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

[Scott Stewart]

LOL!

All My Ex's play with Texas...That's why I play in Tennessee.


On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 5:53 PM, George Rapp <george.rapp at gmail.com> wrote:

> New proposal for a Big XII - II (III?) theme song...
>
> "All My Ex's, Because Of Texas"
>
> (to the tune, naturally, of George Strait's "All My Ex's Live In Texas"
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNw_-yUm_0)
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 5:34 PM, David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I read that too Mike.  Slive made it clear that the SEC does not wish to
> > appear to be the catalyst of a school leaving a conference.  A&M must
> make
> > the first moves.  This will be interesting to watch.  This is so
> different
> > from a year ago when there was so much upheaval.  This is a single school
> > wishing to leave a lucrative BCS conference for another BCS conference.
> >  Why
> > would they want to do that?  It's not financial, lots of money in both
> > places.  Nope, they want to leave because they don't want to be in the
> same
> > conference with the University of Texas.  Some people are just not cut
> out
> > to be lackeys.  Not the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and apparantly not the
> Texas
> > A&M Aggies.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > > http://www.cornnation.com
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > 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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