tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post588710335441894203..comments2023-11-03T04:38:20.417-04:00Comments on BULLDOGS BLOG: Two-A-Days: Vanderbilt CommodoresGeorgia Athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516202366071408182noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-81891596056671302092010-04-29T12:13:31.976-04:002010-04-29T12:13:31.976-04:00Even if Vanderbilt enjoys some manner of "ret...Even if Vanderbilt enjoys some manner of "return to competition," they will forever be a cellar-dweller. Great coaches can do amazing things, and Bobby Johnson is a pretty great coach. But at the end of the day, a kid who runs a 4.6 ain't gonna catch a kid who runs a 4.3. Vanderbilt does attract some athletes, but not with the depth that the rest of the SEC does.<br /><br />I actually thought the other day, about the possibility that the SEC's "expansion plan" may have nothing to do with Expansion, but rather substitution. If the Big X goes to the Big XVI, they'll be adding revenue, sure...but they'll also be splitting conference dollars 16 ways instead of 12. That means that for each BCS bowl bid, each school will now be getting less. AND, it will decrease the opportunity for each school to get into the BCS because they'll have more in-house competitors.<br /><br />Vandy surely doesn't bring in a great deal of Revenue. So, who else thinks that it would be POSSIBLE for the SEC to consider getting rid of Vanderbilt in favor of, let's say, Texas? In order to keep the divisions as geographically based as possible, Texas would enter the SEC W and Auburn would move into the East to fill the void left by Vandy.<br /><br />This would instantly bring more revenue, and increase the clout of the conference (if that's even possible).Ben Dukeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461781656555739470noreply@blogger.com