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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 5318341, member: 488"] That's true. All bets are off after the B1G ditched its 100-year-old contiguous model to chase LA $. At this point I see no reason it won't eventually explore expansion in states like Texas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, and Colorado. I wouldn't even put it past them to flip a school like Missouri. The SEC I could see standing pat at 16 for a while. They seem more committed, at this point in time, to preserving some semblance of tradition and geographical coherency. At least all their schools can still be considered southern. The B1G and ACC have gone full mask off. UNC and UVA have long been presumed to be the next dominos to fall, but I'm now starting to wonder. You'd think that if those two schools were P2 caliber, they'd have already been scooped up. In UVA's case, especially, the shine seems to be fading. I'm not even sure the Big 12 would want them. With brand power now being the operative term, I would not be shocked to see UNC take Duke as their dance partner in the event that they move leagues. While Duke's football program is largely a write-off, I think the SEC has more than enough room to accommodate another middling football team or two. For scheduling purposes, it wouldn't hurt to have a counterweight to Vanderbilt - especially if they decide to go back to divisions (as I think every league should). [/QUOTE]