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[QUOTE="JacketFan, post: 184953, member: 1408"]
I think there are few things that most people do not consider when they talk about another potential SEC expansion. First, most AD's and coaches in the SEC are really reluctant to sign on to a 9-game schedule to begin with and they do not want to lose their rivalries (there is talk of UGA-AU and Bama-Tenn going away). Adding teams like Clemson or FSU or GT would further complicate the situation by making those in-conference opponents for their respective in-state rivals. People who make the pod argument for the SEC have not tried it, because there is no way to make pods without pissing off at least half of the schools. Consider just UGA. They have to play UF, SCar would demand to play them every year, they would be closest geographically to Clemson (if they joined), UGA-Auburn is the south's oldest rivalry, UK and Vandy would probably also want something to say about it too. Now think about that with AU and all there rivals. The 12-team SEC worked so perfectly because it was such a delicate, yet nearly perfect, balancing act. I think people are just now beginning to appreciate it for all it was.
 
Also, there is a comfortable balance between the ACC and the SEC, not on the field, but off the field. One does not really gain much from hurting the other. The relationship works well and with the B1G and the Pac-12 jumping into bed with one another even more so than before, having a strong ally at the BCS negotiating table cannot be overrated.
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