The Big 10 needs Notre Dame. I don't know whether Notre Dame needs the Big 10.
I think Notre Dame would benefit in the long-term by joining the conference, but I don't know anything about Notre Dame's television contract, or whether they will be able to renew it on good terms. A lot may hinge on the performance of their new coach, and whether he can create some excitement and optimism for them this season. If Notre Dame fans become arrogant again, then they may very well thumb their noses at the Big 10, or the Big Least (which might be a more natural fit for them). Go Gators!!!! Ken B. (NYC Gator) Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed -----Original Message----- From: "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:35:43 To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [gatortalk] SEC Expansion I don't know that expansion is good. You make some interesting points. No, it wouldn't help UF to bring in Miami or the semis. It would dilute our revenue from Florida and hurt recruiting. Adding Texas and A&M would certainly open Texas up for recruiting for us. Yes, they would support themselves revenue wise. The schedule would be more difficult, but the prestige of playing in the SEC would also improve. We would be able to recruit nationally! Oh yeah, we're already doing that! :-) How about bringing Tulane and Georgia Tech back? None of this will matter if the big 10 doesn't add more than one school. They have to add one. The lack of a playoff game is killing them with the NC game and with other bowls. Even the "Grandaddy of them all" is probably going to start looking at other teams if they remain static. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Helen Huntley Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:00 PM To: gatortalk Subject: [gatortalk] SEC Expansion Why is expansion such a good thing? Doesn't it just mean that we'd have to share the revenue with more schools? Unless they're really going to bring in more than they take away, I don't get it. I see no advantage to adding Miami or FSU. The SEC already has the Florida TV market and letting Miami or FSU in would take away one of our recruiting advantages. Bringing in Texas would add a new state and thus more TV interest/revenue--and possibly help the Gators recruit in Texas. The drawback of course is that we'd be making it more difficult for the Gators to become SEC champions? Isn't the schedule difficult enough already? -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
