[Husker] A&M Jumps to the SEC on Monday

[Mike Jaixen]

The SEC just released a statement:

“The SEC Presidents and Chancellors met today and reaffirmed our 
satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment.  We recognize, however, that future conditions may make it advantageous to expand the 
number of institutions in the league. We discussed criteria and process 
associated with expansion.  No action was taken with respect to any 
institution including Texas A&M.”

At first, it reads like a "No" to A&M. But a second reading is that since "no action" was taken, that wasn't a "no" either. Instead, it appears that the SEC wants A&M to make the first move. They don't want their fingerprints on the first domino.

 
Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
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From: David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>
To: RJ Wessel <da_huskers at cox.net>
Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] A&M Jumps to the SEC on Monday

Well, I couldn't speak about Clemson or FSU leaving the ACC with the same
surety as I did about Duke.  I suppose it could happen, but I'd have to
doubt it.  I have been trying to think what either school would gain by such
a move.  Both schools, if they had to pick one, would rather be good in
football than anything else.  All of the ACC schools make a ton of money
through their ESPN contracts and the ACC Network (formerly RAYCOM), so they
wouldn't be leaving for money reasons.  All ACC schools share revenue
equally, and historically the schools all get along very well.  It is also a
BCS conference (ugh) so there would be no step up there.  The football
programs would be moving to a tougher conference in the SEC thereby making
it harder to win more games.  I don't see a recruiting advantage to being in
the SEC, if anything the competition for talent is even tougher.  I'm sure I
am missing something.

Dave

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 4:47 PM, RJ Wessel <da_huskers at cox.net> wrote:

> The three other  teams rumored to be the targets are Clemson, FSU and of
> all schools Missouri.
>
> Seems to be an odd choice over Oklahoma, unless they are worried they would
> have to take OSU and OU both
>
> And it sounds like the big 12 is after the likes of BYU, Airforce or Notre
> Dame
>
> It would be interesting, BYU or ND could join and keep their own tv
> contract. Texas set that precedent
>
>
>
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