Dan Wetzel: SEC should also take TCU...
That leaves the SEC with 13 teams and desperately in need of either one or three more programs. The contenders have been bandied about, everywhere from Missouri to Virginia Tech to North Carolina.
All fine candidates, but first don’t leave Texas without grabbing another – this time Texas Christian.
Unlikely? Sure. Am I the only one who sees it? Probably. Is TCU a perfect choice? Of course it’s not, but unless Oklahoma changes its mind, who is perfect?
If you’re going to go with less than perfect, then why not do it in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, an area of recruiting perfection in which your schools are already desperately trying to establish a foothold?
Expansion is either about adding a powerhouse program whose presence immediately lifts the entire league or it’s about location, location, location, getting into a place that can aid everyone.
It’s one or the other.
The SEC has the luxury of not needing another Cadillac program. It’s won the last five BCS titles, courtesy of four different schools.
It’s got more than its fair share of national contenders.
What it needs is more recruiting ground, more big media markets, more places to spread out and tap into. It needs teams that bring more than just championship potential to the table.
All fine candidates, but first don’t leave Texas without grabbing another – this time Texas Christian.
Unlikely? Sure. Am I the only one who sees it? Probably. Is TCU a perfect choice? Of course it’s not, but unless Oklahoma changes its mind, who is perfect?
If you’re going to go with less than perfect, then why not do it in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, an area of recruiting perfection in which your schools are already desperately trying to establish a foothold?
Expansion is either about adding a powerhouse program whose presence immediately lifts the entire league or it’s about location, location, location, getting into a place that can aid everyone.
It’s one or the other.
The SEC has the luxury of not needing another Cadillac program. It’s won the last five BCS titles, courtesy of four different schools.
It’s got more than its fair share of national contenders.
What it needs is more recruiting ground, more big media markets, more places to spread out and tap into. It needs teams that bring more than just championship potential to the table.
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