My point is simple. The SEC is what it is. Tennessee may not want to be in the SEC if the SEC waited this long to be a conference. This is a brain buster of what if. What other conferences exist at the time of the newly formed SEC, The Southern, ACC, B1G, Southwest, Southeast?
The SEC conference will eventually go to 20 teams. Who is added is still a huge question. 4 teams added and none deleted. FL State, Clemson, UNC, Duke, Miami, GA Tech SMU are some of the possibilities before they even consider any in state schools.
The conference should concentrate on getting stronger vs weaker.