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[QUOTE="chakka3421, post: 423019, member: 1091"]
Let's also not entirely discount basketball.  Here is why (my opinion only).  We have to all agree that the SEC is only about football - except Kentucky which is their only national brand.  The best basketball players wil not want to go SEC - no matter how much money you upgrade basketball the money is going to pay football coaches and facilities. If the ACC fails like the big east is about to do so, the default basketball conference becomes - you guessed it - the B10.  From a basketball perspective, I cannot see ESPN willing to let it all go and the entire NE for just for a super strong SEC football conference.

However, even though FOX has inroads into the B12, ESPN could somewhat force Texas into the SEC by closing down the LHN - remember, so goes Texas, so goes the B12. The absolute strongest play is Texas & Oklahoma to the SEC because what piece is now in play - the SEC network.  Texas renews its relationship with aTm and Oklahoma is still its biggest rivalry.

So we end up with 4 super conferences - the West coast conference, the Northern conference, the Southern conference and the East coast conference.  Strong regional branding that makes sense.

I think the next domino is Texas & Oklahoma - either SEC or PAC12. I don't think the ACC should do anything more than add Lville right now until this plays out.

EDIT - however it also depends upon ESPN strengthening the ACC money payout/GOR in the immediate future to keep the Eastern seaboard in a lock down.
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