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Vandy, Florida, and A&M are on that level, and UGA isn't far behind.  With UTA and OU in tow, no one would turn down those dollars.  It'd be all the dollars.

I'd guess Arkansas would also try and block Texas.

Texas would go PAC where they feel the academic reputation matches.  That's jmo, but I don't see Texas in the SEC.

Umm, no.  None of this.

The realistic options for B1G expansion are limited to these, in order of preference:
1 - AAU schools bordering the footprint
2 - AAU schools within the footprint
3 - ND

So in Group 1, you have Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Colorado (hmmph), and technically Buffalo (n/a)
Depending on who you add from Group 1, you could extend the footprint further with the likes of UNC, Duke, Utah, or Vanderbilt.
Group 2, you have Pitt and Iowa State
Group 3 is Notre Dame
That's it.

Now, I think the B1G could add Pitt and ND and be perfectly fine.
The options in Group 1 are interesting in pairs - getting Mizzou & KU or Virginia & UNC....that's probably what the conference brass would prefer over a Pitt/ND addition.

But I'd be reeeeeally careful if they're extracting Missouri out of the SEC.  If that actually happened, I think some tectonic plates would start shuffling - some big boys would be like stonehenge dominoes falling.  The SEC would then go after a Texas or a Texas/OU or UNC/UVA/VT itself. 

Anywho, that's how I see it. 

The whole idea that the Big Ten needs to add 2 teams for its next expansion may go out the window if the NCAA changes its rules for Conference Championship games. 

The Big Ten may decide to ditch its divisions and just have the top 2 teams go to the CCG.  In which case, they may expand to 15 only  if the right candidate is willing and available.  No need to add #16 to balance out the divisions.

I don't think Texas would ever join the SEC. First of all A&M would try to block them. Secondly, Texas thinks they are too smart for you all in the SEC. Texas has actively been transforming itself into becoming a public academic powerhouse like Michigan or Cal and it already sees itself as a Public Ivy League school. They look down at the SEC. They think y'all are a bunch of dummies. Texas would join the Pac before they joined the SEC.

I'm pretty sure that you are right about Texas.  They have thought about Pac membership a lot over the years, I think.  And, as I understand it, they do not want to be part of the SEC.
There are some very good state-supported schools in the SEC, however.

colorado, missery, and Arky

it's perfect!

What four teams should we add?
Nebraska and what other three?

Careful what you wish for Fearless will start a Welcoming Nebraska Thread that will last 2 Years.

We're bored, talking about new playoff designs and new conference alignments.  Happens every year in June or so.

Nothing wrong with that of course.