a) I’m pretty sure this wasn’t just the opinion of some assistant radio program director in GSP...he is at least saying that he heard it from an SEC insider. No idea whether he's making **** up, or whether the SEC insider is legit, or whatnot...but I'd have to give that guy an edge over some message board dudes like you or me.
2) There comes a point at which you have the market covered in the southeast, and poaching a couple more teams--even if they are top-tier/name brand teams--gives you diminishing returns. You'd have to cut FSU, Clemson, and Miami in on a full share of everything, as well as cover the massive exit buyout for us to leave the ACC. I don't know the math--and I'm willing to bet you haven't run the numbers either--but there's a very real likelihood that it just isn't worth it to the SEC, at least not right now.
F). Which is why the supposed SEC source threw out ND as a big fish that would potentially be worth it. They're not wedded to the ACC grant of rights like UM/FSU/Clemson, and they have a different regional/national footprint, so it might be more financially feasible for them to poach ND.
17) Regardless of whether UM, FSU and Clemson ever end up in the SEC or not, the college football powers that be aren't going to let any of the three of us just fall by the wayside, any more than they'd let USC or Washington or Michigan or any of about 25 other schools. IMO, the SEC has definitely fired the first major shot, but this is the beginning of major changes, not the end. Don't get so worked up--we're going to be fine.
