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5 Teams That Would Benefit Kentucky in SEC Expansion

By Frank Spencer

Mar 12, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; SEC logo covered with confetti after the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the championship game of the SEC Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Kentucky won 82-65. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; SEC logo covered with confetti after the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the championship game of the SEC Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Kentucky won 82-65. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA;Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari (left) and North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams meet before their teams play during the finals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

North Carolina Tar Heels (ACC)

Bringing the Tar Heels into the SEC makes sense on many levels. For starters, both the Men’s Basketball and Football teams are very much competitive in their respective schedules. Obviously, from a basketball standpoint, Kentucky Basketball fans would know what that means.

Basketball in the SEC hasn’t been the best. That changed slightly with the SEC’s performance in the 2017 NCAA tournament. Also, adding North Carolina would mean that there could possibly be two marquee matchups between John Calipari and Roy Williams a season. Talk about some mid season fireworks. Adding another blue blood program in the SEC would mean that other arenas would sell-out more often to see a team of Carolina’s caliber play. The level of competition would be higher and the atmosphere all around the conference would be taken to another level.

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From a Football Standpoint

When speaking in terms of football in the SEC, adding a North Carolina team would boost the competition in the East division. The Tar Heels have revamped their football program to a point that multiple UNC prospects are getting drafted each year. With the Heels playing a tough ACC football schedule, they would be well accustomed to the level of competition that they would be faced with in the SEC East.

As for what it means for Kentucky Football, that means yet another tough team to line up against. Who wouldn’t want to sit at Commonwealth Stadium on a Saturday afternoon watching an old school rivalry hashed out on the football field? Adding another familiar foe like Carolina would only boost the excitement around the program and rally support for Mark Stoops and company.

Overall, the amount of revenue that an athletic program like North Carolina would bring in to the conference would be substantial. With a great market and passionate fans, the Tar Heels would fit in tremendously.

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