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Originally Posted by Saul Good
The SEC isn't going to invite FSU nor Clemson. If it expands, it will almost certainly be into Virginia and North Carolina (or possibly Indiana if Notre Dame wanted in).
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Clemson has a huge following in North Carolina. Basically it would deliver the Charlotte tv market. There are plenty of tarheels fans there but they hibernate during football season.
This is an NFL size market, and many additional TV sets would come along across the state. FSU doesn't have a metro that way, but it would close out the state of Florida (almost) and there's no denying they have a large fan base. This is also about football prestige for the conference, which brings TV contract dollars too. Both those teams would be a credit in football, and even basketball. The only reason they explore other conferences is if this door is closed, IMO- like everyone else.