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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade
It depends if the new PAC-16 gets two auto bids or not for the BCS. If they do, SEC will go to 16 faster than the Big 10 will, but I agree with you they don't need to right now. I don't know if its true or not, but I've heard initial feelers are that Va Tech isn't interested in leaving the ACC. Florida doesn't want another Florida team, but that might get overridden if FSU wants to join, but as of now FSU is luke warm to that idea as well. The general feeling is that Clemson and Ga Tech don't add a significant amount of viewers the SEC doesn't already claim with S. Carolina and Georgia. That's why A&M is someone they want, and they might be willing to add one more to round out the conference. The desire is to add new territory to the SEC and if neither of the big Virginia schools are interested, your most likely candidates are Maryland and Missouri.
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I agree that A&M would be a big get. As far as VT, what I've heard is it's the same deal as KU/KSU and UT/A&M in that VT/UVA might be a package deal. I'd be ok with adding both of them, A&M and then either FSU/Clemson/Ga Tech.
The Pac-10 wont get 2 auto-bids unless 4 16-team conferences are formed. They especially wont get 2 auto-bids as a 16-team conference with no conference championship game. Talk about a big group of 16 pansy schools scared to have a true conference champ.