re: Congrats to the Aggies - official Dr D eats crow thread

Oh and Dr. D... It was UT/Baylor that threatened to sue A&M/Slive over tortious acts in regards to joining the SEC.

A&M just responded in kind and said f you.

In the end all, I just think its a bluff by Texas/Baylor, but I certainly think (now) that A&M and Texas won't be playing anytime soon (after the 2011 season)... which both you and I agree is a good thing.

You make a very valid argument. I'm as confused from those reports as you are, but I'm passing along what I was given.

Maybe UT wants a new conference watered down where UH will whim to whatever Texas says? Pure conjecture on my part.

I'm going to be so fricking pissed if the big 12 just adds houston and moves along like its all good.

Now people are saying A&M has pushed up the BOR meeting to Monday (have to give 72 hours notice) in order to make the Higher Ed meeting irrelevant.

SEC presidents meeting sunday with A&M announcing Monday after making it official at the BOR meeting.

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Texas- you caused this, and now you are going to get what you royally deserve

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Which unfortunately, will be a lot of money.

Texas isn't BYU.

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You make a very valid argument. I'm as confused from those reports as you are, but I'm passing along what I was given.

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The weird part is that, just a fee days ago, aggies were going on and on about how the LHN contract PROVED Texas wanted to be independent.....and no Texas has hired a Lobbying firm owned by a Baylor regent that they hate to save the Big 12?!? It doesn't make sense.

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And here's your head shot.... A&M moved their BOR meeting from 8/22 to Monday. SEC Presidents meet Sunday to approve. A&M will approve on Monday. Oops on that Tuesday political meeting... A&M just said frick you Dan Branch.

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This is great theatre, no doubt, but it makes A&M look a little scared, like they are scrambling to do this to beat the politicians to the punch. This may REALLY piss off some heavyweight politicians.

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All I have to say is what is going down with TAMU leaving to the SEC is only the result of usual U of Texas greed! It was the mighty greed of Texas that caused this.

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You are saying Oregon would have turned down an ESPN offer for $300 million for their own network?

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And I can speak for the PAC when I say there is no way in Hell the PAC wants you now

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Well, I guess that is a done deal then.

Dr. D... FWIW, I've never once contended that the LHN was what pushed me over. It was the lies from Dodds about the content.

I'm an unapologetic capitalist like Dodds. If he would have been up front about the number of conf games and UIL material, it wouldn't have pushed some of these schools to look elsewhere.

Alas, you and I both got our wish... so, good luck in 2012. You can still go frick yourself in the 2011 season.

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You are going to be forced to go Indy

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Naaa, I don't think that will happen. They could prop up the Big12 if they wanted to. Some little sister of the poor would be glad to take A&M's cut (or less).


Now, they could CHOOSE to go independent, but that just doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Too many other players involved.

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This may REALLY piss off some heavyweight politicians.

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Is the Governor not considered a heavyweight?

That is not true. Texas in the end will not get bank. Their Longhorn Network Contract will all be adjusted because they will be left out in the cold and without a Conference that wants their greed/bullying. Texas is not ND. ND is the only school that really can make Indy work because just about every Catholic follows ND and they have tradition equal to about none. Even then, ND is a joke now. Texas does not have near the national following ND has, not even close. And who would want to see Texas play the loose Army and Navy's each year. In the long run Texas will become irrelevant outside looking in at the 4-5 large power Conferences that control everything.

BTW, BYU is a little different. They have a national following because you have so many Mormons all across America. But even then, they too will be irrelevant outside a major power Conference. They already were in the MWC, but now going Indy will only make that 5 times worse.

And on can almost bank that Okie, Okie St. Texas Tech goes to the PAC 16. Man this is going to be so fun to watch the demise of Texas in a few years when all this shakes out.