Conference Realignment: It's (Kind Of) Official -- Texas A&M Is An SEC School
by Glenn Logan on Sep 12, 2011 6:40 PM EDT
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PrintFrom the SB Nation mothership, word has come down that Texas A&M is now officially accepted into the SEC.
And with that, weeks of wrangling and rumors have been put to bed: Texas A&M will become the 13th member of the SEC. The Aggies and SEC have engaged in what began to resemble an odd conference mating ritual, beginning with Texas A&M's decision to notify the Big 12 of its decision to leave. What followed came straight out of a soap opera, with lawsuits threatened, jilted lovers left heartbroken and, finally, a resolution.
This statement from Slive makes it actually sound like the conference is enthusiastic and has some kind of sense of urgency in the matter. If you're curious as to what a 13-team SEC football schedule might look like, we covered that back in August. It's not pretty.
Well, nobody said this would be a seamless transition. Also, Slive said the SEC is not looking for a 14th member.
Yeah, I'm sure that's right. Not.
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Whether or not it's a good move remains to be seen
However I find this expansion to he exciting. UK football games in Texas? Who’ve ever thunk it.
I think it’s good to shake things up every now and then.
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by SevenRings on Sep 12, 2011 6:59 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
Not looking for a 14th team?
Is that a way of posturing so as not to be involved in tampering with another conference’s teams, i.e., “they came to us”?
Symmetry is a beautiful thing.
I think so.
A 13-team league is a very ugly schedule.
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yup
I’m sure their not “looking” for a 14th member.
Instead they’ll just go along minding their own business and what-dya-know a team from the ACC/Big 12/Big East/Federation of Planets just happens to want to join the SEC all by themselves without any conversations with us of course – we’re as shocked as anyone!
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Anybody thought of Georgia Tech?
They were previously a member of the SEC way, way back.
They were.
I think Georgia would object to their inclusion, though. They hate them.
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I would love to see FSU added
They are a football and baseball powerhouse and pretty good in basketball too. Regionally relevant.
And as a longtime FSU fan, I would love to go see UK play them down there.
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by SevenRings on Sep 12, 2011 7:23 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Agreed.
And since I think Slive has his eyes on the prize (yet another rhyme. sigh) of landing the SEC their own network, we need to think beyond football if this is going to be what elevates us to SuperConference level.
My suggestions, not that anyone in Birmingham is listening:
SEC West:
Texas A&M
Missouri
SEC East:
Florida State
Virginia Tech or WVU (my heart wants WVU, my brain wants VT)
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Sounds good to me
Although from everything I have heard, VaTech and Virginia are tied at the hip and won’t be separated. They would be a great addition for football tho.
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by SevenRings on Sep 12, 2011 7:42 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I wouldn't think Ga Tech because the SEC already has Georgia in the Atlanta market ....
On any given Saturday, the SEC wants Georgia fans in Atlanta watching the Dogs … and they do …. adding Tech would just water down the Atlanta market. Same with Clemson. Same in Florida. To me, its mostly about trying to get more people watching SEC games ….. ie more money. I think a school in the Charlotte area (UNC, NC State) or maybe Va Tech or West Virginia ??? SEC gobbled up A&M to get in the Texas market …. (conspiracy theory :))
There's your answer.
Gobble up more Texas market and invite…………….Baylor! (Sorry, couldn’t help it.)
Don't take life too seriously; no one gets out alive.
Side note: I have just plowed through reading 50% of the 93 (93!) updates to this story over at SB Nation.
As such, I hereby demand this saga be turned into a movie, or possibly be the subject matter for an NBC drama. It has all the elements of a great story: bitter family rivalries, bickering spouses, jilted lovers, state government interventions, and in the case of Baylor president Ken Starr, that creepy uncle no one really likes to have around.
Where is J.J. Abrams when you need him?
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J.J. doesn’t want to get sued by Baylor.
(Couldn’t make up my mind where to put the Baylor slam so they get it twice. Deservedly so for throwing a temper tantrum.)
Don't take life too seriously; no one gets out alive.
by hoboat33 on Sep 12, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome. Perfect. Wow, that kid can scream!
I’ll totally be sent to hell for sharing this video, but it was too perfect a caricature of Baylor’s posturing to be denied. (Especially her "I don’t want to go!)
Please note, I don’t think this child is being hurt in any way shape or form. She’s just angry, frustrated, two years old…and the resemblance to Baylor was just too, too funny.
runs off to hide from angry parent glares
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