Just for the sake of argument (leaving the SEC)

[UKUGA]

I became convinced a while back that if we left the SEC our recruiting would drop and we would fall back to being a middlin' team in whatever conference we joined.

I still feel that way.

However, I will say that the "recruiting edge" of the SEC has been diminished somewhat with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M, as there are now more SEC schools and it is hurting the "fringes" of the SEC (and an argument can be made that it has hurt everyone except Alabama, at least to some degree).

But, would leaving help us? I don't see how it does. We are a loser program for several decades and would be making a loser move to a lesser conference. I don't see how we avoid having the talent level drop.

I'm much more in favor of starting with an AD who knows how to oversee a football program than I am in jumping ship to a lesser conference.

 

[Nuke99m.]

Not advocating any kind of move but we might have a team right now that has been recruited like an old Big 10 team. Slow plodding players on the offensive and defensive line. I think we all can remember how some of those old Big 10 teams did against the quicker SEC teams. It seems to me that Stoops would be happy with a 3 yards and a cloud of dust type of team.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

That's not true. If it was true then fantastic, UK belongs in a basketball conference. I hate being in the SEC.

Honestly, I hate the SEC for multiple reasons I won't bore you with,, but:

1. If any other SEC fans say they want to keep us because we carry the torch for basketball--I garan-damn-tee you they're coupling it with the fact they also look to us as a "w" to pad their football stats. Eff 'em for that reason alone.

2. You've seen that other sec fan bases cheer against en masse in B ball particularly around tournament time. Another reason why tears won't be shed w our absence.

3. SEC Network deal? Football WAS the needle.

4. Bowl revenue? If I were a UGA Bama or LSU fan, I'd be pissed at schools leeching off the teat.

Hell some days I wonder if it's fair to put the faithful football fans out of their misery, fold the program..and go to a real basketball conference up the eastern seaboard.

 

[Dakota25]

Honestly, I hate the SEC for multiple reasons I won't bore you with,, but:

1. If any other SEC fans say they want to keep us because we carry the torch for basketball--I garan-damn-tee you they're coupling it with the fact they also look to us as a "w" to pad their football stats. Eff 'em for that reason alone.

2. You've seen that other sec fan bases cheer against en masse in B ball particularly around tournament time. Another reason why tears won't be shed w our absence.

3. SEC Network deal? Football WAS the needle.

4. Bowl revenue? If I were a UGA Bama or LSU fan, I'd be pissed at schools leeching off the teat.

Hell some days I wonder if it's fair to put the faithful football fans out of their misery, fold the program..and go to a real basketball conference up the eastern seaboard.

Yeah UK does need to go to a basketball conference I agree. The best bets are the ACC or big east. If the big east then football would have to join the ACC or something. I also share your dislike for the SEC. Even on the basketball boards people talk about how the rest of the conference doesn't follow or care about the sport but the ACC and big east loves basketball. There is no compatibility between UK and the SEC.