The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Viking]

Talked to an A&M fan today. Heaven help them if they aren't bitter as hell toward the Longhorns. Bridges won't burn fast enough as far as they're concerned.

A&M will cut off its nose to spite its face and you know what? Good riddance

As a Dallas boy, UT/OU was always ten times more interesting than beating up a bunch bumpkins in CS.

[Gaffords]

Talked to an A&M fan today. Heaven help them if they aren't bitter as hell toward the Longhorns. Bridges won't burn fast enough as far as they're concerned.

I'm so sorry

But you get the picture.

[TripletDaddy]

This aTm story arc sounds familiar. little brother leaves to what he perceives to be bigger greener pastures. Meanwhile, big brother is in the process of doing something even bigger....and for much more money. Little brother gets pissed that he is overshadowed once again.

Where have I heard this before?

[Gaffords]

What if they alternated @USC and @Texas?

They have no issue moving USC around to play us because we will travel there from thanksgiving but USC won't past Oct.

[Viking]

This aTm story arc sounds familiar. little brother leaves to what he perceives to be bigger greener pastures. Meanwhile, big brother is in the process of doing something even bigger....and for much more money. Little brother gets pissed that he is overshadowed once again.

Where have I heard this before?

God help us all if SU reads this. He's going to need another major deposition.

[Babs]

This aTm story arc sounds familiar. little brother leaves to what he perceives to be bigger greener pastures. Meanwhile, big brother is in the process of doing something even bigger....and for much more money. Little brother gets pissed that he is overshadowed once again.

Where have I heard this before?

um, Arkansas?

[Surfah]

Where does TAMU go if somehow Vandy and UGA convince two more schools to vote down expansion?

[TripletDaddy]

Where does TAMU go if somehow Vandy and UGA convince two more schools to vote down expansion?

Goes nowhere. B12 is stronger with them in it.

[TripletDaddy]

um, Arkansas?

Doubtful. I haven't been to Arkansas in a long time.

[Surfah]

Goes nowhere. B12 is stronger with them in it.

I agree. But the way Aggies are positioning themselves I don't know that they could eat that much humble pie to do so. But I don't think they have any other recourse than to come crawling back.

If we're going to the Big 12 I want TAMU as a part of it.

[Gaffords]

um, Arkansas?

Rumors have them on the list to bring us to 14 and a little payback to the SEC.

[Gaffords]

Where does TAMU go if somehow Vandy and UGA convince two more schools to vote down expansion?

I am sure they burnt their last bridge. there is only so many times you can cry wolf.

[TripletDaddy]

I agree. But the way Aggies are positioning themselves I don't know that they could eat that much humble pie to do so. But I don't think they have any other recourse than to come crawling back.

If we're going to the Big 12 I want TAMU as a part of it.

Under the hypo we are discussing (sec says no thanks) then aTm has no choice but to come back. And the B12 will take them back. There are no burned bridges on the b12 side. I doubt there is anything UT would enjoy more, frankly.

You are Texas. choose the scenario:

1. aTm calls, wants to come back. You hang up the phone. It is over in an instant.

2. aTm calls, wants to come back, you smirk and impishly invite them back, knowing that everyone...media, fans, opposing schools, even their OWN alum base, will eviscerate them for being so incompetent. Meanwhile, aTm is required to agree to the very thing it abhors...the LHN in all its glory. To add insult to injury, new conference mates BYU and ND also have their own network deals. It doesn't hurt that upon returning, the value of the B12 Tv contract goes up another notch. :stirthepot:

[Babs]

Rumors have them on the list to bring us to 14 and a little payback to the SEC.

Where are all these rumors? I'm surrounded by college fb fans in the heart of the Big 12, and I'm hearing nothing of any of this stuff.

Arkansas loves the SEC. It's all they've got going for themselves.

[Viking]

Goes nowhere. B12 is stronger with them in it.

A&M is a non factor is most sports .