AN EXCERPT:
The SEC's options are limited by its presumed preference to expand only to states outside its umbrella, assuming it intends to stick to schools that are at least partially south of the Mason-Dixon.
The SEC could have stopped with A&M, especially if Missouri was off the table. Instead, we'll say it goes with the Chips On Shoulders superfecta. West Virginia comes aboard, as do two of the more underrated angry fanbases: NC State and Maryland.
That batch depends on one question: would Virginia Tech come instead? One would assume that because of the size of the state (i.e., viewer umbrella), the Hokies would get an invitation over Maryland. And they were superior to NC State in football. If the SEC plucks from the ACC, you would assume Tech is the first preference.
But how tied is that school to the more academics-minded ACC and/or its in-state companion in Charlottesville? We'll say Tech passes. This brings the upcoming SEC Network to Washington, DC.
The ACC is now vulnerable, and it's now about to become even more so.
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The SEC's options are limited by its presumed preference to expand only to states outside its umbrella, assuming it intends to stick to schools that are at least partially south of the Mason-Dixon.
The SEC could have stopped with A&M, especially if Missouri was off the table. Instead, we'll say it goes with the Chips On Shoulders superfecta. West Virginia comes aboard, as do two of the more underrated angry fanbases: NC State and Maryland.
That batch depends on one question: would Virginia Tech come instead? One would assume that because of the size of the state (i.e., viewer umbrella), the Hokies would get an invitation over Maryland. And they were superior to NC State in football. If the SEC plucks from the ACC, you would assume Tech is the first preference.
But how tied is that school to the more academics-minded ACC and/or its in-state companion in Charlottesville? We'll say Tech passes. This brings the upcoming SEC Network to Washington, DC.
The ACC is now vulnerable, and it's now about to become even more so.
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