Nobody in the SEC is going to take a pay cut. It's not the ACC.
Agree. When, in the past, I have expressed doubts about FSU and Clem coming into the SEC, it's on the basis of payouts. Make it happen without SEC teams taking a pay cut, bringing them into the SEC is doable (not guaranteed though, even with no pay cuts). As I've said numerous times in the past, I selfishly want Clemson in the SEC because their easy path to the playoffs would be OVER!!!!!! There are 8 or 9 "Florida States" in the SEC already. Consequently, a significant recruiting tool advantage for them would disappear. All one has to do is see what has happened to Nebraska's previously powerhouse football program and national brand name since they traded conferences. The Huskers are not the same program they were 20-25 years ago, not even close. Texas A&M won 18 conference football championships prior to joining the SEC. Arkansas won 13. Neither has won a conference championship in the SEC.