If the SEC Calls, Don't Answer!

With all this talk about Texas A&M joining the SEC and creating an odd number of teams in the conference, many people are wondering who the 14th SEC team will be.  Three names keep coming up: Clemson, Florida State, and Virginia Tech.  I personally think Clemson is the only logical choice due to the face that it has a large fan base with a huge stadium that can keep up with ticket sales and revenues of other SEC teams.  Plus, Clemson always has a very impressive recruiting class that can match most SEC recruiting classes.  Based on stadium size (compared to Clemson) and that fact that FSU is doing very well in the ACC, I would rule them out of the SEC for now.  FSU, along with VT, is pretty much the face of the ACC at this point.  I would also rule out VT for the following reasons:

1) Stadium Size: A 66,000 seat stadium does not match up with 90,000+ seat SEC stadiums.  VT simply does not bring in as much revenue as a large SEC school.

2) VT does not usually get a large number of the big name recruits like SEC schools do regularly.  Schools like LSU, Bama, Georgia, Florida, etc. usually have classes full of ESPN 150 prospects.  VT is usually lucky to get 2 or 3 in one year. 

3) Travel costs would be higher for VT if they joined the SEC.  Traveling to UVA, NC schools, Maryland, etc. is not a big deal.  Traveling to Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, would be very expensive to do regularly. 

4) SEC schools are always loaded with talent and highly ranked.  To be blunt, VT is having a hard time beating highly ranked teams right now.  Sometimes VT makes a close game, but the Hokies' record against top 10 teams right now is not good.

5) Most importanly, sometimes it's best to be happy with what you have.  VT is dominating the ACC right now, and what leave when you have such a good thing going?  An 8-0 record in the ACC sure beats a 4-4 record in the SEC.  Now VT would likely get better in the ACC, but it would take time.  It's just not the best situation for VT at this time.