re: A&M, OU, Mizzou, VT

I believe this is the tweet from @MJ4Sports (Matt Jackson with 790 AM in Houston) you are referring to:

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Take it for what it's worth, A&M held a private dinner for their top boosters last night. Boosters were told Aggies, OU, Mizz, VaTech to SEC

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Not breaking up va and tech

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I have to admit, I don't understand this. VA was pretty much forced to support VT to make sure both schools ended up in a good situation. I would think in this instance there hearts would want to say don't like the door hit you in the arse.

I could see it from another point of view though. If the ACC thought that losing VT was going to hurt the football side too much, then I could see playing the together card. But if VT left, the ACC would probably expand maybe into Pitt, so while it would be a loss, I don't see it as a killer since it would probably mean FSU was staying.

What I don't see, even though I'm ignorant of the situation, is a scenario where VT and VA would come to the SEC. I would think the academic side of VA would go ballistic. I just can't see it.

16? How does that work?

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Lemme guess - LSU would keep UF as permanent?

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I say we grab VT or UT... Let OU and UF beat each other silly every year.

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Under that scenario, one team has to move east--Auburn?

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How about Alabama and Auburn moving east, and Vanderbilt moving west? It preserves the Bama-Tenn and AU-GA rivalries, and only costs Tenn-Vandy. The SEC East would be murderously tough, but it would keep the two rivalries that forced the permanent interdivisional opponent,

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Blacksburg would be a nice road trip every couple years.

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...And we've already got some recent history.

I'd rather OU and there holier than thou attitude to stay away from the SEC. They seem too similar to Texas to me and would be the bully of the Big 12 if not for UT.

My 4-team preference in order would look something like aTm, FSU, VT, Okie State, Clemson

@Big Kat,

Funny how you, not a member, are advising us of who you think should be and shouldn't be a member. Sorta like the Hogs opposed to aggy lol.

When we go to 16 members we will become as disjointed as we were before the current divisional lineup.

Back in those days we never saw GA or FL or TN and rarely AU. I'm talking SEC of 1970-80's.

I don't want an 16 member conference. We will lose our attachment to the SECe

any rumor that has OU coming without Okie lite is bullshite.