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Don't waist your time debating Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC

There are several high hurdles to be cleared for both schools. The Oklahoma legislature has to agree with this move and the legislature from what I read has the requirement that Oklahoma and Oklahoma State go as a package so that neither school is left out of joining a new conference. Does that ring a bell? Remember when the ACC was going to expand and the Virginia legislature got involved and said that Virginia Tech would have to be included in the expansion. I don't remember the exact details, but that's the gist of the story.
The other large hurdle is for Texas and that is A&M is totally against Texas joining the SEC. I'm not saying never, but there is more than one hurdle. And I know the SEC is looking at it, but the SEC may decide against, especially since A&M is totally against Texas joining the SEC. A&M wants to be the only school in the SEC from the state of Texas.

Expansion - lets sit on the trust couch and discuss the elephant in your heads

TLDR: Grow up Peter Pan. Clemson adds nothing.

Lets face it, SC fans are generally concerned about Clemson joining. You're afraid but that wont happen due to the markets/tv. WHY would you water down the TV stats in a state of 5 million for a tv market that only adds the 38th tv market (Greenville, Spartanburg Anderson Asheville) which already gets poached by UTenn, when you could get Raleigh Durham Fayetteville the 27th? Plus you add an entire state of 10.2 million. The Raleigh D-F market is the same size as Columbia and Greenville combined. Add in markets such as Charlotte (another 1 million).

Your fear is leading to irrational thoughts that if SC voted to allow Texas in, that aTm would then in turn vote for Clemson. Texas / OK adds 20-25 million possible butts in front of TVs. Clemson adds ~ 400K.

FYI: Roanoake / Lynchburg is 69th and the state of VA is mostly disinterested in football.

What happens to the ACC?

After Texas and Oklahoma jump?

They are screwed.
If we are indeed heading toward a 12 team playoff (that may change if we have 4 super conferences) then
A) Notre Dame has zero incentive to join the ACC for football.
B) UVA and Virginia Tech could jump to the Big 10 (who easily has the next Most power/money)
C) They could be scrambling to add teams

MONEY and ESPN are driving all of this. The SEC TV deal is already more than double that of the ACC
Remember this in December

That 3 billion number will be nothing if you add OU/TX
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