black Diamond Vol on August 12, 2011, 04:32:37 EDT You can be sure UF would try to block them, but I think they'd be a good fit. If we can't get OU or VPI right now, they'd be the next best option IMO.
Title: Re: FSU to the SEC? Post by: murfvol on August 12, 2011, 06:37:49 EDT I'd be fine with OU only if they come alone. If they're a package deal leave them.
FSU doesn't seem to add much to our footprint, BUT they're a good defensive move since adding them keeps other conferences out of Florida (Miami has limited local appeal). North Carolina has too big a population and too high a growth rate to ignore so at some point we need to do something there. Below are the 19 most populous states according to the 2010 Census. STATE 2010_POPULATION California 37,253,956 Texas 25,145,561 New York 19,378,102 Florida 18,801,310 Illinois 12,830,632 Pennsylvania 12,702,379 Ohio 11,536,504 Michigan 9,883,640 Georgia 9,687,653 North Carolina 9,535,483 New Jersey 8,791,894 Virginia 8,001,024 Washington 6,724,540 Massachusetts 6,547,629 Indiana 6,483,802 Arizona 6,392,017 Tennessee 6,346,105 Missouri 5,988,927 Maryland 5,773,552 Title: Re: FSU to the SEC? Post by: Black Diamond Vol on August 12, 2011, 06:56:06 EDT I'd be fine with OU only if they come alone. If they're a package deal leave them. FSU doesn't seem to add much to our footprint, BUT they're a good defensive move since adding them keeps other conferences out of Florida (Miami has limited local appeal). North Carolina has too big a population and too high a growth rate to ignore so at some point we need to do something there. Below are the 19 most populous states according to the 2010 Census. STATE 2010_POPULATION California 37,253,956 Texas 25,145,561 New York 19,378,102 Florida 18,801,310 Illinois 12,830,632 Pennsylvania 12,702,379 Ohio 11,536,504 Michigan 9,883,640 Georgia 9,687,653 North Carolina 9,535,483 New Jersey 8,791,894 Virginia 8,001,024 Washington 6,724,540 Massachusetts 6,547,629 Indiana 6,483,802 Arizona 6,392,017 Tennessee 6,346,105 Missouri 5,988,927 Maryland 5,773,552 If we could add just one team to the east, UNC would be my pick. But there's no way they're leaving the ACC. I'd like to gain a foothold in NC too, but UNC is really the only one worth having. Duke doesn't bring much to the table other than hoops, and they're also not leaving the ACC. That leaves NCSU, and I don't see that they would add much if anything to this league. So I think we should concentrate on VPI and FSU to the East, and TAM and OU/Missou to the West. Title: Re: FSU to the SEC? Post by: PirateVOL on August 12, 2011, 07:19:20 EDT If we could add just one team to the east, UNC would be my pick. But there's no way they're leaving the ACC. I'd like to gain a foothold in NC too, but UNC is really the only one worth having. Duke doesn't bring much to the table other than hoops, and they're also not leaving the ACC. That leaves NCSU, and I don't see that they would add much if anything to this league. So I think we should concentrate on VPI and FSU to the East, and TAM and OU/Missou to the West. Slive wouldn't touch UNC with a 10 foot pole in any case. |