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<blockquote data-quote="doneagain" data-source="post: 130838330" data-attributes="member: 1396145">VT didn’t push their way into anything. They begged for table scraps from the VA governor to force UVA - which had the deciding vote - to support VT or UVA would be instructed to vote no on expansion, which would have blown the whole deal up.I won’t argue that VT and NC State would be targets for the SEC. I said that years ago when conference turnover was still legitimately ongoing. The fan bases of those two schools fit in with the SEC, and it is two more contiguous state markets that they don’t have.But the SEC would never, no way, no how, turn down Oklahoma or choose VT or NC State over the sooners. The Sooners are a bigger draw on TV than either of the other two. Oklahoma is a national program and VT and NC State are regional brands. There are only about 10 or so true national brands in the country and nobody will turn down any of them. Texas is one as well.It would not be about cable with Oklahoma, it would be about networks with Oklahoma. And networks are where the billlions come from.I doubt Oklahoma would be interested in the SEC, considering they can stay where they are and be in the playoff hunt most years. The P12 would also be an option for them as they would instantly be the top dog there too and would boost the P12’s profile.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doneagain, post: 130838330, member: 1396145"] VT didn’t push their way into anything. They begged for table scraps from the VA governor to force UVA - which had the deciding vote - to support VT or UVA would be instructed to vote no on expansion, which would have blown the whole deal up. I won’t argue that VT and NC State would be targets for the SEC. I said that years ago when conference turnover was still legitimately ongoing. The fan bases of those two schools fit in with the SEC, and it is two more contiguous state markets that they don’t have. But the SEC would never, no way, no how, turn down Oklahoma or choose VT or NC State over the sooners. The Sooners are a bigger draw on TV than either of the other two. Oklahoma is a national program and VT and NC State are regional brands. There are only about 10 or so true national brands in the country and nobody will turn down any of them. Texas is one as well. It would not be about cable with Oklahoma, it would be about networks with Oklahoma. And networks are where the billlions come from. I doubt Oklahoma would be interested in the SEC, considering they can stay where they are and be in the playoff hunt most years. The P12 would also be an option for them as they would instantly be the top dog there too and would boost the P12’s profile. [/QUOTE]

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