Texas A&M threatening to bolt for the SEC

#52
#52
I've been all for A&M coming onboard. Saying that I will have to admit has anyone ever seen another school tell another what they can and can't do? A&M will do what the Univ. of Texas tells them to do. I have never, ever, seen anything like it.
 
#53
#53
VoL BaLL 777 said:
Yeah, screw Texas anything, including a&m. We dont need them, and they already had their chance. They chose to be texas's beotch, and they can stay that way as far as I am concerned. NO THANK YOU A&M!
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ok? so how does texas have any pull with them if they do join? thats why texas fought so hard to keep them and OU. everyone seems to think that texas is this all great power, but the only reason thats the case is becasue of their situation. once that changes (a&m and OU leaving) texas becomes just another team. yeah they will make money but they wont dominate.
 
#54
#54
I wouldn't mind A&M in the sec conferance especially if they played Texas each year and killed them like Florida has done to fsu and Miami on the field and recruiting. I would be more open to 14 teams than 16 at this point, and it will ease the pain if 16 team powerconferances became a reality foregoing.
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#55
#55
What part of joining the sec gives us any advantage over the folks in Austin?

I'll answer, none.

If/when we do leave, we will continue to play them. Not doing so is never going to be an option. And that fine with me. My life would be a little less complete if I could not hate the forty acres.
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TXVOL07 said:
What part of joining the sec gives us any advantage over the folks in Austin?
I'll answer, none.

If/when we do leave, we will continue to play them. Not doing so is never going to be an option. And that fine with me. My life would be a little less complete if I could not hate the forty acres.
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There a few things that would be better for A&M. Playing in the best conference in the country is one. Money divided equally among all members of the conference and more tv exposure are two other things.
 
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TXVOL07 said:
What part of joining the sec gives us any advantage over the folks in Austin?

I'll answer, none.

If/when we do leave, we will continue to play them. Not doing so is never going to be an option. And that fine with me. My life would be a little less complete if I could not hate the forty acres.
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Obviously you know a lot more about Texas football than I do. It's seems to me though that having an SEC school in the state of Texas could possibly make an impact on the recruiting in Austin. I really think Texas fears having an SEC school within the state because they could loosen the strangle hold on all that in-state talent.

If A&M did decide to join the SEC I personally think it would be a great benefit for the conference and to TAMU (as long as the SEC added a traditionally relevant team). It seems pretty obvious that this current/future Big 12 is a marriage of convenience and won't work but for a couple more years. From everything that I hear on say Rivals radio it would be a breath of fresh air for A&M. IMO this whole thing isn't over by a long shot.
 
#59
#59
And I thought, "hoped" MU would be the 1st defector to the SEC from the Big 8,12, 10 1/2.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
Obviously you know a lot more about Texas football than I do. It's seems to me though that having an SEC school in the state of Texas could possibly make an impact on the recruiting in Austin. I really think Texas fears having an SEC school within the state because they could loosen the strangle hold on all that in-state talent.

If A&M did decide to join the SEC I personally think it would be a great benefit for the conference and to TAMU (as long as the SEC added a traditionally relevant team). It seems pretty obvious that this current/future Big 12 is a marriage of convenience and won't work but for a couple more years. From everything that I hear on say Rivals radio it would be a breath of fresh air for A&M. IMO this whole thing isn't over by a long shot.
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I think the "put the SEC in Texas will impact Texas recruiting" is highly overblown.
 
#62
#62
As do I.

Arkansas, and Louisiana are right next door and they dont pull the talent that Mack Brown can get. The recruiting impact by adding us would be minimal.

As for my thoughts on us going, Im all for it. Yall are right. The equal revenue sharing, the tv package, playing in the best conference in the land, all of it. Im all about it. I think Beebe recognized that Slive was real close to getting us to go, and despite what many think, it wasnt just t.u.'s grand descision to maintain the Big 12-2.

He knew they were putting good numbers on paper and aTm and the regents were paying attention. Then he promised us what we all have been screaming for. Equal Money. A tv package, and yes, we get to maintain without having to play a championship game. Thats all good, but he'd better back it up. And that's what the article was about.

Look, I dont think we'll last another 5 years in the situation we have now. I do think that this thing gets cleaned up though, and that when Texas decides to bolt again, we'll go first.

As far as defending my team Sabs, I love me some Vols and always wish them the best, but we'd wreck them if we faced them this year. History and Cotton Bowl and blah blah blah out the window. Love em', but we'd get em. Atleast this upcoming season.

After that, we'd be a middle of the road SEC team that gets beat like a drum against the major players, and upset a few.(Lord I'd love to play LSU again). The Vandy's, Kentucky's, and South Carolina's would leave Kyle Feild with their asses in their hands.

I think the natural rivalries are a good cultural fit, and I think if you're going to be in the middle of the road in a conference, why not do it in the best place to be? The SEC.

Thanks, Gig em'. Rock on Rocky Top.
 
#63
#63
I think it would be great to have Texas A&M in the SEC. Bring Texas with them!
 
#64
#64
To hell with Austin. They're big 13 bound eventually.
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#65
#65
T A&M is too far away. Not in SE. We don't need them.
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#66
#66
Had a little time this morning so I thought I'd share my findings for those of you who would argue that getting a "Texas" school would allow access to the state for recruiting.

Now, dont get me wrong, you can see my thoughts on us joining detailed above, but here are some stats for those of you that think us coming over will give you the keys to the hotbed of recruits here.

# of Recruits from Texas in schools outside the state of Texas:

1. Big 12 - 70
2. Mountain West - 29
3. SEC - 14.

followed closely behind by the WAC at 13, and the Sun Belt, Pac10 at 12.

Out of the SEC schools, Tennessee only has one player (DB Elddrick Lofton) from Texas.

6 teams in the SEC have none.

From those stats, you can see that Texas recruits are far more content playing in a conference that allows them to play in their home state often.

Getting us will be a positive, but not solely because of recruiting benefits.
 
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TXVOL07 said:
Had a little time this morning so I thought I'd share my findings for those of you who would argue that getting a "Texas" school would allow access to the state for recruiting.

Now, dont get me wrong, you can see my thoughts on us joining detailed above, but here are some stats for those of you that think us coming over will give you the keys to the hotbed of recruits here.

# of Recruits from Texas in schools outside the state of Texas:

1. Big 12 - 70
2. Mountain West - 29
3. SEC - 14.

followed closely behind by the WAC at 13, and the Sun Belt, Pac10 at 12.

Out of the SEC schools, Tennessee only has one player (DB Elddrick Lofton) from Texas.

6 teams in the SEC have none.

From those stats, you can see that Texas recruits are far more content playing in a conference that allows them to play in their home state often.

Getting us will be a positive, but not solely because of recruiting benefits.
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I may be wrong, but I feel like it should help A&Ms recruiting. Texas is a big 12 state, because they have no sec presence. But if you were to bolt, I think you would gain a lot of talent. Suddenly Texas is in an even weaker conference, A&M is in a stronger one. They'll get better exposure and more money. I'd think you could steal loads of talent.
People like winners, and since the inception of the bcs, the sec is a proven winner. Give people in the state a reason to root for the SEC and they will.
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#68
#68
Being in the SEC would have little impact on aTm's recruiting. We'd more than likely, maintain the connections we have across the state and continue to redevelop the relationships that were abandoned in the Franchonie era.
 
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