A&M is PO'd

[Buckaineer]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...owers-kick-start-conference-realignment/live/

Texas A&M meeting​

The plot thickens as it pertains to the Aggies' opposition to their old Big 12 rivals joining the SEC. According to a release from the school on Friday night, the Texas A&M Board of Regents will conduct a meeting on Monday at 5 p.m. CT to discuss "possible action on contractual and governance issues relating to Texas A&M University and the Southeastern Conference."

Translation: If you have yet to grab the popcorn, do so over the weekend.





Jack Crosby

Jul 23, 2021 at 10:17 pm ET

 

[RichardCranium1]

Give WVU Jimbo and their spot

 

[OlegeezEER]

It doesn't matter what A&M thinks there not stopping it.

 

[op2]

If A&M wants to be in a conference where they have outsized influence they're going to have to join the Big 12.

 

[steeleer]

If I were TAMU I would also be pissed.

 

[michaelwalkerbr]

They have an advantage of being able to walk away clean anytime the choose. They are getting screwed by the SEC violating their own one state one school policy they have had for quite awhile.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Listening to the wrong people and they don’t understand the difference

Texas in the ACC is a threat. No policy
Georgia and Florida for the most part have a huge say in the conference.
They brought A&M but put them at the little boys table

More than that ESPN is the true daddy.

Some people are clueless on how the SEC in 2020 works
They still think it is some 1980 conference controlled by the schools
They have to win. Winning is the goal.

The insanity that some of these fans follow these schools is crazy. Share number of people who put a sports program in the center of their lives.
Buy into info that promotes these schools. Often times the info isn’t factual

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

UNC can pull the plug on the ACC right now and make the decision
If they can get UNC
Back door someone. Probably Missouri.
But Missouri into the B1G is iffy because B1G might just eat on the ACC

UNC will if they ever feel like their choices are 3. SEC, B1G or give up sports
There was a plan at 4 but USC doesn’t care about sports

 

[oceantide83]

They have an advantage of being able to walk away clean anytime the choose. They are getting screwed by the SEC violating their own one state one school policy they have had for quite awhile.

Vandy & Tennessee?

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Last expansion was based on the Network

This one is based on ESPN+.
How much money can ESPN make if they put SEC games behind a paywall.
Pushing these network providers out of the way.
We will find out how much people love CFB. At least they brought in schools who have a lot of fans and ones who will.

One of the ways you can judge a fanbase is through these message boards
You are paying for your university.
The numbers for their pay sites are at the top or near the top

Is CFB the only reason you have cable or satellite. For most people it isn’t
But how many of those will pay for it if it is removed.

Texas might suck but they are still Top 5 in baseball and will start the season there in basketball.
Might want to watch Texas/Kentucky basketball
OU is a playoff contender. They have something to prove. Did they last year against Florida

 

[op2]

Hell will freeze over before I pay for ESPN+. I only pay for ESPN itself during football season about half the time and only then because they show games I can't watch otherwise.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

That is understandable.
But there are people who only love the CFP. Those Top 10 matchups. Especially with more playoff spots coming
This gives the SEC the chance to stack the playoffs.

Underneath that they still will have quality games on ESPN and their network every week

 

[michaelwalkerbr]

Vandy & Tennessee?

That is possibly what precipitated the policy demanded by South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida along with Ole Miss and (Are you kidding me?) Mississippi State. If those teams vote no to Texas along with Texas A&M and Missouri that is six no votes. Florida blocked Florida State several years ago. I do not remember the details of which schools they lobbied to do so.

I can't see anything stopping Oklahoma unless the legislature intervenes on behalf of Oklahoma State. I say this with a firm conviction that WVU will remain a P5 school regardless. If only Oklahoma left and BYU was accepted it would sure help UT regain prominence and dominance on the gridiron wouldn't it?

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

This isn’t King Arthur’s Knights at the Round Table
Not every school gets to voice their opinion

Ignorance about how these conferences work.
ESPN holds the $$$$ so these schools have two choices
Go along with the plan or GTFO
There isn’t a GOR in the SEC. They can leave anytime they want

This is why that was leaked. They wanted to put a stop to ir
SEC is telling A&M to not get politicians involved. If they continue they will be the ones screwed over.

They are calling them Fredo in the SEC now

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

Unfortunately, other than in 1922, WVU has never won a national football title. We're not a blue blood. That is what is hurting my alma mater if conference realignment happens again. Colleges can't seem to go a decade without shaking up every school to see how they can be arranged. Geographical conferences are better for the fans. But money determines who goes where, which is why WVU is in the Big 12 as an outlier. It's not where WE want to go, it's where the conference will ACCEPT the Mountaineers. ACC, SEC and Big 10 weren't interested last time. That left only the Big 12 and the Pac-12 among Power 5 conferences. It will be VERY difficult for WVU to avoid being left out of the Big Boys Club if Oklahoma and Texas start the latest earthquake in college sports. No matter how much WVU fans, including me, huff and puff and spectulate and, yes, even pray a little. If WVU is in a conference with Little Sisters of the Poor I will still be in Mountaineer Field for every game as I have been for more than 30 years. I go to watch WVU, not Texas or Oklahoma or Virginia Tech or Ohio State or Penn State, etc.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Unfortunately, other than in 1922, WVU has never won a national football title. We're not a blue blood. That is what is hurting my alma mater if conference realignment happens again. Colleges can't seem to go a decade without shaking up every school to see how they can be arranged. Geographical conferences are better for the fans. But money determines who goes where, which is why WVU is in the Big 12 as an outlier. It's not where WE want to go, it's where the conference will ACCEPT the Mountaineers. ACC, SEC and Big 10 weren't interested last time. That left only the Big 12 and the Pac-12 among Power 5 conferences. It will be VERY difficult for WVU to avoid being left out of the Big Boys Club if Oklahoma and Texas start the latest earthquake in college sports. No matter how much WVU fans, including me, huff and puff and spectulate and, yes, even pray a little. If WVU is in a conference with Little Sisters of the Poor I will still be in Mountaineer Field for every game as I have been for more than 30 years. I go to watch WVU, not Texas or Oklahoma or Virginia Tech or Ohio State or Penn State, etc.

1922

California, Cornell, Princeton

NCF, HAF, CFRA, NCF

 

[Buckaineer]

The A&M situation is interesting. Will A&M switch conferences? If so where will they go?

Since somehow, someway Texas and OU were actually considering the ACC--its not out of the realm of possibilities they'd move there, or maybe to the PAC?

The BIG 12 with some of the others like Missouri and Nebraska? Doubt it but who knows right now. Mizzou is pissed as well.

For WVU--they simply cannot accept being relegated downwards. You've got schools across major college athletics with less "brand" than WVU, that garner lower tv ratings most years, etc -from every major conference outside the BIG 12 that are not in jeopardy (as of now), but WVU because of ? is going to be shoved down?

Gee and Lyons are probably working on things now, of course the only "safe" place right now is the SEC.

 

[WVUALLEN]

A&M Will bend over like the cheap ***** they are and take it as long as their Master ESPN/SEC tells them to

 

[Beechurst]

1922

California, Cornell, Princeton

NCF, HAF, CFRA, NCF

Forget it, he’s rolling…

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

A&M realizing they were a pawn to get Texas and Oklahoma.

 

[Tylerite]

That is possibly what precipitated the policy demanded by South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida along with Ole Miss and (Are you kidding me?) Mississippi State. If those teams vote no to Texas along with Texas A&M and Missouri that is six no votes. Florida blocked Florida State several years ago. I do not remember the details of which schools they lobbied to do so.

I can't see anything stopping Oklahoma unless the legislature intervenes on behalf of Oklahoma State. I say this with a firm conviction that WVU will remain a P5 school regardless. If only Oklahoma left and BYU was accepted it would sure help UT regain prominence and dominance on the gridiron wouldn't it?

Again quit with the BYU nonsense

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

WVU didn’t make it on here but Tx Tech and Oklahoma State did looking like idiots

But this has to be the funniest of them all.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

It will ALWAYS come down to: Does adding this school INCREASE my school's annual conference payout? That simple.

 

[michaelwalkerbr]

Again quit with the BYU nonsense

Excuse me? Are you censoring my comments now? This isn't Twitter, Facebook, or You Tube. I was using BYU as an example, not an advocate. I take it you don't like BYU and that is your choice. I don't care who they replace Oklahoma with.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

If it doesn’t happen the ACC has a deal for Texas, OU and Oklahoma State

 

[oceantide83]

It will ALWAYS come down to: Does adding this school INCREASE my school's annual conference payout? That simple.

Thanks for hitting us with that 5 star knowledge that wasn't totally obvious.

 

[LHANDSDC]

TAMU forgets the one thing that matters... you need to either win or be the richest dog around.

They don't win championships and Texas has more money. Lose and lose. The rest of the SEC knows their role.

Missouri doesn't have ANY leverage as they were a last minute addition and probably a current regret by the SEC.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

 

[mofo]

A&M realizing they were a pawn to get Texas and Oklahoma.

Well said...

Nobody in the SEC cares about
Texas A&M, opinions nor feelings.

 

[LHANDSDC]

Well said...

Nobody in the SEC cares about
Texas A&M, opinions nor feelings.

When did anyone care for that matter?

 

[mofo]

One things for sure,
West Virginia b12 membership in this Cow Dung conference is bull.

 

[ThermoK]

SEC to A&M:
It rubs the lotion on its skin.
Else it gets the hose again.
It does this when it is told.

 

[mofo]

Haa

SEC to A&M:
It rubs the lotion on its skin.
Else it gets the hose again.
It does this when it is told.

Haaa...

Joe Dirt

 

[mofo]

When did anyone care for that matter?

Depends on what your
definition of "Is", "Is"..

ESPN apparently cares about losing money.

 

[LHANDSDC]

Depends on what your
definition of "Is", "Is"..

ESPN apparently cares about losing money.

I'm referring to when did anyone care about TAMU's opinion.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

One of the Greatest message board post in history

 

[WVUALLEN]

If it doesn’t happen the ACC has a deal for Texas, OU and Oklahoma State

So you think ACC is going to pollute it's conference with 20 teams. Do you pay very much for what you're smoking?

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

So you think ACC is going to pollute it's conference with 20 teams. Do you pay very much for what you're smoking?

One of the reasons why the SEC had to act

 

[mofo]

I'm referring to when did anyone care about TAMU's opinion.

Yep,


Obviously the SEC would trade Texas A&M for Oklahoma/Texas ...any day, all day every day...

As much as everyone bad mouth b12, guess b12 was pretty good.

 

[WVUALLEN]

One of the reasons why the SEC had to act

Oh that's right. We all keep forgetting you're in the know of everything. Why are you still here if BIG 12 just and Tdexas is gone? Also when is USC joining Big 12?