Why not add another rivalry with Sooners-Cowboys? Yes, the SEC doesn't sponsor Oklahoma State's best sport, wrestling, but the SEC could still claim that program's national championships.Īdams' verdict: The thought of adding a wrestling school gives me pause, but I'm all for having Bedlam in the SEC. Bringing in Texas and OU restores those rivalries, while also re-establishing Texas-Arkansas. The SEC interrupted the Texas-Texas A&M and Oklahoma-Missouri rivalries with its 2012 expansion. Toppmeyer's pitch: The worst part about Oklahoma and Texas joining SEC? It threatens to disrupt Bedlam. View Gallery: Ranking SEC football coaches in 2021, starting with Nick Saban Oklahoma State FSU won a football national championship as recently as the 2013 season, and the program won't stay down forever. Yes, they're struggling in football, but top to bottom, this is a strong athletic department.Īdams says: The SEC should have added the Seminoles previously. The Seminoles fit nicely into the SEC's footprint and deserve another look. But SEC chose South Carolina, alongside Arkansas. Toppmeyer's pitch: FSU had a strong flirtation with the SEC during the round of expansion of the early 1990s. Toppmeyer functions as pitch man for 10 schools, presenting their résumé for consideration to Adams, who dons his commissioner's hat and grants admission or rejection. On this edition of " SEC Football Unfiltered," the USA TODAY Network's Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams sift through 10 potential candidates for the SEC to consider if it is open to further expansion.
Then again, 14 was working fine.īy adding Texas and Oklahoma, the SEC showed a desire to expand when there were schools presented that the league wanted. When Texas and OU join the conference – the schools say they play to begin SEC competition in 2025, but it could occur sooner – that will give the SEC 16 teams. Surely those two Big 12 schools aren't the only universities that would like a seat at the SEC's table. Texas and Oklahoma wanted to join the SEC's party, and the nation's richest and most powerful conference was willing to admit entry. Watch Video: How Nick Saban promotes a culture of greatness
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