RTR tabs Florida State and Miami as schools the SEC must add in reaglinment
In a piece entitled ‘5 teams SEC should look to add now that the dust has settled’, Roll Tide Roll’s Sam Murphy said that Florida State was the top potential addition — followed by ‘The U’ aka the Miami Hurricanes.
Half of that Sunshine State duo was rumored to be joining the SEC, but there are conflicting reports about whether or not Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina, and Virginia are actually going to break the ACC’s contract with ESPN.
Fly War Eagle is pro-dissolution of the ACC and whatever is left of the Pac-12 after the Big 12–which of course needs a new name along with a much bigger B1G, which has long been misadvertised as 10–and so these rumors would be great if true.
What happens next is unknown. The College Football Playoff’s contract ends following the 2025 season. What makes the most sense is having a Power Three conference structure and a Group of Five champion that makes up the four CFP teams should this model continue. Beyond that, at-large bids would exist if the four-team model expands.
What’s being talked about in some circles, though, is regional champions. That’d be a slap in the face to tradition and would be another way to divide the country along arbitrary lines.
Making the case for Miami in the SEC, Murphy mentioned that making ‘The U’ just mean more could be a huge recruiting pull for what would be the second school from the state to be apart of the conference. For FSU’s case, Murphy said ‘one of the most distinguishable sports brands in all of collegiate athletics’ while calling the Seminoles the ‘best possible addition for the SEC’.
Florida State and Miami going to the SEC would crush the ACC
If Florida State and/or Miami came into the shark-infested waters of the SEC, they’d be leaving the ACC behind to sink with an anchor attached. The Palm Beach Post’s Tom D’Angelo said that the ACC must keep those teams to survive.
He’s probably right. The SEC has their foot on the ACC’s neck, and with ESPN calling the shots for both conferences with a television deal, it’s all up to the Bristol, Connecticut-based network to call the shots about what goes on in the US south.
