... invited four schools to join the conference, speculation has run rampant about the domino affect that such a move would have on many of the nation's elite programs. If the four who received invitations--Notre Dame, Nebraska, Missouri, and Rutgers--accept those invitations the landscape of college football would be dramatically altered overnight, as the other power conferences would immediately follow suit. There certainly is reason to believe that the SEC has a short list ready, and it's naive to think that Mike Slive and/or the SEC powers that be have not already made at least some contact with potential new members. There seems to be only one pre-requisite for potential conference expansion. Money, and lots of it. This money falls into two ...

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