Texas A&M University officially notified the Big 12 Conference that the institution will submit an application to join another athletic conference, the school said in a statement. The Aggies are interested in joining the Southeastern Conference. After leaving the Big 12, A&M would apply for SEC membership and have the bid approved by nine of those 12 schools.
Presumably, A&M knows that SEC commissioner Mike Slive has the votes in place. Anything else would be a huge embarrassment. But the Aggies did leave room for a retreat in their statement, noting the withdrawal is conditional on membership in another conference.
Texas A&M would end its membership in the Big 12 Conference effective June 30, 2012.
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I don't know what to say....
Most of the Aggies I have talked to are just as Puzzled..but to afraid to go against the Nation...
And soon to follow will be OU and Mizzou, leaving the texas horns' 24pre-paid network subscribers the golden opportunity to watch their mighty football team beat up the likes of Texas State, Grambling, North Texas, SMU, and UTSA.
I guess you Big 12 tennis officials big paydays are fixin to come to a screeching halt, unless of course you can convince the horn network to foot the bill before it goes bankrupt itself, given its huge viewing audience. Heck, they will probably get Larry King to help emcee the diving championships. But then again, there are more than a few WalMart caliber village idiots willing to give up their right nut to watch Texas sports on their fancy hdtv's.
Bye Aggies, or should I say Good Ridance.
Best news I've heard all week.
For one thing, there won't be a men's post-season tournament. NCAA requires 6 participating teams for an automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. With only 5 remaining teams, there won't be an event. However, 4 of the remaining 5 will qualify anyway due to their final ranking.
That will just leave the women's post-season tournament . . . lots of suspense there!
My background is working in law firms my whole life. I have seen this a hundred times. One partner (here Texas) says they are the most valuable member of the firm and must be compensate more than everyone else. The other partners give in for a time, but inevitably they will start leaving, or the star will leave when he or she can no longer get further concessions.
I kind of understand this process for people in a profession where thier livelihood is at stake. I regret, however, that the lust for legal tender has so prevaded college athletics that money is now more important than concepts like honor and tradition. I don't blame the Ags, and wish them luck. I feel really bad for the students/athletes at the lesser Big Twelve schools who will suffer when the conference implodes. That is always what happens when a law firm breaks up-- the secretaries and other staff take the big hits.
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