A&M officially a member of the SEC

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atxvol2010 said:
Our schedule is set in stone for next year, doubt we are playing them. Much rather play NC State in Atlanta so we can end our ACC losing streak, Ga. Dome losing streak and have a convincing win that gets us ready to play UF and end that streak in Knoxville.

A&M is the last of my concerns right now. Winning in College Station is a very hard task and I know OSU won yesterday.
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They are definitely going to have to change schedules to accommodate them
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When we go 14 teams, it'll likely be 9 conference games and 3 Nonconference games.
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gordonr24 said:
When we go 14 teams, it'll likely be 9 conference games and 3 Nonconference games.
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I'd bet on that too. The Pac-10/12 and Big XII are already doing it.

I'm worried that an extra conference game likely means one less marquee non-conference game. I hope we don't drop our upcoming Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Ohio St. series for home dates with Panhandle Tech and Cupcake State.
 
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Big Slick said:
I'd bet on that too. The Pac-10/12 and Big XII are already doing it.

I'm worried that an extra conference game likely means one less marquee non-conference game. I hope we don't drop our upcoming Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Ohio St. series for home dates with Panhandle Tech and Cupcake State.
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we likely won't but so many schools already just use their OOC to schedule cupcakes that I'm not sure people should worry about how drastically it will change any team's future scheduling outlook
 
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I would think the chances of us playing A&M in 2012 would be extremely slim. Additionally, I think we add a team to the East and this won't affect the schedule as much as people think, unless we add Mizzou or TCU.

They would probably take a meaningless non-conference game off the schedule (not NC State) like Akron, Troy or Ga. State and then add the newcomer to the East. If another team is added to the West, then I think that can really change things (Bama possibly removed, we play AU instead and another conference game). I really don't think we will add another team to the West, but I could be wrong, too much speculation.

The NC State game is important for recruiting in North Carolina and ending a couple of negative streaks.
 
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TrueOrange said:
we likely won't but so many schools already just use their OOC to schedule cupcakes that I'm not sure people should worry about how drastically it will change any team's future scheduling outlook
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If we add another conference game, we should be playing cupcakes in our OOC schedule. Makes no sense to be playing in Norman and Lincoln, which are two areas we rarely recruit.
 
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Big Slick said:
I'd bet on that too. The Pac-10/12 and Big XII are already doing it.

I'm worried that an extra conference game likely means one less marquee non-conference game. I hope we don't drop our upcoming Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Ohio St. series for home dates with Panhandle Tech and Cupcake State.
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Luckily kickoff classics are starting to make a comeback. LSU and Georgia made some nice little paydays to go play tough teams at "neutral" locations. Wouldn't be surprised to see another pop up in Jax or Tampa soon.
 
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Pick up NC state and be done with it. They make the most sense to me. They're in a different state, new market, more southern than VTech, wouldn't be too tough a team for everyone's schedule and adds a team to the east.
 
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checkerboards09 said:
UT and Bama both will fight their tails off to keep that game alive no matter what it takes.
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Of course they will. And then they will be outvoted 11-2 by the rest of the conference when it comes to yearly cross-divisional games and the 3SIO will lose its yearly status. I sure hope all the people who were in favor of aTm coming to the SEC enjoy all that extra money this brings them next year when late October rolls around and we don't get to play Alabama.
 
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chavisut said:
If they can't win anything in the Big 12, what makes you think they will in the SEC?
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Arkansas was about as good in the SWC as A&M has been in the Big XII prior to their respective moves to the SEC, and continued to operate at about the same level of success after they moved into the SEC. The west is crazy right now, but things are cyclical, and with them being able to boast being the only SEC team in talent-rich team in Texas, I think the Ags will play in Atlanta at least once in the next decade.
 
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Realignment will lock in weaker OOC schedules. Coaches want those "practice" games to improve and rest starters. Becomes even more important when you lock in another quality conference opponent, IMO.
 
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95 Vol Alum said:
Realignment will lock in weaker OOC schedules. Coaches want those "practice" games to improve and rest starters. Becomes even more important when you lock in another quality conference opponent, IMO.
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Just like money has determined conference realignment, it also determines schedules. They don't play patsies once a year for the "practice" they do it because it's an extra home game that doesn't get taken up by a home-and-home with another good program.

As I mentioned, kickoff classics are starting to make a comeback, and I think you're going to see three or four hosting SEC teams on a yearly basis with ranked matchups, at Texas Stadium, the Georgia Dome, somewhere in Florida, etc.
 
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milohimself said:
Arkansas was about as good in the SWC as A&M has been in the Big XII prior to their respective moves to the SEC, and continued to operate at about the same level of success after they moved into the SEC. The west is crazy right now, but things are cyclical, and with them being able to boast being the only SEC team in talent-rich team in Texas, I think the Ags will play in Atlanta at least once in the next decade.
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I think they have a higher ceiling than Arky, but they're not going to become Bama or LSU by any means.
 
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Never said they were. Just said they'll be about as successful in the SEC as they were in the Big XII -- something to the tune of a couple West divisional titles a decade.
 
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milohimself said:
Arkansas was about as good in the SWC as A&M has been in the Big XII prior to their respective moves to the SEC, and continued to operate at about the same level of success after they moved into the SEC. The west is crazy right now, but things are cyclical, and with them being able to boast being the only SEC team in talent-rich team in Texas, I think the Ags will play in Atlanta at least once in the next decade.
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Is one division title a decade strong?

They will still be little brother in Texas. I don't see there being a dramatic recruiting difference.
 
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milohimself said:
Arkansas was about as good in the SWC as A&M has been in the Big XII prior to their respective moves to the SEC, and continued to operate at about the same level of success after they moved into the SEC. The west is crazy right now, but things are cyclical, and with them being able to boast being the only SEC team in talent-rich team in Texas, I think the Ags will play in Atlanta at least once in the next decade.
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That's not true. Their win percentage has dropped considerably and they haven't won any championships since joining the SEC.

Also, I think Arkansas was winning more before joining the SEC than A&M has been winning lately. At least in terms of titles.
 
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tvolsfan said:
That's not true. Their win percentage has dropped considerably and they haven't won any championships since joining the SEC.

Also, I think Arkansas was winning more before joining the SEC than A&M has been winning lately. At least in terms of titles.
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Arkansas was really good in the mid to late 80s, but was a train wreck in progress by the time they joined the SEC.
 
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