I believe at least Clemson, FSU and UNC will have an out. Why? This is about markets and matchups. The Michigan-OSU game had just under 16 million viewers. Alabama and Auburn had just under 11 million. The UM- MSU game clocked in at just under 10 million. Any of these high level matchups draw big numbers. These matchups transcend regionality. Now add large, new markets and the numbers will go up. Clemson and FSU add too much to the pie to leave behind.
College football has become boring. It’s the same few schools with the others very little chance to make it. The top games some weeks were just poor. In week 5, the top game was ND/Wisconsin with WVU/OK 2nd. Hell, Mich/Rutgers was 5th. After ND played Wisky at noon, what national game was left (I’m not sure Wisky/ND is even a National game). The 2 super conferences might just change that. Adding FSU and Clemson to the SEC would help the schedules giving better games/ratings.