Yesterday the talking heads on ESPN said that it was pretty much a done deal that A&M would be invited to join the SEC. I meant to post a thread to see what the opinion on the board was about that.
But OOPS! A&M was declined in today's meeting. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...fied-current-alignment-extend-invite-texas-am
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88Beach Fanatic
It won't seem as bizarre when Boise State is in the Big East.
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True. Makes about as much sense. No culture match to the conferences in either case.
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Crystal ball still holding true....
Mizzou BOC to meet on Thursday to discuss the conference issues....and now this.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/09/tentative_plan_for_mizzou_to_j.html
Welcome Mizzou to the SEC....
http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NE...missouri-to-join-southeastern-conference.aspx
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ugh
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Ughx2. IMO, This will not strengthen the SEC in football and will weaken some schools due to revenue sharing.
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Sorry guys but I am still not feeling real good about Arkansas and USC. 
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Ughx2. IMO, This will not strengthen the SEC in football and will weaken some schools due to revenue sharing.
I think the SEC is just trying to help out the Big 12 by taking its mediocre teams so that the conference can replace them with more competitive teams. If you ranked the football relevance over the past 15 years (since the conference started) of the teams the Big 12 has lost this is basically what it would look like.
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Nebraska
4. Oklahoma State
5. Texas Tech
6. Colorado (Missouri and Colorado are interchangeable, but Colorado has won a conference championship, so they get the nod)
7. Missouri (0 Conference Titles)
8. Kansas State (1 Conference title, but 3 appearances)
9. Texas A&M (1 Conference title and game appearance, 13 years ago, 10 bowl appearances 9 losses)
10. Kansas (Who has actually won a BCS game, unlike the 6 teams ranked above it)
11. Baylor
12. Iowa State
So basically the Big 12 lost three teams that were in the bottom half of the conference (and Nebraska), and replaced them with TCU and West Virginia, who are a combined 3-1 in BCS games since 2004 and will probably be in the top half of the conference most years.
From a solely football point of view, the Big 12 got more competitive through this and the SEC became less competitive. For basketball fans, the Big 12 lost their two worst programs in Colorado and Nebraska, and West Virginia is better than A&M and Missouri.
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Welcome Mizzou to the SEC....
http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NE...missouri-to-join-southeastern-conference.aspx
Looks like Mizzou is already trying to blend in with the SEC "tradition" of colorful coaches....
Gary Pinkel Arrested For DWI Near Missouri Campus
http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-footba...-arrested-dwi-drunk-driving-missouri-football
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San Diego State to the Big East. :roll:
http://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/11/22/2581783/big-east-expansion-byu-san-diego-state
http://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/11/22/2581783/big-east-expansion-byu-san-diego-state
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And they don't even have a coach...
http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=7304629
Too bad for the SEC, now they might get a real coach. I wonder who Alabama and LSU will get for coaches in 2012?
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Meyer might be available.
beats on hoodAuthor
I thought Meyer signed at Ohio State. I'm pretty dense sometimes. Did I miss something?
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