Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[ZB9]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

As long as UT is calling the shots, UH will never, ever get an invite to the Big-?.

I can understand there is a bad blood, but yall are probably going way overboard imo. If it was as bad as ya'll are saying, the two programs would not have gone out of their ways to schedule each other as much as they have been since the SWC broke up. If it's that bad, Texas wouldnt deal with UH or schedule them at all.

I dont know how reputable the source in that article is, but he seems to have stated that the commish brought up UH. Ive been hearing it elsewhere also. There might be some smoke there.

[ZB9]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

and btw, if UT called the shots as much as some say, then the '08 situation (when 0U was picked over UT for the NC) would have came out quite a bit differently

[OSUFan_88]

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and btw, if UT called the shots as much as some say, then the '08 situation (when 0U was picked over UT for the NC) would have come out quite a bit differently

lol, you still upset about that?

[coogrfan]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

I can understand there is a bad blood, but yall are probably going way overboard imo. If it was as bad as ya'll are saying, the two programs would not have gone out of their ways to schedule each other as much as they have been since the SWC broke up. If it's that bad, Texas wouldnt deal with UH or schedule them at all.

UT hasn't scheduled the Coogs in football since 2002.

I dont know how reputable the source in that article is, but he seems to have stated that the commish brought up UH. Ive been hearing it elsewhere also. There might be some smoke there.

Is DeLoss Dodds still the AD? Then it ain't happening.

[ZB9]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

lol, you still upset about that?

point is if UT was calling the shots, then they wouldn't have been leap frogged like they were

[Cyros]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

lol a blast from the past

how so?

Can't find the exact post, but it was something along the lines of not liking Tony Romo must mean you're a supporter of Al Qaeda or some crazy off the wall stuff like that.

[TDenverFan]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

Na-na-na-na! Na-na-na-na! Hey hey heyyyyy! Goodbye!


The MWC, PAC, B1G and Big East are salivating right now.

If (When) A&M leaves, and if (when) the Big 12 breaks up, this is what I think will happen:

Oklahoma- SEC/PAC/B1G
OK State- SEC/PAC
Iowa State- MWC/Big East
Baylor- MWC/Big East
Kansas- MWC/PAC/Big East
K-State- MWC/PAC/Big East
Tech- PAC/SEC/Big East/B1G
Missouri- B1G/Big East/SEC/MWC

Listed in order from Most Likely to Least Likely, IMO.

[ZB9]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

UT hasn't scheduled the Coogs in football since 2002.

they played 3 times soon after the SWC was dissolved, and have been in discussion about future games

I know there is bad blood, but I dont know if they would be dealing with each other if it was as bad as y'all say

Is DeLoss Dodds still the AD? Then it ain't happening.

Idk man, they would probably rather see another program join (also because of the Horns' recruiting base in Houston) but do you think they hate UH so badly that UT would threaten to leave the conference if they were to add UH? I dont see it. Dodds will probably be looking to retire soon anyway.

[ZB9]

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Can't find the exact post, but it was something along the lines of not liking Tony Romo must mean you're a supporter of Al Qaeda or some crazy off the wall stuff like that.

lol ya that was classic joke

I was talking about all of this criticism towards Texas for making money and wanting to make more. Its suprising that SEC folks would look down on someone being capitalist. I guess if football spreads the wealth evenly its different though lol. The ironic thing is that UT is the most liberal place in the SW. Anyway, I dont want to get political.

[DonkeyJote]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

point is if UT was calling the shots, then they wouldn't have been leap frogged like they were

How does Texas getting leapfrogged have anything to do with calling the shots? What were they supposed to do, change the rules midseason?

I don't think Texas A&M leaving is going to kill the conference. Anyone who thinks that is insane. Texas doesn't want to be independent. I've read reports that the Big Ten might let them keep the Longhorn network. But honest to goodness, Texas wants to be the big fish. There's lots of Big Fish in the Big Ten.

Missouri and Kansas are not going anywhere. The Big Ten isn't going to get any school unless they think it will get them Texas or Notre Dame. Getting Nebraska was just to get to 12 games and they thought it might set off dominoes that might get them the Horns or the Irish, and it almost worked. But Missouri or Kansas are not Nebraska.

The only Big XII schools that have options are Oklahoma and Oklahoma State (and State only because big brother wants to bring them along). I bet Oklahoma has talked with the SEC. I don't think it's moved as far as A&M, and I don't think it will unless the SEC is ready to go to 16 teams. I bet the Pac 10 is thinking about it. But here's the big one no one is thinking about - Oklahoma/OSU to the Big Ten. I don't know how that works academic standards wise, to be honest, but that might accomplish some of the Big Ten's goals. For one, Nebraska is happy because they get their traditional rival back, since hopefully they'd be in the same division. In addition, maybe they have a shot at Texas. At that point, it's just Texas and the Not Ready for Primetime players, and it might start costing Texas BCS games. Maybe Texas moves up north (though I think they'd be more likely to go to the Pac 12 since, as mentioned earlier, they like to be the big fish).

For the record, on Oklahoma moving, I don't think it's imminent at all - I think Oklahoma will move on, but it won't be for a few years. I'm sure they've had internal discussions about every conference and the pros and cons. But I'm sure they're a lot more ticked off than they're letting on - they have more right than A&M to be upset because of how poorly they've been treated, despite being a top-level program themselves.

If Ok/OSU were to go B1G, and A&M does go SEC, and Texas goes Pac 12, I think Tech probably goes with Texas, Kansas/Missouri and maybe K-State go to the Big East, and everyone else joins non-BCS conferences.

[Bondgirl0072]

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Not sure if this goes here. Things are getting really interesting.

Report: Florida State discussing jump to SEC

http://eye-on-collegefootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/31275207

[coogrfan]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

Not sure if this goes here. Things are getting really interesting.

Report: Florida State discussing jump to SEC


http://eye-on-collegefootball.blogs....56338/31275207

No one wants to be left without a chair when the music stops. If the TAMU thing does happen it will set off a flurry of activity as schools look to secure a place at the grown ups table.

[Amoo316]

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I've been wondering why VT hasn't received more buzz in all of this. It's only a 3 hour drive from Knoxville and opens up the DC market....Virginia is IMO in that second pool of talent rich areas behind FL, CA, Ohio Valley and TX.

[Redacted01]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

they played 3 times soon after the SWC was dissolved, and have been in discussion about future games

So 3 times in the 15 years since the end of the SWC is going out of the way to schedule them? Right...

[kodiak]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

I've been wondering why VT hasn't received more buzz in all of this. It's only a 3 hour drive from Knoxville and opens up the DC market....Virginia is IMO in that second pool of talent rich areas behind FL, CA, Ohio Valley and TX.

Actually it has. VT as the 14th started blowing up on Twiiter a few hours ago.

FSU will not be 14th. Maybe if/when it goes to 16 but not before then. Even at 16 UF is going to do all it can to prevent us from joining