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From what I can tell, SEC wants A&M or the Pac 12 to be the catalyst. For whatever reason, Slive doesn't want to be the one to fire the first shot.
It is fascinating, to me, to watch the territory war that is (potentially) going on. SEC into Texas (if they pass on A&M now, is Texas forever closed off to the SEC?). SEC into the Midwest (how does Jim Delany react to a team like Missouri, right in the Big Ten's footprint, joining the SEC?). Does the Pac 12 somehow sneak into Texas before the Big Ten or SEC? How does the Big 12 counter, if they lose teams (double down in Texas? dip their toe into Florida w/ a USF or UCF or both? Become more Southwestern/Western and try for potential-type schools like New Mexico, a Nevada school? Go basketball heavy with something like a Louisville/Memphis combo? Even try to reach into California with someone like Fresno State or San Jose State?)
Probably nothing anywhere near so exciting, but it is really interesting to watch unfold.
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