I don’t think it’s as likely that they go SEC as it is B1G.It was an unwritten rule that if a member school did not want an in-state school to be admitted, they wouldn't be. While yes, that unwritten rule has been broken as Texas is being admitted even though A&M doesn't want it, there are major ******* which dont apply to FSU/Clemson
* Texas A&M hasnt even been in the league 10 years
* Texas Longhorn football is one of maybe the Top 15 sports brands in the USA....in all sports pro and college and the richest program in college football. FSU and Clemson they are not.
* The admission of Texas makes the league boatloads of new money and further opens Texas recruiting doors.as the Big 12 is now dead for all intents and purposes. The SEC already "owns" Florida recruiting and SC recruiting...they aint much there.
The ACC really has a contract problem. They are waiting on something to happen that likely will never happen because it doesn’t have to happen. All of these schools in the neighborhood of Clemson (an SEC program...NOT an ACC type program) making TONS more money.
President Clements understands what’s at play. He’s incredibly proactive. None of these decisions are about 2023 or 2024. Clemson isn’t a top 5-8 brand but it’s a top 3 brand with Dabo right now. That won’t always be the case.
These decisions are all about $$. Not emotion. Not academics. Not history. And most certainly not cable subscriptions.
Even the underbelly in the conferences that make it need to be worried. Rutgers has no business making the $$ they do.
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