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Report: Aggie gets SEC invite (was: SEC Must Be Voting Today)
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ymssra
fervorfactor
Active Member
Yea that!
DeNiro
My Dixie Wrecked
Top shelf there.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/09/06/3341526/texas-am-to-announce-move-to-sec.html
Fort Worth Star Telegram reporting it also
Texas natives on current SEC rosters
Arky (20)
LSU (12)
Ole Miss (8)
Vandy (7)
Alabama (4)
Miss State (4)
Auburn (2)
Florida (1)
Georgia (1)
Kentucky (1)
Tennessee (1)
South Carolina (0)
Fort Worth Star Telegram reporting it also
Texas natives on current SEC rosters
Arky (20)
LSU (12)
Ole Miss (8)
Vandy (7)
Alabama (4)
Miss State (4)
Auburn (2)
Florida (1)
Georgia (1)
Kentucky (1)
Tennessee (1)
South Carolina (0)
Don't lose hope yet..... Maybe they'll pick up a team or three. Lets start the SMU/Houston/BYU/CSU :lol:/ etc to the texas 12 campaign
By the way the laugh face after CSU is not because I think it's laughable that CSU would go to a BCS conference (it's on a whole new level far past laughable) but because CSU invokes laughter in general. I mean, come on, CSU :lol:
Hey, if it keeps UTerus from coming to the Pac, I'm all for it.
Timbuff10
Member
Don't dismiss CSU to the Big12 all together. UT controls that thing, and they would love to get another school that they know they can beat all the time plus it gets one of their two markets that they just lost. It's not like it will be a fair split for revenue sharing anyway, UT doesn't really have that much to lose... It's a win win for both until they play the games. Add in 2 of SMU/TCU/Houston and they have a conference that I am sure any Texan would love, plus other than OU it lines things up for UT pretty good every year.
I sure hope so.... that would be even better. It'd keep UT away from us and make NU very happy :lol:. Though I will knock on wood since it is much more likely UT will be in the Pac and therefore it will be NU laughing at us :huh:
The Guest
Guest
Please, Dear Lord in Heaven, this!
ScottyBuff
Well-Known Member
If you were the Big Ten watching the SEC about to go "super" why would you not consider this expansion strategy:
Oklahoma (you already let in Nebraska who lost their AAU membership so that is no longer sacrosanct. OU isn't a horrible school, they are close to Missouri in many rankings and are a Space Grant university.
If adding traditional football power Nebraska was a good idea, then it goes the same for OU. It adds another of the strongest rivalry games in college sports history to the league.
Next: add Texas. Going to the Big Ten and the academic benefits to that school probably allows UT to split from T-Tech and Baylor much easier, especially if Missouri is targeted by the SEC and OU leaves for the Big Ten putting the Big 12 on the brink of collapse.
Maryland. Big school, fits academic profile, covers two huge DMAs in Baltimore and Washington DC, adds a greater NE presence for the league, develop a true rival for Penn State.
A "super" SEC and an expanded Big Ten almost assures that they could then convince Deloss Dodds' good buddies at Notre Dame to join them as well. Most likely there would be at least 1 if not 2 ACC schools being targeted by SEC which would create opportunity to pull Maryland out.
Divisions could be split East/West and maintain balance between football powers, while retaining rivalries.
This conference would then become an equal with the expanded SEC as the most powerful conferences once again, which they both lost when Larry Scott showed up. The TV money would be ridiculous, but they would actually have teams that could represent the conference in the title game. I honestly feel that is a scenario that Notre Dame would consider joining and I bet OU and UT would jump at as well. It would leave enough strength in the old Big 12 to combine with the remnants of the Big East to retain a BCS auto-bid which would be the best thing for Iowa State and Baylor so they should be supportive of only two more Big 12 teams leaving.
The SEC targets would probably come from: Missouri, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, or North Carolina (longshot) to go along with Texas A&M. North Carolina politics probably block the Tar Heels from leaving their brethren behind, but an expansion of Missouri and Texas A&M to the west and Virginia Tech and West Virginia to the east would be pretty damn good for the SEC. They would be adding three huge states to their footprint and some natural rivalries would develop in all sports. West Virginia-Kentucky, Virginia Tech-Tennessee, VT-WVU, A&M-LSU, A&M-Arky, Arky-Mizzou. Thats some good content right there.
The ACC would be forced to raid the Big East once again to at least get back to 12 teams. Pittsburgh, Syracuse, UConn, Rutgers, and Louisville would all be in the conversation and if they wanted to get to 16 then all 5 of them would be invited.
That would leave the Big East with: Cincy, South Florida, and TCU in football. With the Big 12 leftovers: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, and Baylor needing more members it seems easy that TCU would be invited to join. Then there would be options to expand east (Cincy, East Carolina, USF, UCF, and Memphis) or west (Houston, New Mexico, Air Force, Colorado State); or possibly merge with the Mountain West in order to ensure retention of the BCS auto-bid. In that scenario they would be a pretty solid football and basketball conference.
Oklahoma (you already let in Nebraska who lost their AAU membership so that is no longer sacrosanct. OU isn't a horrible school, they are close to Missouri in many rankings and are a Space Grant university.
If adding traditional football power Nebraska was a good idea, then it goes the same for OU. It adds another of the strongest rivalry games in college sports history to the league.
Next: add Texas. Going to the Big Ten and the academic benefits to that school probably allows UT to split from T-Tech and Baylor much easier, especially if Missouri is targeted by the SEC and OU leaves for the Big Ten putting the Big 12 on the brink of collapse.
Maryland. Big school, fits academic profile, covers two huge DMAs in Baltimore and Washington DC, adds a greater NE presence for the league, develop a true rival for Penn State.
A "super" SEC and an expanded Big Ten almost assures that they could then convince Deloss Dodds' good buddies at Notre Dame to join them as well. Most likely there would be at least 1 if not 2 ACC schools being targeted by SEC which would create opportunity to pull Maryland out.
Divisions could be split East/West and maintain balance between football powers, while retaining rivalries.
This conference would then become an equal with the expanded SEC as the most powerful conferences once again, which they both lost when Larry Scott showed up. The TV money would be ridiculous, but they would actually have teams that could represent the conference in the title game. I honestly feel that is a scenario that Notre Dame would consider joining and I bet OU and UT would jump at as well. It would leave enough strength in the old Big 12 to combine with the remnants of the Big East to retain a BCS auto-bid which would be the best thing for Iowa State and Baylor so they should be supportive of only two more Big 12 teams leaving.
| EAST | WEST |
| Maryland | Northwestern |
| Penn State | Illinois |
| Ohio State | Wisconsin |
| Michigan | Minnesota |
| Michigan State | Iowa |
| Notre Dame | Nebraska |
| Purdue | Oklahoma |
| Indiana | Texas |
The SEC targets would probably come from: Missouri, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, or North Carolina (longshot) to go along with Texas A&M. North Carolina politics probably block the Tar Heels from leaving their brethren behind, but an expansion of Missouri and Texas A&M to the west and Virginia Tech and West Virginia to the east would be pretty damn good for the SEC. They would be adding three huge states to their footprint and some natural rivalries would develop in all sports. West Virginia-Kentucky, Virginia Tech-Tennessee, VT-WVU, A&M-LSU, A&M-Arky, Arky-Mizzou. Thats some good content right there.
The ACC would be forced to raid the Big East once again to at least get back to 12 teams. Pittsburgh, Syracuse, UConn, Rutgers, and Louisville would all be in the conversation and if they wanted to get to 16 then all 5 of them would be invited.
That would leave the Big East with: Cincy, South Florida, and TCU in football. With the Big 12 leftovers: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, and Baylor needing more members it seems easy that TCU would be invited to join. Then there would be options to expand east (Cincy, East Carolina, USF, UCF, and Memphis) or west (Houston, New Mexico, Air Force, Colorado State); or possibly merge with the Mountain West in order to ensure retention of the BCS auto-bid. In that scenario they would be a pretty solid football and basketball conference.
| West | Central |
| San Diego State | Iowa State |
| Fresno State | Kansas |
| UNLV | Kansas State |
| Nevada | Oklahoma State |
| Boise State | TCU |
| Wyoming | Baylor |
| Colorado State | Texas Tech |
| Air Force | New Mexico |
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ScottyBuff
Well-Known Member
If UT and OU join Big Ten, there would be no appeal or valuable teams for the Pac-12 to expand further.
big problem here-
IF the others are going 'super' Scott won't be left behind- just don't see it
Swish
Half a bubble off
And if everyone else is in a super conference just where would that leave the PAC-12?
I agree with ITB I don't think Scott will just stand there and watch the PAC-12 be in danger of losing a competitive edge.
Those numbers are about to get alot bigger in coming years.
Put on your rain gear, the poop has hit the fan and it is going to get messy. Thank goodness CU has a spot in the P12.
According to my sources :lol:, UT will not give up on the LHN, which means no P12.
OU and Okie Lite prefer the P12. Look for that to happen.
Mizzou or WVU may be # 14 for the SEC, I look for the SEC to go to 16.
When that happens, the B10 will make a move to 16, and the Pac 12 will too IMO. The deck chairs are being moved, and ISU, Baylor look to be the big losers.
It is gonna be fun towatch over the next month or so as teams look for exits to get away from Bevo. UT overplayed their hand badly, and I doubt they will get in a conference unless the ACC, which will likely be raided by the SEC, let's Bevo ride in to begin the destruction of their third conference.
According to the link provided by BuffNut above, an unspecified B12 member (read Bailer), has withdrawn it's previous consent to the departure of aTm, thus putting a fly in the ointment. Like a shunned chubby HS girl, Bailer is hanging on for all they are worth (which ain't much).
According to my sources :lol:, UT will not give up on the LHN, which means no P12.
OU and Okie Lite prefer the P12. Look for that to happen.
Mizzou or WVU may be # 14 for the SEC, I look for the SEC to go to 16.
When that happens, the B10 will make a move to 16, and the Pac 12 will too IMO. The deck chairs are being moved, and ISU, Baylor look to be the big losers.
It is gonna be fun towatch over the next month or so as teams look for exits to get away from Bevo. UT overplayed their hand badly, and I doubt they will get in a conference unless the ACC, which will likely be raided by the SEC, let's Bevo ride in to begin the destruction of their third conference.
According to the link provided by BuffNut above, an unspecified B12 member (read Bailer), has withdrawn it's previous consent to the departure of aTm, thus putting a fly in the ointment. Like a shunned chubby HS girl, Bailer is hanging on for all they are worth (which ain't much).
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Mick Ronson
Well-Known Member
esp LSU and Arkie. when i used to read texags and one of their other boards (forget what it was called) years ago fairly often, ags used to have a lot of hand-wringing about LSU making inroads into Houston area. so much so that they thought a home and home with LSU (which used to be kind of a rivalry in the 80's)...was seen as a bad idea today.
The Guest
Guest
Hahahahaahahahaah! The messiness! Hahahahahah...whew, those scrappy little green bastards.
"unspecified" Hahahahahaah! Whew! Christ, who could it be?
Les Miles said Texas was going to be SEC country for recruiting when the switch happens.
Texas is gonna be PAC country too. UT can only take so many guys even if it keeps its #1 status in state. And the Big12 (if it survives) will be seen as a loser conference by recruits. All those texass schools in the Big12S are FURKED!