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Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

Bamahammer — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:52:19 -0000

Hey mkrob, of course ATL is the most central location for the SEC, unless of course your school is in Louisanna, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee or Alabama. That's half the league not counting UT and that other south Georgia school Auburn. I'm sure The Plainsmen would love the move. 90% of Tiger alumni move straight to ATL after graduation. BTW where did you learn geography.........Auburn? Pull out the atlas from behind you car seat and look again.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

mkrob.com — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:05:27 -0000

Atlanta is the most central location for the SEC, it is also the highest market city in the SEC.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:06:40 -0000

Which is merely a red herring for having them on double-secret compliance observation. The real office will be down the road in Vance, Alabama, where the Mercedes plant is...

Ha!

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:02:49 -0000

When the league expanded in 1992, every single school in the conference, save Arkansas, had either it's largest or second largest concentration of alumni in Atlanta. I'm sure it's gotten even better in the 16 years hence, so that's the reason the ATL is the one...

It's really strange, but having UGA in such close proximation to Atlanta doesn't bother me as near as much as having Alabama so close to Birmingham... Probably because Georgia hasn't played 400 games in Atlanta over the years...

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

Ben Prather — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:45:04 -0000

Birmingham is closer to the geographic midpoint of the SEC. If traveling by ground this is the logical location for the offices. What city is driving distance from more SEC schools than Birmingham? This argument remains valid if the commissioners are assumed to use private jets for transportation.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

gatorhippy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:17:08 -0000

I suppose...

But then your leaving them susceptible to the temptations of the Red Elephant Club...

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:22:57 -0000

They could leave the compliance and enforcement department behind perhaps...

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

Porcine — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:24:59 -0000

In Birmingham they love the governor.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

Porcine — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:23:56 -0000

How 'bout them Cowboys?

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

gatorhippy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:37:33 -0000

Eagle, there's a reason SEC HQ is only 48 miles outside of Tuscaloosa...

Moving them to ATL would be like leaving the cat in the cage with the bird...

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

Rob — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:54:44 -0000

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Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

1Tomcat — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:12:11 -0000

Hey WEA Barry Switzer !!!
OK I did it now.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

OU_Ron — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:22:50 -0000

WEA, you should have thrown something in about fashion, it would still be cookong at midnight......

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:57:57 -0000

Wow. You know a thread is dead when Lennie Collins won't even comment on it...

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:57:19 -0000

How about prestige, maybe?

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

aVoiceInSC — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:09:09 -0000

True. I would never live there and deal with that horrific traffic. Columbia in the morning is bad enough for me.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

Bama06 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:04:11 -0000

Atlanta would just mean increased costs for the league, as UofSC1978 indicated. Plus, Birmingham is roughly the geographical center of the league, whereas Atlanta would give the schools in the eastern division better access to administration at the expense of the western division schools. It's not all about the glamor.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

U.of S.C.1978 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:35:51 -0000

Why spend the extra monies for office space and bulked up salaries due to higher costs for employees? This would lead to extra contributions from member institutions. Think off it as outsourcing/offshoring. I'm cool with Birmingham keeping it's title and the offices. Why anyone would want to try the traffic in Atlanta, baffles me.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

aVoiceInSC — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:12:26 -0000

Atlanta makes much more sense to be the home, just like Charlotte makes sense to be the home of the ACC. Although, what makes sense certainly doesn't always matter.

Re: Time for the SEC Offices to Move to the ATL?

JB — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:08:23 -0000

I agree, i guess i never knew that the offices werent in ATL...never really thought about it. But ATL is the capital of the SEC now that it hosts the SCG every year......and what could possibly be draw in the keeping the office in Birmingham???

o yea "O-TEE-NEE"