Conference expansion/realignment thread

[djohn2oo8]

You have definitely outperformed us on the field the last 15 years..... What Aggie is saying otherwise?


Only reason A&M might bring up the last 15-35 years on the Horns is because they act like they have continued some sort of dominance over us when actually, in their lifetime, have a losing record against us.

lol not knowing the concept of "All time record" and making up some like "In your lifetime" record.

[DesignatedT]

lol not knowing the concept of "All time record" and making up some like "In your lifetime" record.

Not the point I was making. Every Aggie knows Texas has been a more successful program out of the two and none are suggesting otherwise.

[Bill_Brasky]

Who's laughing in our face? We were unhappy with how things were run, we said we were going to leave and then we left. We said we wanted to join the SEC, we applied. No posturing, no bluffing, same cannot be said about the rest of the teams involved here.

I don't know what world you live in, but everyone laughed when A&M wanted to join the SEC because their level of compe ion is way higher than what A&M has demonstrated on the field. There are literally tons of threads on every sports website not called texags.com scoffing and loling at A&M for wanting to go.

I wasn't one of those, though. I thought A&M was just doing what it had to do, because the conference is clearly controlled by UT and only cares about them. I think A&M handled it well, even if it will take a few years for them to be compe ive in that conference.

How do things work?

You literally want me to explain this to you? You want me to sit here and type out pages of information on how a school would go about joining a new conference?

[stretch]

You have definitely outperformed us on the field the last 15 years..... What Aggie is saying otherwise?


Only reason A&M might bring up the last 15-35 years on the Horns is because they act like they have continued some sort of dominance over us when actually, in their lifetime, have a losing record against us.

pretty much all it is, is a period from 84-94 where A&M went 10-1 against UT (which was almost certainly the weakest era of UT football), and since then UT has been 11-5 against A&M.

[Bill_Brasky]

pretty much all it is, is a period from 84-94 where A&M went 10-1 against UT (which was almost certainly the weakest era of UT football), and since then UT has been 11-5 against A&M.

Exact point I was trying to make. You can't just take one selective period of time and say "See! We're more compe ive than you thought!"

[coyotes_geek]

You literally want me to explain this to you? You want me to sit here and type out pages of information on how a school would go about joining a new conference?

I wouldn't mind you literally explaining how the SEC adding Tech cuts off Texas from something. Is it TV markets? Recruiting? Conference expansion options?

Or is some tech fan just looking at a map and making a geographic observation that the longhorns would have an SEC team inside state borders to the east and another to the west of them and then deciding for his techie self that's just too fascinating a phenomenon to not have any significance?

[Blake]

No, if we want to increase our relevance we have to get away from texas.

What state does Aggie want to move to?

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Exact point I was trying to make. You can't just take one selective period of time and say "See! We're more compe ive than you thought!"

yeah, pretty comical, that they simply use the last 35 years, when texas was 6-13 against A&M, and 11-5 after that, with a total record of 17-18.

so basically, A&M got their asses handed to them for 80+ years, had close to a 20 year period of success, and have mostly been dominated ever since.

interesting...

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What state does Aggie want to move to?

rofl

[Blake]

Texas A&M is closer to LSU than texas is to OU.

Stupid.

[djohn2oo8]

What state does Aggie want to move to?

[Bill_Brasky]

I wouldn't mind you literally explaining how the SEC adding Tech cuts off Texas from something. Is it TV markets? Recruiting? Conference expansion options?

Or is some tech fan just looking at a map and making a geographic observation that the longhorns would have an SEC team inside state borders to the east and another to the west of them and then deciding for his techie self that's just too fascinating a phenomenon to not have any significance?

Actually a good question. I think they mean recruiting-wise, and it also means that Texas would be 2/3 SEC--you'd have to think recruiting would become stronger if this happens. Tubbs has been doing well in that department as it is, imagine if he had some SEC pull.

"Son, you don't wanna go to Texas, they don't play anybody. If you wanna get noticed, come to the SEC and play against some real compe ion" or some such bull would probably work on an 18 year old.

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"Son, you don't wanna go to Texas, they don't play anybody. If you wanna get noticed, come to the SEC and play against some real compe ion" or some such bull would probably work on an 18 year old.

it may work on a few, but most people arent stupid, and knows how much the eyes of the nation are always on UT no matter who they play.

ultimately, UT will still pretty much have 1st 2nd and 3rd dibs on the vast majority of State of Texas recruiting.

[Blake]

Post from raiderpower:

The SEC is very much after Mizz, and would like to add Tech and KU as well... They would really, really like to add Tech b/c Tech would expand them clear across Texas and would cut UT off to an extent.

I don't which is funnier......the Pac wanting Rice or the SEC really, really wanting Tech.

[Sisk]

Not that far fetched. They only wanted aggies for recruiting.

They wanted the Aggies for $. Boat loads of money. hth

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I don't which is funnier......the Pac wanting Rice or the SEC really, really wanting Tech.

[Blake]

They wanted the Aggies for $. Boat loads of money. hth

How much $ will the Aggies bring to the SEC?

[Sisk]

How much $ will the Aggies bring to the SEC?

$1,000,000,000/year

[Blake]

$1,000,000,000/year

will they have to apply for a loan again from the university?

[Sisk]

will they have to apply for a loan again from the university?

No we'll spend just $900,000,000.

[pkbpkb81]

$1,000,000,000/year

I have read in more than one place a&m dose not add any money to sec

darren rovel wrote about it a few times

[benefactor]

Wow...I bet the other Aggie fans on this board are wishing Sisk and DT were shot on the sheet instead of being conceived. This is embarrassing even by Aggie's standards.

[djohn2oo8]

They wanted the Aggies for $. Boat loads of money. hth

Is that why they want Tech too?

[Sisk]

Wow...I bet the other Aggie fans on this board are wishing Sisk and DT were shot on the sheet instead of being conceived. This is embarrassing even by Aggie's standards.

Have we been proved wrong on anything? We're still going to the SEC. Texas and OU are staying in the big 12. The home schedule in Austin next year:

Wyoming
Iowa State
Missouri
Baylor


We're coming out pretty damn good. The SEC wants Texas A&M, primarily, for money. If you think the SEC presidents would vote in a school so their schools would get less, then I feel sorry for you.

[Sisk]

Is that why they want Tech too?

I'd bet the ranch that Tech doesn't go to the SEC.