BREAKING: SEC Reportedly Approves Membership for Texas A&M

They’ll join us in the Eastern Division. I can’t see TAMU ever becoming a “rival” in basketball. But West Virginia and Huggins… Oh, I’m lickin my chops already.

… for good or ill, this looks like the wave of the immediate future.

West Virginia? Really?

Or the worst kept secret.

So the speculation begins for #14

West Virginia? Interesting…….but Bob Huggins in the SEC makes for some interesting counseling sessions which may be even more interesting. Unless he has dealt with all of those anger issues he seems to have from time to time. odds: 7-5

Clemson? Although this seems to be a “blah” pick, could it open the door for more expansion as the ACC fights to remain a viable entity? And would the SEC take that approach to expansion as the “super-conference” era approaches? odds: 5-1

Georgia Tech? A better Clemson? Odds 7-1

Virginia Tech? Also an interesting addition, and possibly even more desired than West Virginia. And again, it puts the ACC on notice, as the SEC would be moving east. odds: 7-5

UNC? Wow…..this one poses so many scenarios that all end with the final words being said over the ACC’s grave. A North Carolina addition would probably put Duke, NC State, and a host of others squarely in the SEC’s crosshairs. Surely the powers that be in the ACC would fight to stop this one from occurring. But could they actually stop it? If UNC is the 14th team, I would say without hesitation that a 16 team SEC would be no more than 1 year to 2 years away, and possibly even an 18 Team SEC. odds: 4-1

Oklahoma, OK State, Texas Tech? Adding another Big 12 school would in effect kill the conference immediately and send us into the frenzy where the Titanic is sinking and everyone is looking for lifeboats and there are just not enough of them. odds: 7-1

All I will say on this is as such. If we are headed down this road, I want to be driving the bus, not sitting in the back waiting for someone to come along that I feel like talking to.

Guess we just have to step up big time, huh?

The invite is contingent on none of the Big 12ish teams suing…so this is probably on hold.

The next few months will be interesting as conferences try to out maneuver each other to get the better teams/schools. Superconferences defined by the end of the year?

Anything is possible and if Superconferences get established the whole FBS bowl alignment will be turned on end. The ramifications are extensive since Bowl committees will nearly have an open season on conference affiliations. One possibility is a bowl playoff but teams like Boise will be shafted if they don’t land in a conference.

this would seems to indicate that Oklahoma/OK State are out of the mix

West: Oklahoma, Texas,Missouri, Tex Tech and maybe Boise at some point (that one was for Glenn), also a few others, but not many.

East: UNC, Duke, VT, WVU, Louisville, Virginia, Clemson, GaTech, Miami, and host of other also-rans that at one time or another might have looked like an interesting proposition.

So, if the wall comes down, where does everyone scurry off to?

And could a totally NEW conference come out of the woodwork, like Conference USA did years ago?