The SEC is not going to add FSU and Miami, they already have the Florida market with the # 1 Florida team. They’d be more likely to target VaTech, North Carolina, Texas A&M or try to lure OU to the SEC instead of PAC 5000. The SEC will NOT divide the pie without increasing it. They need new TV markets/states to increase the TV deal. Which by extrapolation means Ga Tech, Clemson and the like are out as well. They’d go for Kansas before they went to Clemson.
FSU and certainly Miami don’t increase it. Miami is just a name. Small school on the way down, no big alumni base OR fanbase. They can’t even sell out their home games and their Athletic Dept is a joke relatively speaking.
South Florida and maybe even Central Florida will pass Miami and could even FSU in a decade or two. They have massive alumni bases and a willingness to build up their facilities.
But the idea of 4 16 team superconferences could happen eventually though
I could see A&M going to the SEC, it makes sense, they don’t want to be UT’s poor stepchild anymore.
I think you’re right. Some reports have it that the SEC is trying for Texas and A&M. Other reports say that OU has asked for an invitation to the SEC. The Texas Regents are meeting next Tuesday to discuss conference realignment. Texas is really the big dog because of the TV sets they bring to the table. Once Texas announces their decision, the other schools will know what opportunities are open for them. BTW, OU has stated they have a couple of options besides the PAC 10.