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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4295305, member: 5685"] Duke has a strong brand so they could make it. UNC holds all the cards. They can tell the B1G and SEC we want Duke and UVA to come along with us. Then it becomes a game of chicken. ESPN will want the SEC to take both FSU and Miami, but the SEC will push back. I think FSU could come along especially if it keeps the B1G out of Florida. Yes, the B!G can add Miami but Miami is a private school and hasn't been Top 10 since 2003, has one Top 15 since 2004, and only four Top 25s since 2005. They aren't the threat that FSU to the B1G would be. I do think the B1G would take both FSU and Miami as FOX would want that and it is a bigger presence in the state. VA Tech might get left out. If the SEC gets UVA, I don't think the B1G adds VA Tech. Possible but IMO not likely. Arizona is the big catch in the state. No need to take 2 teams. ASU I think gets left out. Their only shot is the SEC, but if no other schools around them are in the SEC are they worth it as a geographical outlier? I say no. I think Stanford will either be B1G or P12. Cal might get left behind. They have no brand, no fanbase, no additional market, and aren't good at sports. Their only shot IMO is if the B1G wants an additional Western school to even out the non FB schedules. Colorado will be a battle ground. It is the connector to the West for both. I could see the SEC taking them along with BYU and an AZ school. I could see the B1G taking them along with Utah and an Arizona school. I think BYU is a big get for the SEC as it will give them SLC and a presence in CA. IMO the B1G would prefer Utah. Depending on who wins the West, I could see Texas or A&M leaving for the B1G. It isn't likely but possible. ISU only gets in if the B1G has 31 teams and has no other team as 32nd. Okie State is possible. They have a decent brand. But they are likely left out. I think K State gets left out. They are like ISU where they only get in if the SEC has no one else to make a round number of teams. Kansas has a great brand in BBall. They will get in. They offer a connector to the West. They have a presence in KC. I think both the B1G and SEC will want them. WV has a decent brand but are like Okie State. They isn't enough there. They likely get left out. Louisville is another Okie State as well. Cincy has a shot IMO. A small shot but a shot. If the SEC wants to send a big middle finger to the B1G, that will do it. Pitt is possible to the SEC but very unlikely. I do think the B1G woudl have interest. But that would only be if the B1G goes extra extra large. BC will have a hard time. B!G is most likely. SEC maybe depending on how everything else plays out. SU has a good brand and a large BBall fanbase. That adds money for subscription services. Getting that fanbase to pay $5 a month from October to March is just a good as a big FB fanbase paying from August to November. We could get left out, but IMO we get into the B1G. SEC is a long shot. [/QUOTE]

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