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TUSKtimes said:
I don't think the SEC would struggle with a larger payout by ESPN for the playoffs. A 12 team model would always demand more money. Still seems like a lot of gyrations for a new TV contract that had to be coming to start with. If not ESPN, someone. As long as everyone wants the 12 best teams in the playoff it doesn't seem like a problem.
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TUSKtimes said:
Yes, we do. The SEC will willingly take more money for an expanded playoff. The SEC is happy as it stands right now.
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Everything is currently slanted towards the SEC with the trend now escalating potentially past the tipping point. The checks and balances were no longer in place, one conference / one network was going to have too much power. Thats never a good thing, regardless of who it is. The alliance was a move to try and counteract that shift and regain some balance.

The fact that you cant see that is exactly why it needed to be done
 
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Warrior808 said:
Everything is currently slanted towards the SEC with the trend now escalating potentially past the tipping point. The checks and balances were no longer in place, one conference / one network was going to have too much power. Thats never a good thing, regardless of who it is. The alliance was a move to try and counteract that shift and regain some balance.

The fact that you cant see that is exactly why it needed to be done
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Op says "the SEC is happy as it stands right now," but the SEC commissioner's own actions say otherwise.

He was negotiating with Texas and Oklahoma in secret while pushing for playoff expansion in public, doing it as a member of the committee studying playoff expansion. And he was pushing for an unlimited number of teams from a conference to be allowed in. He's not "happy as it stands" with ****.
 
TUSKtimes said:
The next time I hear the rest of it will be the first time. That's what I've been curious about. The end game here.
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The end game is not to let the SEC, one division in one section of the country, dominate the management, money flow, and administration of college football. The alliance announcement was just the first step in what’s going to be a process in countering what the SEC is trying to accomplish.
 
This Alliance needs to be ruthless and grow some ******* balls. That dirty **** Sankey is the Saban of league leaders, he'll do anything and everything to **** everyone else over.
 
Warrior808 said:
Everything is currently slanted towards the SEC with the trend now escalating potentially past the tipping point. The checks and balances were no longer in place, one conference / one network was going to have too much power. Thats never a good thing, regardless of who it is. The alliance was a move to try and counteract that shift and regain some balance.

The fact that you cant see that is exactly why it needed to be done
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He can see it. He just doesn’t care. There is a difference.
 
gabedm said:
you see finbaum lol hes the SEC flag waver. I think its a great idea. Replace Costal Carolina and App St with Pac 12 or Big 10 teams and every ******* home game is packed. No one wants to see these bum teams anymore, thats the truth.
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Playing better schedules allows more room for error in order to make playoffs. There is a reason why the top tier programs schedule top tier schools. Big wins hold far more weight than bad losses.
 
TUSKtimes said:
How does any of this change much? 2 SEC teams have gotten into the BCS and the 4 team playoff. What about all these other teams in other conferences, does Miami want in even if Clemson wins the conference championship. Didn't the ACC just put 2 teams in the playoff with Clemson and ND? Isn't ESPN providing the ACC Network? The ACC is making a lot of money and has a lot to lose with their ESPN TV contract. Miami's is certainly not in the same situation as even the Pac 12 and their TV contract.
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An occasional 2 out of 4 is infinitely better (for others) than 4 or 5 out of 12 if other conferences can muster 2 at best.
 
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