Sorry but A&M doesn't excite me...

[DAWG61]

they are at best an average Big 12 team the last 20 years. If the SEC is to add why settle for a middle of the pack team when you can basically pick whoever you want. The SEC is the best football conference and football generates by far the most money. Add Oklahoma and Virginia Tech. Then Kansas and North Carolina to greatly improve the basketball.

 

[thedog]

would you want an Oklahoma or any other top program for football? The SEC already has 4 NC (2LSU, AL and Auburn) from the west in the last 6-8 years. Florida also won 2 within the same general time frame. The SEC regularly gets 2 BCS teams. So it wouldbe good to add another two top caliber teams? No, A&M is a perfect addition. They have good name recognition and are well respected. They have a large fan base and fill their stadium. The SEC is strong enough already. Expansion needs to include credible teams, but why create more losses within the conference? Well respected middle of the pack teams (with the chance to excel insome years) are just what the SEC needs.

 

[RonnyAtmosphere]

...Texas A&M is the only school in the country that the SEC could ask to join that would enter the SEC being pro-cowbell.


Unlike the rest of the SEC posers & hypocrites, Texas A&M recognizes the sanctity of traditions.


Plus they will be an interesting opponent in basketball & baseball.

 

[messageboardmonsterguy]

A&M was VERY good in the 90s. 94-28-2 and not 1 losing season from 1983-2002. The Dennis Franchione experiment was a rough patch for the Aggies, but they are a good team, probably on par with the likes of Auburn or Tennessee. 18 bowls in 25 years between 1985 and 2010. They have a mediocre basketball program that has had glimpses of greatness (Acie Law days) and they have a large fanbase. Essentially, A&M is a richer, bigger MSU. <div>
</div><div>I would think this would be a good fit for the SEC. They would bring part of the State of Texas, a large fanbase, traditions, and like the pp said, they wouldn't whine about cowbells (or at least would be silenced during their break-in period to the SEC).</div>

 

[idog]

would you want an Oklahoma or any other top program for football? The SEC already has 4 NC (2LSU, AL and Auburn) from the west in the last 6-8 years. Florida also won 2 within the same general time frame. The SEC regularly gets 2 BCS teams. So it wouldbe good to add another two top caliber teams? No, A&M is a perfect addition. They have good name recognition and are well respected. They have a large fan base and fill their stadium. The SEC is strong enough already. Expansion needs to include credible teams, but why create more losses within the conference? Well respected middle of the pack teams (with the chance to excel insome years) are just what the SEC needs.

expansion isn't going to make it easier for State to win the West, so why add OU when you can add A&M. hell, i'd rather them add Iowa State.

 

[AROB44]

would you want an Oklahoma or any other top program for football? The SEC already has 4 NC (2LSU, AL and Auburn) from the west in the last 6-8 years. Florida also won 2 within the same general time frame. The SEC regularly gets 2 BCS teams. So it wouldbe good to add another two top caliber teams? No, A&M is a perfect addition. They have good name recognition and are well respected. They have a large fan base and fill their stadium. The SEC is strong enough already. Expansion needs to include credible teams, but why create more losses within the conference? Well respected middle of the pack teams (with the chance to excel insome years) are just what the SEC needs.

expansion isn't going to make it easier for State to win the West, so why add OU when you can add A&M. <font color="#ff0000">hell, i'd rather them add Iowa State.
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