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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This move will strengthen the GOR.  The agreement is what the agreement is and the law is what the law is but the addition of three new teams signing up will push any equities away from programs leaving unless they give notice now.  And they cannot.  There has been some reporting that USC opposes Clemson coming into the SEC ad they will do all they can to veto that.  [/quote]

Texas entering over Texas A&M's objection is the only time the SEC has added a second school in a state. I think USC will have more of a voice than TAMU. [/quote]

Clemson, as successful as its football program has been, is not Texas. Texas, and the merger of the Longhorn network, was just too rich to not take (especially with the savings for ESPN) and Oklahoma came along for the ride. The SEC network will be using the Longhorn network facilities. Florida and USC have a real shot at keeping FSU and Clemson out of the SEC, even if they were free, which they’re not.

Not sure why FSU seems so certain they’d be welcomed into a “better” conference with a richer deal. People act like the PAC got a bad deal because it was an unattractive conference, but it was really just bad timing. Rumors are that Disney is trying to sell ESPN, and with cable revenue dying, I don’t think the SEC or B1G or Big12 would get the deals they have if they were renegotiated today. The numbers on what ESPN would have to charge for streaming to make up for lost cable revenue are ridiculous. FSU is just going to have to face thst they weren’t in a position to move and missed the boat. [/quote]

Texas (as the number one revenue producer in the NCAA) was to much to pass up for the SEC TV revenue rights, no matter what Texas A&Ms objection was.  With OU jumping ship as well, it was a solid decision.  I'm not sure the additions to the ACC do much.

Are you excited to watch SMU vs "anyone" on a given weekend?[/quote]

I’m not sure what your point is? SMU alumni are excited to watch SMU, as well as the fans of the team they’re playing. That is the most you can say about the majority of teams in most of the time, and I would include FSU in that group in recent years. I think it’s still 2014 in the minds of FSU boosters, but the rest of the world has moved on.  In the ACC, Clemson is the only “must watch” team, and their star seems to fading a bit.

Besides, SMU was a “must watch” team pre death penalty, and now they have a chance to get there again. We’ll see.  Not to mention that there is value to the ACC teams to playing in the heart of the best football recruiting grounds in the US. [/quote]

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