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MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

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grover said:
I don't follow this like you do. Perhaps I could see squinting why SEC would favor UNC. But why would the BiG? Shouldn't we be above UNC now that we've shown we're committed to CFP and Tournament level talent and have the budgets and staffs to back it up?
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Seriously?

Look, I love my alma mater, but we are only a private school. UNC is a public school in a great market that currently is unrepresented by either the SEC or Big 10. North Carolina is the 9th largest state, Florida is the 3rd largest state, so it's not like they would be expanding into Vermont.

There are probably a dozen or more factors to evaluate when ranking expansion candidates. On the Big 10 side, the academic ranking of UNC really stands out. And on the SEC side (no matter how much some of our younger posters try to deny this motivation) the SEC is still looking to put the old Confederacy back together, and they only need the states of NC and VA to finish things up.

Ultimately, people need to realize that no matter what they think of the logic, UNC is and has been the top choice of both the SEC and Big 10. Regardless of "last year's CFP game". Regardless of "this year's ACC seedings". Regardless of anything, both of those conferences would kill to get UNC, but only one (the SEC) will prevail.
 


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TheOriginalCane said:
Seriously?

Look, I love my alma mater, but we are only a private school. UNC is a public school in a great market that currently is unrepresented by either the SEC or Big 10. North Carolina is the 9th largest state, Florida is the 3rd largest state, so it's not like they would be expanding into Vermont.

There are probably a dozen or more factors to evaluate when ranking expansion candidates. On the Big 10 side, the academic ranking of UNC really stands out. And on the SEC side (no matter how much some of our younger posters try to deny this motivation) the SEC is still looking to put the old Confederacy back together, and they only need the states of NC and VA to finish things up.

Ultimately, people need to realize that no matter what they think of the logic, UNC is and has been the top choice of both the SEC and Big 10. Regardless of "last year's CFP game". Regardless of "this year's ACC seedings". Regardless of anything, both of those conferences would kill to get UNC, but only one (the SEC) will prevail.
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You could very well be correct. But yes, I think it's a serious question. I understand SEC already has UF. So I can see the argument they're already well represented in the Florida media market and have higher urgency to add North Carolina or Virginia over Miami. But for the BiG, I would think access to both the media market and recruiting base would make Miami more important.

One of my assumptions is that they added Maryland for the DC market and Rutgers for the NYC market despite the fact neither was a dominant sport program. Assuming that is true, then by extension Miami should be very high on their list, with a hot and growing market and a winning tradition in sports.
 
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