(NEW) Aggie rumors of going to the SEC

[ryne candy]

I haven't seen a single source saying it has been canceled, while I've seen 5 or 6 that mention postponement.

couldn't find it either but someone sent me to the website:

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Committees/MeetingsUpcoming.aspx?Chamber=H

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/schedules/html/C2902011081614001.HTM

 

[BrntO4Life]

couldn't find it either but someone sent me to the website:

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Committees/MeetingsUpcoming.aspx?Chamber=H

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/schedules/html/C2902011081614001.HTM

That just means today's meeting was canceled.

 

[ryne candy]

that is true, what I don't get is A&M keeps being told the Big XII doesn't need us yet they are fighting to keep us. They can reschedule the meeting down the road but it doesn't seem to benefit anyone really....does the Big XII really want a member that for the most part has said they want no part (whether silly or not). This doesn't seem it will ever end. :noidea:

 

[BrntO4Life]

that is true, what I don't get is A&M keeps being told the Big XII doesn't need us yet they are fighting to keep us. They can reschedule the meeting down the road but it doesn't seem to benefit anyone really....does the Big XII really want a member that for the most part has said they want no part (whether silly or not). This doesn't seem it will ever end. :noidea:

Contractually speaking, they want A&M's body, but not the soul.

 

[Senser81]

Contractually speaking, they want A&M's body, but not the soul.

 

[ryne candy]

 

[FirstTimer]

If you want a conference where every school is on probation...just give the NCAA another 5 years or so and the SEC will hook you up with that fix.

:yawn:

Miami fan talking about probation.

:yao:

 

[ryne candy]

Sources close to Texas A&M tell Orangebloods.com the Aggies will announce they are formally withdrawing from the Big 12 on Tuesday, setting up their application for membership to the Southeastern Conference.

The sources said Texas A&M has spent the past few days trying to iron out what the Aggies' exit from the Big 12 will cost.

The full exit fee penalty would be between $28 million and $31 million, according to Big 12 sources. But the Big 12 could withhold A&M's revenue for the 2011-12 academic year, which would total roughly $18 million.

Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin was on a conference call with Big 12 presidents on Saturday to discuss the issue. A&M sources say the Aggies will do whatever they can to help the Big 12 find a replacement to help avoid any damage financially to the conference.

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe sent a letter to Loftin on Monday that basically said the Big 12 has no desire to sue A&M and that if the Aggies don't sue the Big 12, the league would simply withhold A&M's revenue for the rest of the 2011-12, sources said.

In a related development, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick told reporters the Irish are more committed than ever to being an independent in football, quashing any potential of the Irish joining the Big 12 in the immediate future.

Big 12 sources say if Notre Dame is off the table, then there's probably no chance of adding Pittsburgh, another school that had been discussed by Big 12 presidents on their conference call Saturday after Loftin got off the teleconference.

One Big 12 administrator said there continues to be interest in gauging Arkansas' potential interest in joining the Big 12 - in what would essentially be a trade between the two leagues - and that BYU remains a potential target.

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1257714

Source isn't the most reliable but other sources do believe it will be by the end of the week.

 

[ryne candy]

Finally official.....Big XII has set up a committee to find a replacement member.

TEXAS A&M TO SEEK AFFILIATION WITH ANOTHER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

NEWS RELEASE - August 31, 2011

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M University today officially notified the Big 12 Conference that the institution will submit an application to join another athletic conference. Should this application be accepted, Texas A&M will end its membership in the Big 12 Conference effective June 30, 2012.

"After much thought and consideration, and pursuant to the action of the (Texas A&M University System) Board of Regents authorizing me to take action related to Texas A&M University's athletic conference alignment, I have determined it is in the best interest of Texas A&M to make application to join another athletic conference," President R. Bowen Loftin wrote to Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe in the letter dated August 31, 2011.

"We appreciate the Big 12's willingness to engage in a dialogue to end our relationship through a mutually agreeable settlement," Loftin added. "We, too, desire that this process be as amicable and prompt as possible and result in a resolution of all outstanding issues, including mutual waivers by Texas A&M and the conference on behalf of all the remaining members."

Texas A&M has participated in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Big 12 since the conference's founding 16 years ago. Last season, the Aggies claimed nine Big 12 championships and four national team titles, both of which were school-bests. Since joining the Big 12 prior to the 1996-97 athletic season, Texas A&M has won 55 conference championships, including 32 in the last five years.

Texas A&M finished eighth in the prestigious Director's Cup all-sport rankings a year ago, tallying its most points ever and leading all Big 12 schools. In the inaugural Capital One Cup, which rates teams' final rankings, the Aggies were the top-ranking university from the Big 12. The Aggie women finished second with five top-10 finishes, while the Aggie men finished tied for third with five top-10 finishes.

"As I have indicated throughout this process, we are seeking to generate greater visibility nationwide for Texas A&M and our championship-caliber student-athletes, as well as secure the necessary and stable financial resources to support our athletic and academic programs," Loftin said. "This is a 100-year decision that we have addressed carefully and methodically. Texas A&M is an extraordinary institution, and we look forward to what the future may hold for Aggies worldwide."

While Loftin did not specify an application timeline in his letter to the Big 12, he previously indicated that he does not intend to prolong the application process for an extended period of time.

http://www.tamu.edu/athletics/conferenceChange.html

 

[BroncoBlue]

I really hope the Big XII folds and the Mountain West picks up a couple teams like Kansas and/or Kansas St.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

The Big XII is done. TAMU knows it, that's why they are bailing. It was only a matter of time before Texas either went independant or bounced for the Pac 10, so TAMU was not going to be left in the cold.

What's funny, is last year all of the local radio geeks were putting down the SEC, saying how an upstanding school like TAMU was above playing with that group of cheating scum, and now the tone has totally changed. "This is a great move, we deserve to play with the best, meh meh".

 

[NAHSTE]

I hope the SEC tells them no for a third time. Anyway, it was nice knowing you Big XII.

 

[ryne candy]

The Big XII is done. TAMU knows it, that's why they are bailing. It was only a matter of time before Texas either went independant or bounced for the Pac 10, so TAMU was not going to be left in the cold.

What's funny, is last year all of the local radio geeks were putting down the SEC, saying how an upstanding school like TAMU was above playing with that group of cheating scum, and now the tone has totally changed. "This is a great move, we deserve to play with the best, meh meh".

Guess I was one not following the crowd. I thought it was a mistake of TAMU not leaving last year like Col & Neb. I just got 2 tickets for the last Big XII Aggie vs. Longhorn game on StubHub.....waiting for seller confirmation.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Guess I was one not following the crowd. I thought it was a mistake of TAMU not leaving last year like Col & Neb. I just got 2 tickets for the last Big XII Aggie vs. Longhorn game on StubHub.....waiting for seller confirmation.

If that doesn't work out, PM me. I get tix through my company, I'm pretty sure I can grab that game for you and i'd ask for less than face.

 

[NAHSTE]

If that doesn't work out, PM me. I get tix through my company, I'm pretty sure I can grab that game for you and i'd ask for less than face.

He better be giving you some face.

 

[ryne candy]

If that doesn't work out, PM me. I get tix through my company, I'm pretty sure I can grab that game for you and i'd ask for less than face.

He better be giving you some face.

I appreciate the offer but they went through... should have them in hand Friday.

 

[Sportsbuck]

I find it hilarious that the Mike Beebe thinks he's going to add Notre Dame.

 

[padman59]

Hearing the SEC vote to admit Texas A&M was 10-2 and that West Virginia is squarely on the SEC radar as a potential 14th member.

http://twitter.com/#!/ChipBrownOB/status/111273172741001216

 

[Atlas]

It was just a reference to that YouTube video. I don't think there will be any raping going on, just one team from somewhere in the east to balance it out. Clemson is the likeliest candidate for the 14th membership, with FSU another possibility and maaaaaaybe Louisville, Memphis or USF being dark horses.

I'd prefer Clemson or Florida State, but the Big East could stand to lose a team, what with their 17 members for basketball now. :facepalm:

no WVU?

Clemson makes sense, but honestly I think the SEC would be better off taking Louisville from the Big Least.

uh huh

Like any other conference would want WVU.

:lesmug:

yup

Honestly, WVU is fucked if the Big East dies. Where the hell would they go?

They are WAY down on the SEC's list and the B10 won't touch them.

i see

WVU would make sense in the ACC.

They'd be back with Va Tech and they already consider Maryland rivals.

hmm

ACC is really the only option for WVU, but they don't add any relevant TV markets.

SEC will go with A&M and OU to get to 14. If they have to bring OSU along with OU, they will and add Clemson or FSU.

ok

LOL. How delusional. To be honest you guys are way too far away. Nobody even likes hauling it to Lexington, you think LSU and Arkansas fans are gonna want to travel 1200 miles to Methlab, USA every two years?

ACC is a good fit though. Except they are academic elitists*.




*-Clemson notwithstanding

delusional eh?

Only, WVU doesn't really fit into the SEC at all.

so say you

WVU has zero shot at being invited to the SEC. Atlas is having pipedreams.

zero eh?

Honestly if you're looking at markets, the ACC would've offered you guys an invite long ago. But Pitt would bring in a bigger market than WVU.

still wrong

I'd rather see the ACC bring in Cuse and UConn, ACC Basketball would be sick.

Pitt to the Big 10, WVU to ????

SEC

Again, that doesn't make sense considering the ACC reached into the Big East in the past for their bigger markets, and WVU was left out.

Edit- Also the ACC is slightly different considering they do actually care about academics.

still wrong

http://twitter.com/#!/ChipBrownOB/status/111273172741001216

best post ever

Hearing the SEC vote to admit Texas A&M was 10-2 and that West Virginia is squarely on the SEC radar as a potential 14th member.

 

:atlas:

 

real talk, im somewhat thinking Slive is using WVU as a tool to reel in a bigger fish, but we will see

 

[NAHSTE]

LOL at Atlas spending all that time multiquoting. Hope the load you just blew wasn't premature ejaculation. If WVU joins the SEC, I'd welcome them because it would give us another auto win out of the East division every 4 years. :smug: