šŸˆ Expansion and USC's Probation

LBS

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So USC gets formal word of the results of one of the longest investigations in the history of the NCAA, one day before the dominoes start falling with regards to Conference Expansion?

What are the odds that there is zero impact of the former on the latter, or that the Nebraska offer was made without having some knowledge of what was coming for USC?

To me, it looks like there were many smart people who knew what this week would reveal. If that is the case, it is not unfair to assume that these smart people have long sense had deals done and in the can.

With USC damaged goods, what happens to the reputation of west coast football?

How do the sanctions impact the opinions of PAC-10 membership for the Texas 4, the Oklahoma schools, and to Colorado?

Does this help or hurt the SEC's prospects?

Does this change/influence where/who we look at for expansion?

Bama and USC were vertually tied for the lead in Bowl appearances and victories. Yeah. Not so much any more.

Congratualations to the Game Cocks. For the next two years when USC goes bowling, the nation thinks of South Carolina.

Failing to flush Tennessee's program down the tube fast enough, Lane left to go where someone else earned his bad-boy persona for him. This just in, there's a Blue Chip special going on right now on the trojan's commitment list. (Hmm. Bama gets a SoCal commit the week before the Kiffin hits the fan.)

Roll Tide.
 
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Damn good questions.

My only thought is the team fan base that will rejoice the most if the sanctions are indeed harsh...Tennessee.
 
While I'm not particularly happy that USC got hammered, I do say better them than us! The NCAA finally shifted their focus on to somebody else after 17 years. Lord knows they have taken their frustrations out on us time and time again.
 
I don't see the SEC getting left behind in any scenario. Obviously the worst is if Texas and Oklahoma go to the PAC10. We could still pull Miami which has a TV market. The problem is that the other likely teams (Clemson, GaTech, FSU) really don't add much TV-wise. Adding Texas, aTm, Okie St, and Oklahoma would truly make a super conference.
 
ESPN is now reporting that Nebraska alone is likely to go to the Big 10, not Missouri, and that if this happens the Big 12 will dissolve, with the six mentioned schools heading to the Pac 10, and Missouri, Kansas, Kansas Stae, Iowa State and Baylor dangling.

If that happened I'd think Missouri would be a viable SEC candidate (think St Louis and KC markets), but we probably wouldn't be interested in the others.
 
Here's my thing. If Texas and/or OU is not involved in the expansion, I don't see how it would help the SEC to expand.
 
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