Thread: What Schools Would You Like To See Join The SEC?

With Texas A&M set to leave the Big 12, what schools would you like to see join the SEC? Multiple choices available.

I am not a college football fan so, perhaps I'm biased but, I dont think adding ANYONE to the SEC is a good idea. Blagh

Oklahoma State would be cool I think. It would help our football program by giving us more "our level" competition, and it would bring Travis Ford back to Rupp Arena once a year in basketball.

I like that idea. I think Oklahoma State would provide a good rivalry in both football and basketball.

No mention of West Virginia? I don't understand that. They are a state school; have a huge and loyal following; would bring good football and basketball to the conference, and most importantly open the Washington, DC television market to the SEC. There are lot of WVU fans that work in the DC area.
While I would like to have Oklahoma join, I don't believe they would come without OK State. So Missouri, Texas A&M join the SEC West and VA Tech and WVU join the SEC East. Let Florida State and Clemson stay in the ACC. They don't bring any new TV markets to the SEC.

Originally Posted by KMSBball

No mention of West Virginia? I don't understand that. They are a state school; have a huge and loyal following; would bring good football and basketball to the conference, and most importantly open the Washington, DC television market to the SEC. There are lot of WVU fans that work in the DC area.
While I would like to have Oklahoma join, I don't believe they would come without OK State. So Missouri, Texas A&M join the SEC West and VA Tech and WVU join the SEC East. Let Florida State and Clemson stay in the ACC. They don't bring any new TV markets to the SEC.

That's actually a good point. I agree. I think West Virginia would be a good choice too.

I believe that WVU would jump at the chance to join the SEC. It would give their football team higher exposure and help all their other sports too.

I think they would jump at it too. However, it would be very tough for them to compete for a BCS title in the SEC. They have it made right now playing in the Big East's crappy football conference.

Yeah but they would have much better rivalries with KY, Tennessee, South Carolina, etc. Right now they don't have many natural rivals. Plus the Big East is all about basketball. Football is the stepchild of the Big Least. Not to mention how much more money the SEC puts on the table.

Yeah, there would be many advantages for them to join. I'd like to see it happen.

How about having Louisville join the SEC? That would like a fire the likes of which the Kentucky v. Louisville rivalry will have never seen before or since.

Oklahoma maybe.

Originally Posted by jacksparrow

Oklahoma maybe.

I would love to see Oklahoma and Texas enter the SEC, or Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Louisville. Oklahoma and Texas have very strong athletic departments, being as how they are competitive in all major sports (football, basketball, and baseball). Virginia Tech would give Tennessee a game that could possibly be played in front of the largest crowd in the history of the NCAA (Bristol Motor Speedway), which has been discussed a few times in the past. Georgia Tech is a former SEC school that left the conference in the 1960s for reasons I'm not totally understanding why the school chose to do so (I'd ask Bobby Dodd, but he's taking a dirt nap) and is Georgia's instate rival, and Louisville would boost the conference's basketball reputation along with Missouri and Texas A&M, who both have had winning programs in recent years.