The wheels of expansion keep on turning, and though Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin was mum about his plans for the Aggies after the Board of Regents granted him the power to make conference alignment decisions, others took a more direct approach. While Monday's decision was widely seen as the first big step towards the Aggies leaving for the SEC, nothing is set in stone and there's still a process to be followed. But that doesn't mean Texas A&M officials are speaking out about the SEC, Big 12 and the Aggies' future.
For instance, the lone finalist for the vacant Texas A&M chancellor position, John Sharp, told reporters he thinks the SEC is a "win-win situation" and is all for the Aggies changing allegiances.
And if the Aggies do leave, Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe may shoot for the stars in an effort to replace them.
"They will leave," the Big 12 administrator told the American-Statesman on Monday night. "We'll try to add one or three teams." The administrator added that the Big 12 will try to persuade Notre Dame and Brigham Young to consider joining the league if A&M departs .
It sure seems like Notre Dame and BYU are nothing more than a pipe dream. The latter has shown nothing that would indicate it would rather join a conference and the former just fled the MWC for its own independence. But hey, it never hurts to dream big, right?
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The who and the what?
I think you have “former” and “latter” confused.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
by rickmbari on Aug 16, 2011 1:44 PM EDT reply actions
Good writing
This journalist must be from a top notch skool.
by tallyonthemove on Aug 18, 2011 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
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