Chip Brown report: Texas A&M to the SEC

#76
#76
braths said:
Oklahoma will follow Texas regardless of anything the SEC says or does.
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I know most people think this....but Texas & OU have only been in the same conference for 14 years. I don't think OU's success is dependent on Texas.
 
#83
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braths said:
IMO, Louisville would want no part of the SEC for two reasons:

1) They are currently irrelevant in football
2) John Calipari

Louisville is also a somewhat weak TV market (#50), so it wouldn't add much revenue or exposure.

I think we should take Texas A&M and Missouri and call it a day.

Just my humble opinion.
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Louisville may be down in football, but still relevant in Basketball. But that is actually secondary in this issue - as fans we think with our hearts and how it affects football - administrators think with their wallets.

I don't know what world you guys are living in....But when it comes to TV market shares The SEC in local markets controls many smaller markets - the tv revenue that the SEC brings in is from national contracts with CBS and ESPN.

The #50 Market, by the way, is a bigger market than most of the other SEC teams carry locally... UT, USCjr, Ole Miss, Miss St, Kentucky all have local markets ranked lower than Louisville....Really, only UGA being in the Atlanta market, UF in tampa, and Vandy in Nasheville control bigger markets than Louisville.

Plus they have PapaJohn's Money behind their atheletic dept.

not saying it will happen or that its MY first choice....but from a money, then academic, then athletic stand point it makes sense
 
#88
#88
ShowMeVol said:
I know most people think this....but Texas & OU have only been in the same conference for 14 years. I don't think OU's success is dependent on Texas.
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No it isn't and Okies have disdain for Texans in general. I don't think OU would want to leave the impression that they are following Texas (following in a subordinate sense), even if they do. No love lost between the two.
 
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#92
#92
VolAlumNGatrland said:
Slive has already said that the SEC will not be offering to FSU, Miami, Clemson or GA Tech.

Another SEC school's AD said he doubts the SEC will look to offer any ACC school.

VA Tech said they have had no discussions with SEC officials and intends to remain in the ACC.

I would look at TX A&M, Oklahoma, maybe Missouri to the west. (take 2 of the 3) and then possibly Louisville in the east and then another middle of the pack type school in a good media market.
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Slive is a politician and what a politician tells you and what actually happens is often two different things. If we get A&M and not OU, then where is the second team going to come from?

Missouri? I would think they are still hoping against hope that they still make it into the Big 10.

Louisville? Why? Petrino is at Arky now. It could be 30 years before Louisville finds another coach that could make them relevant in football again.

USF? They are still an upstart program, albeit one that has made a little bit of noise, but not enough to warrent addmission into the SEC.

Maryland? A little to far north for my taste.

So that leaves the ACC schools (FSU, Miami, Clemson, GA Tech or VT) or WVU. So we either don't expand at all or we will have to go after one of the ACC schools if OU does what it says and follows Texas wherever they go.
 
#94
#94
utkell65 said:
Slive is a politician and what a politician tells you and what actually happens is often two different things. If we get A&M and not OU, then where is the second team going to come from?

Missouri? I would think they are still hoping against hope that they still make it into the Big 10.

Louisville? Why? Petrino is at Arky now. It could be 30 years before Louisville finds another coach that could make them relevant in football again.

USF? They are still an upstart program, albeit one that has made a little bit of noise, but not enough to warrent addmission into the SEC.

Maryland? A little to far north for my taste.

So that leaves the ACC schools (FSU, Miami, Clemson, GA Tech or VT) or WVU. So we either don't expand at all or we will have to go after one of the ACC schools if OU does what it says and follows Texas wherever they go.
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Honestly, mizzou is probably more to a point where they're getting worried rather than just waiting
 
#97
#97
utkell65 said:
You say No Way, but where would you pull a second team from? TrueOrange is probably right about Mizzou, but I would still think they would rather be in the Big 10.
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if we can't get OU as part of the deal, then we don't need to expand.
 
#99
#99
golfballs03 said:
if we can't get OU as part of the deal, then we don't need to expand.
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I don't disagree, but if A&M really wants in, I don't think Slive will turn them down. Although I could care less about the media market aspect of it, I'm sure Slive would love to open up the Houston and San Antonio markets to the SEC.
 
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