Texas A&M coming to the SEC????

#78
#78
GatorBill said:
I dont see the SEC adding just one team. If they are going to expand they will add one on each side, and there have been no rumors of any kind that have lead me to think there is someone in the East coming on board.

A&M is going to happen someday. And I believe the SEC will also add OU and Okie St.

SEC Additions:
A&M
OU
Okie St
Texas Tech

BigTen:
Mizzery
Iowa St
Kansas
K-State

Pac10
Texas
BYU

Baylor replaces BYU in Mountain West


Of course, this is all just guesswork. But of all of the rumors I have heard, these make the most sense.
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Texas will be indep.

The big 10 has had little to no interest in Kstate, KU, and ISU.....i have no clue about anything with baylor

Mizzou was actually left in an odd position.....from what i understood, they feel extremely scorned by how the big ten treated them (they were left holding the bag and looking a bit foolish)

I would expect OKST & Texas Tech to be more likely take a pac-10 or even MWC option than Texas (in fact, the rumors your bringing up look like stuff that came up during the big 10 expansion), but not the SEC........however the time of the Super-16-team conferences (or its opportunity) either is quite far off or has passed


GatorBill said:
I could see that happening. And I can certainly see TCU in the SEC before TTU. Hell, I can almost see tenn tech in the sec before tex tech!! :eek:lol:

But I think Mizzery wants to keep the link with Nebraska, and wants the heck away from OU. It also locks them up with the other cornholes in Iowa, which would seem to be a better match.
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Mizzou really doesnt have any major, strong tie to Nebraska, does it?; the reasons everyone thought Mizzou was moving to the Big Ten were it being on the edge already of Big 10 territory, the STRONG ties of rivalry to Illinois, and the large media markets the state contains of St. Louis and the main/big part of Kansas City
 
#80
#80
GatorBill said:
I would LOVE for the SEC to get Mizzery, because I dont want them in the Big Ten, but I think that is almost a done deal. Just waiting on other shoes to drop first.
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again, from what i understand they feel pretty scorned by how silly the big 10 left them looking silly

that said, yes, i'd want the SEC to take them for that reason, plus the sizable major markets they'd bring with them (without the loss of a regionality some people worry about)

but conference expansions really are all about the $$

....it's kind of why it's such a big deal that the big ten's revenue is large enough for each school to receive $22-24 million a year, come the end of the football season



(I dont think i've been wording all this the best, but hopefully i got it across well enough)
 
#81
#81
JokermanVol said:
or maybe even tcu instead of missouri to attract both the houston (tamu) and dfw markets.
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rockytop9808 said:
TCU literally just moved to the Big East.
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yeah, TCU just joined the big east, they're staying there for a while

...also, while they are based in fort worth, I really don't think TCU holds that much sway over DFW (as say, the longhorns do in that area)

as much as I'm sure more of the area likes them when they're really good, I get the feeling interest drops quickly when theyre not......
 
#82
#82
TXVOL07 said:
My prediction of the future series of events:


Aggie-
:rtfm: "Look at this ESipn contract!"

:furious3:

:compute: "Dear Mr. Slive, We'll see you soon. Thanks and Gig em'. Aggie.


Slive's office:
:good!:

Mack Brown's Office:
:lolabove:

Bob Stoops Office:
:ermm:

Art Briles office:
:eek:hmy:

Gary Pinkel's office:
:question:


Dan Beebe's office:
:swoon3:
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well done :)
 
#83
#83
TrueOrange said:
again, from what i understand they feel pretty scorned by how silly the big 10 left them looking silly

that said, yes, i'd want the SEC to take them for that reason, plus the sizable major markets they'd bring with them (without the loss of a regionality some people worry about)

but conference expansions really are all about the $$

....it's kind of why it's such a big deal that the big ten's revenue is large enough for each school to receive $22-24 million a year, come the end of the football season



(I dont think i've been wording all this the best, but hopefully i got it across well enough)
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I cannot argue anything that you are saying. Most of what I am saying does indeed come from last years Big Ten expansion, but I believe that Mizzery would still take the Big Ten over the SEC for several reasons. (one of them being a feeling that they might actually be more competitive athletically, the other being the connection in the AAU. Association of American Universities. . .or whatever it means.)

There is obviously a lot that goes into this crap, and I am not pretending to be an expert. Just setting out some of the rumor and conjecture that I have come across. I do believe in 2 things:
1) A&M 100% solid to SEC
2) Mizzery 80% solid to Big Ten
d) the designated hitter rule has ruined baseball.
 
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GatorBill said:
I cannot argue anything that you are saying. Most of what I am saying does indeed come from last years Big Ten expansion, but I believe that Mizzery would still take the Big Ten over the SEC for several reasons. (one of them being a feeling that they might actually be more competitive athletically, the other being the connection in the AAU. Association of American Universities. . .or whatever it means.)

There is obviously a lot that goes into this crap, and I am not pretending to be an expert. Just setting out some of the rumor and conjecture that I have come across. I do believe in 2 things:
1) A&M 100% solid to SEC
2) Mizzery 80% solid to Big Ten
d) the designated hitter rule has ruined baseball.
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don't get me wrong, i understand alot of what youre getting at. realistically, most of these schools would take the big 10 if given the option, they're still currently the biggest cash cow of the conferences. the bigger question though has to be about the conference(s) actually wanting them (or even if they're willing to expand again so soon)

after living in STL for most of the year though, i can't say I'm getting the same...perhaps "air" if the best word, of those chances & feelings of moving into the Big 10 being nearly as high as they were the previous few summers


(but none of these schools really makes these moves based off of becoming "automatically be competitive"...just wanted to point that out)
 
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#86
#86
TrueOrange said:
don't get me wrong, most near any of these schools would take the big 10 if given the option, they're still currently the biggest cash cow of the conferences. the bigger question though has to be about the conference(s) actually wanting them (or even if they're willing to expand again so soon)


(but none of these schools really makes these moves based off of becoming "automatically be competitive"...just wanted to point that out)
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I think the academic and physical proximity are the 2 biggest issues, or they would seem to be.

Anyways, it is all conjecture right now, and it is a little bit of fun watching people guess at this. Will have to come back and look at this thread once things actually happen.

I am still convinced that we go to 16 team leagues, just now sure exactly how we get there.
 
#87
#87
Yeah it's all pretty much guesswork by people who think they have ins (and many who really don't)

Eventually 16 teams will probably happen; Slive's standing on not wanting to expand last summer (when it looked like everyone was up in an arm's race with expansion talk) makes it seem like it will be some time though....like an 'expect 14 for several years before 16'
 
#88
#88
do agree on how much academic aspects bring an important draw though; these are all universities first and the presidents have perhaps the most major says on these aspects


also a bit in line with the DH thing...(a bit more "pick one and stick with it" though)
 
#97
#97
We're on our way. It's a matter of time. Dude is way the f off base.
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#98
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TXVOL07 said:
We're on our way. It's a matter of time. Dude is way the f off base.
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I agree it's only a matter of time, but I really think A&M is in a status quo right now. Everyone knows the Big12 conference is not working out in the long term, and now this Shorthorn Network made things even worse. But on the other hand, things haven't got out of control yet, so I would imagine it will be very difficult to take the drastic route and leave all those profits, tradition, (legislative pressure?) behind. It would probably take 10 years or maybe even longer for it to happen though, I don't know. What do most Aggie fans think about that?

Additionally, no offense, if A&M were to move into SEC west, they would most likely get stomped, year in and year out, by everyone in that division except Ole Miss. I am curious to see what most Aggie fans think about that too.
 
#99
#99
Texags.com is heating up. It's like last June all over again. I'd hate to see the A&M fans let down again. They don't deserve it.
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#100
#100
exotic_vols said:
I agree it's only a matter of time, but I really think A&M is in a status quo right now. Everyone knows the Big12 conference is not working out in the long term, and now this Shorthorn Network made things even worse. But on the other hand, things haven't got out of control yet, so I would imagine it will be very difficult to take the drastic route and leave all those profits, tradition, (legislative pressure?) behind. It would probably take 10 years or maybe even longer for it to happen though, I don't know. What do most Aggie fans think about that?

Additionally, no offense, if A&M were to move into SEC west, they would most likely get stomped, year in and year out, by everyone in that division except Ole Miss. I am curious to see what most Aggie fans think about that too.
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A&M would likely be more competitive than you think. I don't see them being a 4-8, 5-7 team every single year.
 
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