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Mark Richt, Georgia coach expect college football expansion to be a topic of debate with Commissioner Mike Slive. The SEC even after four straight national football titles has not discussed popular topic of conference expansion. For the first time ever, football and basketball coaches will be meeting for expansion.
Mark Richt stated:
My guess is it's not going to happen this year, that's soon to me. Could it happen next year? I imagine it could. I think commissioner Slive is going to study it, is going to know everything about it, and if he feels like we need to make a move to expand, we'll do it. I trust the best decision for our league will be made.
Mike Slive doesn't seem to be eager about divulging details regarding expansion evaluation process.
Mike Slive stated:
Given our success over the last decade, we're pretty comfortable as I think you all know. Having said that, if there's a significant shift in the conference paradigm, we will be thoughtful, we'll be strategic and our goal is for us to maintain our position as one of the most successful conferences in the country. People have been drawing inferences from that. They'll continue to draw interferences from that, but really, that's about all we're going to say about it this week.
Steve Spurrier, South Carolina coach stated that expansion from twelve to sixteen teams could lead to dilution of long standing football rivalries.
