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re: Eight more years until the SECCG moves to DFW
Posted on 5/4/24 at 1:29 pm to KingOfTheWorld
Posted on 5/4/24 at 1:29 pm to KingOfTheWorld
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Yeah let’s move the SECCG to nearly the farthest west outpost on the edge the conference footprint instead of keeping it within manageable driving distance of 80 percent of the schools and their fans. Because Texas, or something.
I get the sentiment and as an Alabama fan living in ATL I want it to stay here too. But I don’t think you realize just how far west the conference has shifted geographically and in population. We lost GT, and the only eastern expansion to replace them has been adding Carolina. To the west we have added a massive footprint of Arkansas, Texas, aTm, Oklahoma, and Mizzou. The geographic center of the conference is now near Memphis.
By doing nothing along the Atlantic coast, the conference isn’t truly southeastern anymore. Its more of a deep south and southwestern split.
To make Atlanta the dominant city at the heart of the conference again, the SEC needs to lock down the Atlantic coast with teams like UNC, Clemson, FSU, and maybe VT.
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Posted on 5/4/24 at 2:03 pm to MillerLiteTime
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Austin -- 905 College Station -- 823 Norman -- 854 Baton Rouge -- 522 Columbia, MO -- 677
Atlanta is closer for all but these towns.
Posted on 5/5/24 at 9:35 am to MillerLiteTime
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To the west we have added a massive footprint of Arkansas, Texas, aTm, Oklahoma, and Mizzou. The geographic center of the conference is now near Memphis.
Fair enough. With Texas and Oklahoma coming this is even more true. Hell, all the big schools in Texas plus Arkansas were part of the SouthWEST Conference until 1996 (Arkansas left in 1990). Still, moving the game to Dallas permanently is a ridiculous idea. There’s just not a viable neutral site between Atlanta and Dallas that makes sense and Atlanta is closer to more of the conference schools, especially the charter members.
This post was edited on 5/5/24 at 9:40 am
Posted on 5/5/24 at 10:11 am to MillerLiteTime
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The geographic center of the conference is now near Memphis
It's in the middle of a triangle between Oxford, Starkville, and Tupelo.
Guess we ought to move the game and HQs to Tupelo to be most fair.
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