Why SEC expansion makes sense for 14 teams

Mar 12, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; SEC logo at center court inside Bridgestone Arena prior to the championship game of the SEC Conference Tournament between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; SEC logo at center court inside Bridgestone Arena prior to the championship game of the SEC Conference Tournament between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 23, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas Jayhawks fan holds up a sign during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers in the semifinals of the midwest Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas Jayhawks fan holds up a sign during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers in the semifinals of the midwest Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas
By now, Kansas fans hate me. I understand, and that’s okay. The rivalry shouldn’t be allowed to die. Mizzou has not played the Jayhawks since leaving the Big 12. It has left a hole in the hearts of Tigers fans. Not so much because we miss you, Kansas fans, but we miss beating you. Okay, and we miss the rivalry.

I’d love to see Kansas join the SEC. Vanderbilt would love that Kansas will replace them at the bottom of the conference football rankings, and they don’t even have a football team since James Franklin left for Penn State.

But in all seriousness, Kansas joining the SEC would again add another solid basketball program to the mix, and it might help the Jayhawks’ recruiting efforts for its football program. I agree with GG’s chance that Kansas joins the SEC, and the likeliness of the Jayhawks being offered admission is greater than Kansas State.

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