Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[AuburnAlumni]

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

Adding Missou could mean Auburn moves to the East, that would be interesting to say the least. Definitely not going to lose the Auburn/Bama Protected rivalry, but might sacrifice Bama/UT in the process.....not sure I like that.

I don't think they would move us to the East. I think they would avoid that at all costs. If they did....I'd expect them to move both Auburn AND Alabama to the East and move Vanderbilt to the West to protect the Iron Bowl and keep it from being a possible "2 Iron Bowls in one year".

It would look like this...

SEC West
Mizzou
Arkansas
Texas A&M
LSU
Miss. State
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt

SEC East
Auburn
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Kentucky

Regardless...Good Lord almighty...if they did that you would have a Division in College Football with Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina. That's ridiculous.

[dan_457]

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I don't think they would move us to the East. I think they would avoid that at all costs. If they did....I'd expect them to move both Auburn AND Alabama to the East and move Vanderbilt to the West to protect the Iron Bowl and keep it from being a possible "2 Iron Bowls in one year".

You'd think, but that didn't stop the big 10 from separating OSU and Michigan. I think it'd be much less likely in this case though, considering the divisions are already well established.

[Amoo316]

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Regardless...Good Lord almighty...if they did that you would have a Division in College Football with Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina. That's ridiculous.

That's why I don't think this would happen. Besides, I don't see them separating two schools who are <1 hour apart in Miss State and Alabama. If anything I could see them ****ting Vandy to the West just to prevent from moving Auburn, but when you think about geographics Auburn makes the most sense.

[Fredonia]

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Someone on a blog, a fan, threw Tulane out there. "Vanderbilt of the West," was essentially their entire reasoning.

[auburntigersfan]

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

You'd think, but that didn't stop the big 10 from separating OSU and Michigan. I think it'd be much less likely in this case though, considering the divisions are already well established.

The Big Ten also named it's two divisions Legends and Leaders...that doesn't really speak well to the judgment of the Big Ten in regards to aligning conference divisions.

[dan_457]

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The Big Ten also named it's two divisions Legends and Leaders...that doesn't really speak well to the judgment of the Big Ten in regards to aligning conference divisions.

lol, I never said it made any sense, only that common sense doesn't always prevail.

[kodiak]

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That's why I don't think this would happen. Besides, I don't see them separating two schools who are <1 hour apart in Miss State and Alabama. If anything I could see them ****ting Vandy to the East just to prevent from moving Auburn, but when you think about geographics Auburn makes the most sense.

Vandy is in the east already so someone from the west would have to move to make each division 7 provided it's Mizzou that comes in. AA's scenario is plausible but damn that is a stiff division. I could also see them not moving Bama and take their chances on a Iron Bowl 2 in the SECCG. Whatever CBS/ESPN want is what will happen since expansion opens up the SEC to renegotiate a tv deal.

[Amoo316]

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Vandy is in the east already so someone from the west would have to move to make each division 7 provided it's Mizzou that comes in. AA's scenario is plausible but damn that is a stiff division. I could also see them not moving Bama and take their chances on a Iron Bowl 2 in the SECCG. Whatever CBS/ESPN want is what will happen since expansion opens up the SEC to renegotiate a tv deal.

Good catch sorry, meant to type West in response to his post.

[DonkeyJote]

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I don't think Texas goes to the Big East. Texas appears to be very stubborn over the LHN. I see a reconstituted Big 12 or independence. ACC appears to not want the LHN as well as the PAC 12 in its present state.

Would going to the the Big East mean they couldn't have the Longhorn Network? I'm really not sure on this.

The Pac 12 would let Texas keep the network, as the Pac 12 is considering having regional "Pac 12 Networks" - similar to how the Fox Sports Networks work.

[seasprite]

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aTm is still not out of the woods yet, and from some reports, Baylor could be the reason that this whole thing doesnt go through.

September 7, 2011

Chip Brown
Orangebloods.com Columnist

Talk about it in Inside the 40 Acres
Hold everything folks.

The Southeastern Conference presidents met Tuesday night and voted to admit Texas A&M. But the vote came with a stipulation that still must be worked out.

The SEC presidents voted to admit Texas A&M as the 13th member of that league so long as each individual member of the Big 12 waives its right to litigation against the SEC.

And it was unclear Tuesday night if all nine remaining members of the Big 12 would waive that right, sources said. The Big 12 schools were expected to discuss the matter on Wednesday, sources said. That's the same day Texas A&M has planned a celebration in College Station to announce its admission into the SEC, sources said.

If even one of the Big 12 schools refuse to waive their right to sue the SEC over its courtship of Texas A&M, the SEC could withdraw its vote to admit A&M, sources said.

After letters were exchanged by SEC commissioner Mike Slive and Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe Tuesday, Beebe told Slive the Big 12 conference office had waived its right to litigate against Texas A&M or the SEC but that the Big 12's waiver was not binding on the individual members of the Big 12, sources said.

The SEC indicated it would admit Texas A&M only upon condition that each individual member of the Big 12 waive its right to sue the SEC, sources said.

And that condition was in doubt Tuesday night, sources said.

Stay tuned.

[fsquid]

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they will waive it for enough cash.

[seasprite]

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

they will waive it for enough cash.

Yeah, at this point, I dont see Baylor being the reason that this would get held up. At this point in the game, it is truely "a done deal".

[OGKing]

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Oh god, i know this is slightly off topic, but sometimes i forget that Vandy is in the SEC, tell me i'm not the only one.

[coogrfan]

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they will waive it for enough cash.

Yeah, at this point, I dont see Baylor being the reason that this would get held up. At this point in the game, it is truely "a done deal".

Perhaps...perhaps not. Of all the schools in the Big XII, Baylor stands to lose the most if and when the conference dissolves; the Bears chances of landing another BCS conference spot are nonexistant. At the very least Baylor is in a position to command some serious financial compensation from TAMU and/or the SEC in return for waiving it's right to litigation. To not use that kind of leverage would be foolish.

Having said all that, I'm not so certain Baylor is the sole worry here for TAMU/SEC; the fact that Chip Brown (i.e. UT's Baghdad Bob) is putting the story out there makes me think the Horns might yet be heard from before all is said and done.

[Watson]

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Uncle Luke is non too happy about Aggy getting accepted and not Thug U