Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[fsquid]

A few media folks who follow the sport are reporting via twitter than the A&M board of regents are meeting regarding A&M to the SEC. My question is who goes with them and does Texas go Indy?

[Jr.]

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A few media folks who follow the sport are reporting via twitter than the A&M board of regents are meeting regarding A&M to the SEC. My question is who goes with them and does Texas go Indy?

And it starts again.. I love it

[Sportsbuck]

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Hope this happens, then we'll have a bowl victory over a team in the SEC again.

[TheGamingChef]

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COLLEGE STATION – The Longhorn Network, more than a month before its scheduled start, already has at least one rapt audience: rival Texas A&M.

A&M has added a closed-door session concerning the Longhorn Network to its regents’ regularly-scheduled meeting on Thursday and Friday, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday. The agenda item is dubbed “Big 12 Conference.”

The execution session will be informational only, including concerning UT’s plans to air a Big 12 football game on the ESPN-owned network, and to potentially air high school games, the insider said. No action will be taken, the person added, the regents will simply be informed of the latest by lawyers concerning the deep-pocketed network.

The insider said A&M is committed, for now, to making a 10-team Big 12 work, and that the threat of a potential move to the Southeastern Conference is not in the immediate future. The Aggies nearly bolted the Big 12 for the SEC last summer, after Nebraska left for the Big Ten and Colorado for the Pac-12, before last-hour financial pledges for the remaining members by Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe kept the league intact.

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[Husker_OS]

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Not. Going. To Happen. Ever.

[Watson]

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4 letters: MDWM.

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For The Lazy

[tHurley2010]

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I don't know. The only reason aTm stayed was because the blue haired people wanted to remain in the Big XII. And because most of the blue hairs are the biggest boosters for the university, the AD listened to them. Now it seems that the blue hairs are so upset at the new ESPN8: The Bevo that they are aligning themselves more with the under-40s who wanted to move to tSEC when expansion talks surfaced last year.

Watch out Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri, Kansas, and Baylor; looks like your BCS ties may be cut.

Nebraska is looking more and more like they made the smart move last year by going to the B1G

[Wildcats302]

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So, Iowa State fan...how will you feel if your teams game against Texas is on that stupid Longhorn network? That will really have a fair and "neutral" feel to it commentator wise, conference wise, etc.

A&M absolutely should leave for the SEC. Texas has a monopoly on the Big XII and I'm stunned Oklahoma(the more prestigious and historical program) is taking it like they are.

A&M moving to the SEC would work well for them. They have a rival in Arkansas already in the division they'd be in. Then the SEC could add a 14th team and move to 9 conference games...more money, more awesome matchups, etc. You'd play 6 division, 1 protected rival and 2 other division opponents a year over a 6 year period and then rinse and repeat. I know, cause I'm doing it on NCAA 12 and love the set up.

I'd just have no idea who the SEC would add to put in the East. Then again, they could add another Big XII team like Missouri, but then I have no clue how they'd decide who goes East. That said, I bet none of this happens but its fun to speculate

[rocker78]

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So, Iowa State fan...how will you feel if your teams game against Texas is on that stupid Longhorn network? That will really have a fair and "neutral" feel to it commentator wise, conference wise, etc.

A&M absolutely should leave for the SEC. Texas has a monopoly on the Big XII and I'm stunned Oklahoma(the more prestigious and historical program) is taking it like they are.

A&M moving to the SEC would work well for them. They have a rival in Arkansas already in the division they'd be in. Then the SEC could add a 14th team and move to 9 conference games...more money, more awesome matchups, etc. You'd play 6 division, 1 protected rival and 2 other division opponents a year over a 6 year period and then rinse and repeat. I know, cause I'm doing it on NCAA 12 and love the set up.

I'd just have no idea who the SEC would add to put in the East. Then again, they could add another Big XII team like Missouri, but then I have no clue how they'd decide who goes East. That said, I bet none of this happens but its fun to speculate

ECU fits in culturally.

Though if they did expand east I would think they would try to get UNC, but I dont think the Heels would go. Then they would probably look at NC State, Virginia Tech, and Florida State. I could see any of those three being willing to take the jump.

[Watson]

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Oh yay, ECU fan is back.

[tHurley2010]

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Rumor is tSEC is looking at aTm for the West and Clemson for the East should this come to fruition.

[TDenverFan]

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If this happens, Texas, Oklahoma, Ok State, and Tech will probably got to the PAC. This puts Kansas, K-State, Baylor, and Missouri in the MWC, probably making it AQ. Iowa State is left out.


I believe that was what was expected to go down if Texas leaves for the PAC and A&M goes to the SEC.

[TheGamingChef]

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If this happens, Texas, Oklahoma, Ok State, and Tech will probably got to the PAC. This puts Kansas, K-State, Baylor, and Missouri in the MWC, probably making it AQ. Iowa State is left out.


I believe that was what was expected to go down if Texas leaves for the PAC and A&M goes to the SEC.

That is 101% false. Where did you even come up with that stuff?

In NO circumstances was Iowa State not going to an AQ-conference. There were also NO plans for Mizzou, Iowa State, Kansas or Kansas State to go anywhere without the other 3. Those four had banded together and were prepared with an emergency backup plan with the Big East Conference.

And of course, all of this discussion is ridiculous at this point, because A&M (nor anyone else) is going anywhere from the Big 12.

[TDenverFan]

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That is 101% false. Where did you even come up with that stuff?

In NO circumstances was Iowa State not going to an AQ-conference. There were also NO plans for Mizzou, Iowa State, Kansas or Kansas State to go anywhere without the other 3. Those four had banded together and were prepared with an emergency backup plan with the Big East Conference.

And of course, all of this discussion is ridiculous at this point, because A&M (nor anyone else) is going anywhere from the Big 12.

The MWC had plans to send invites to those 4 teams if the Big 12 disbanded, I believe. They did not have plans to invite Iowa State, who may have went to the Big East or C-USA.

[TDenverFan]

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Wait, sorry. It was just Missouri, Kansas, and K-State. Baylor was specifically stated as not an option and Iowa State was never mentioned.

"The MWC had been in communication with several of the leftover Big 12 schools, most notably Kansas and Missouri. The report indicated that Kansas State was another option"

The MWC also considered Houston and UTEP to get to 12 members if the above happened.