Jeff Platt of CBS affiliate WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi, and KZNE College Station radio host and publisher of the Texas A&M site TexAgs.com Billy Liucci report Saturday that SEC Commissioner Mike Slive is meeting with A&M officials today in College Station to talk about the prospect of the school moving to the Southeastern Conference.
No reason to doubt these reports, which could indicate that a decision from A&M will be forthcoming on future conference affiliation. Perhaps even before the Texas Board of Regents meets on Tuesday.
It would still be hard for me to believe that A&M would risk being completely cutoff from the Univ. of Texas in all competition, including non-conference games, by going to the SEC.
Especially considering that Texas Governor Rick Perry is an alumnus of A&M and in an election year. (Does he really want that to happen on his watch?)
5:52 pm on June 12th, 2010
Fonk, Rick Perry if he is selling out his school for this UT scam.
A&M is absolutely NOT better off way out West when a more lucrative option in a similar culture is right next door. This is a UT scam to keep A&M under wraps just because UT won’t consider the SEC.
7:31 pm on June 12th, 2010
The Aggies can play Arkansas as a rivalry and SEC divisional game, I guess. Follow the money!
7:36 pm on June 12th, 2010
won’t the gov and legislature just tell Texas that they have to play A&M as a non-conference game? that’s how the FSU-Florida game was started. Aggies shouldn’t be forced into something because of Texas.
8:00 pm on June 12th, 2010
Just caught new news on the ticker from the sec rep. Sec wants Texas and Texas A&M. It also said they had no interest in adding FSU, Miami, Clemson, or Georgia Tech. This says the SEC wants to add 2 BIG 12 teams to the West and probably move AUburn to the east division. My guess is they will go after Oklahoma, if Texas refuses the SEC. The problem with that is Oklahoma has been saying it goes where TEXAS goes. Yet, money talks. Oklahoma could change it’s mind and go with the Aggies into the SEC.
8:22 pm on June 12th, 2010
Somebody should check with Rep. Dan Branch. He wants to hold hearings next week and get some answers about why so fast and what is in the best interest of the schools.
Politics is officially in the mix
8:45 pm on June 12th, 2010
I AM WAITING FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW DIVISION 1 TEXAS CONFERENCE. THE BIG 10 TEXAS SCHOOLS CAN PLAY FOR THE TEXAS TITLE. WE CAN KEEP OUR BONFIRE BURNING AND TRADITIONS ALIVE.
Texas Tech, Texas, Texas A&M, Rice, Southern Methodist, Baylor, North Texas, Texas El-Paso, TCU, Houston.
10:46 pm on June 12th, 2010
Why would they let a high school team, North Texas, into a college football conference?
12:45 am on June 13th, 2010
Alamo: as an Arkansas alum I loved the Southwest Conference, too. Hear my words, friend! It’s gone! GONE!
p.s. A&M to the SEC = good idea.
10:47 am on June 13th, 2010
Best bet would be for Texas, Texas A&M, OU, and OSU to move to the SEC, with the 2 Alabama schools moving to the Eastern division….perfect geographic fit and a great CBS TV contract already in place
8:38 pm on June 13th, 2010
No expansion for SEC unless its on their terms. They already have the product and the tv package. MIami Fsu Clemson and GT give them nothing in terms of tv market expansion. If they go 14 it has to be Tex & Okla or Tex and A&M, none of the other schools strengthen the conference enough. Texas will go west because it can handle SC and the rest are paper tigers. Texas wont risk annual games against Ala Aub Fla Ga LSU Tenn, et al. they want a conference they can dominate not finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th, every year.
11:48 am on June 14th, 2010
It does seem like there is little advantage to sec taking miami, fsu, clemson, ga tech. miami doesn’t even have the following of a typical sec team. it is a small school. va tech would add to the sec footprint and rabid fans would fit with sec. other than money though sec probably isn’t best for va tech. probably turn into a consistent middle of the packer.