Posted on 06/12/2010 7:41:28 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
College conference realignment isn't taking the weekend off.
Two media sources -- Jackson, Miss., television station WJTV and A&M blogger/radio host Billy Liucci -- report that Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive is meeting with Texas A&M officials today in College Station, Texas.
Meanwhile, The Oklahoman newspaper reports Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott met today with officials from Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City, presumably to invite them to join his conference. Scott also plans to meet with Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, according to the newspaper.
Sporting News' Matt Hayes reported Thursday that the SEC will likely only expand with Texas and Texas A&M.
OU is still deciding whether to stay in the Big 12, which officially lost Colorado to the Pac-10 and Nebraska to the Big Ten this week. The Oklahoman reports athletic directors from the remaining schools will meet Monday in a last-ditch effort to save the league.
Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds said Saturday that his school
(Excerpt) Read more at sportingnews.com ...
Breaking News!
Missouri to leave NCAA to Join the NAIA. Will get to play in KC Tourneyment every year.
Mike Alden declears that they will own the NAIA.
“A&M does not bring the desirable TV viewers like Texas.”
You’re kidding, right? A&M would bring with it money, huge Texas media markets, tradition and a fanatical fanbase to the SEC. There are Aggie clubs all over the U.S. and in dozens of foreign countries. They are concentrated very heavily in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The concentration of clubs is much heavier in the southeastern states than in the west.
A&M would be a natural fit for the SEC. The Arkansas–Texas A&M rivalry has been renewed with the Southwest Classic played annually in Dallas. The 2009 game drew a national television audience. A&M also has another traditional rivalry with LSU, which brings another national audience.
Adding A&M and another team would allow the SEC to shift Alabama and Auburn to the East Division, where Auburn especially would be a better fit than in the West.
- JP
Besides, as others have noted, with the probation and other stuff **Lane Kiffen**, SoCal will probably be a slightly above average team for the next few years.
NO, No. I am sure Mizzou will end up in the Big MO conference. Schedule options for MU:
Opening game will be Harris Stowe Teachers College in St Louis. A good warm up for MU and sure to fill the Edward Jones Dome
Second game at Mizzou will feature power house Missouri Valley. Mizzou hoping the bus trip from Marshall will wear down their opponents.
Third game at Warrensburg. Need I say more?
Fourth game will be Homecoming. Hoping we can get Lincoln University to make the commute.
And so on....
A&M does not have the TV sets, does not have the fan base and does not bring in half the income of UT.
UT can write it’s own ticket and Tech and A&M can only follow.
You forgot Mizzou playing MIT
Meramec In Town.
Re: Nebraska. The Nebraska press conference explained the reasons the Cornhuskers have had a problem. "We're doing what's best for NEBRASKA! The heck with previous rivalries! The heck with the league! The heck with the other schools who will end up taking a financial hit on this! We're out for NEBRASKA!" Then, their big complaint with the Big 12 was that votes didn't go their way. When Oklahoma was asked what they wanted to do, they said they wanted to stay with Texas. Dittos for Oklahoma State, Tech, and Baylor (Baylor probably doesn't have an option.) A&M is only dithering over the SEC cause they don't want to break up the Texas rivalry. Course, part of that may also be that the SEC is really only interested in a package deal for both schools.
That's the reason, though, that Nebraska didn't have that much clout in the Big 12. They were only out for Nebraska. UT may be heavy handed (I went there, I know first hand) but UT could get an invitation to any conference in the country, and they're trying to work a package deal to get other schools into a conference with them. Maybe that's why the other schools were more willing to work with the Horns than the Huskers.
The Pac 10 issued the invitation to Colorado to stave off the possibility of Baylor coming into the league. They wouldn't have done that if Texas hadn't been pushing for a package deal for all the south schools. For Tech, Oklahoma State and Baylor, they didn't have that much of an option, as Texas is their ticket to the big league. Oklahoma has choices, though, and they went with Texas over trying to work with the Huskers.
Texas now could stay in the Big 12. Be the king establish the New Big 12 tv network.
They got what they want no Nebraska. Texas stays and can’t rebuild with a couple of new teams. Keep their rivalries in place and the history of the big 12 in place.
Maybe Stephens College could be scheduled. A new way for Mizzou to help with their title IX problems.
I can see Mizzou winning the Providence Road series with Columbia College.
“A&M does not bring the desirable TV viewers like Texas.”
“You’re kidding, right? A&M would bring with it money, huge Texas media markets, tradition and a fanatical fanbase to the SEC. There are Aggie clubs all over the U.S. and in dozens of foreign countries. They are concentrated very heavily in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The concentration of clubs is much heavier in the southeastern states than in the west.
A&M would be a natural fit for the SEC. The Arkansas–Texas A&M rivalry has been renewed with the Southwest Classic played annually in Dallas. The 2009 game drew a national television audience. A&M also has another traditional rivalry with LSU, which brings another national audience.”
And also, the largest LSU Alumni group in the country is located in Houston.
Kansas is heading to the Pac 10. The plane is heading to KC tonight.
I hear they play basketball at Kansas.
Yea, both schools play pretty good ball dontcha know?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.