re: Texas is backing off the PAC 16 deal.

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Texas is backing off the PAC 16 deal. Texas started this crap by raiding the coffer of the Big XII. So after being bent over from a kick in the nuts by Nebraska, A&M comes along and puts a Corps of Cadets EEE up that Longhorn arse. If the Aggies have an SEC invitation then I highly recommend you take it because it is the first, and maybe last, chance you will ever have to move from their shadow. Texas is the bad guys and everyone knows it. If they get an SEC invitation then Mike Slive should be ridden out of town on a rail. I don't want those tea sipping fruit cakes anywhere near the SEC.

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humm i did not know that a 1-11 vote was all that was required the raid the big 12 coffers. I always figured that it took four votes total to block anything in the big 12... and 9 votes to push something through.... I guess you learn something new everyday.

I saw this also? How long until the Aggie83 Q&A?

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humm i did not know that a 1-11 vote was all that was required the raid the big 12 coffers

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The deal was made when the conference was created. Other teams got sick of it.

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The deal was made when the conference was created. Other teams got sick of it.

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humm so Texas blocked a change with our one vote? Like i said earlier, i did not know that was allowed. I always figured that it took four votes to block something in the big 12...

Like i said, i guess i learned something new. Thanks RhodeIsland for informing me of this rule. You are a very smart state and know a lot about big 12 bylaws.

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humm so Texas blocked a change with our one vote?

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I'm glad you've learned because it's an important lesson. Notice all the UT arm twisting that's going on in the current situation. I've heard TAMU threatened with "We'll never play you again in any sport and neither will any of the teams that come to the PAC", and I've heard that if TAMU somewhere other than with UT that they could be hit financially or by the legislature. So yeah, one vote to 11 is meaningless when you put a gun to someone's head. None of these things would be a problem if UT came to the SEC, but their pride keeps getting in the way. Just remember, pride goes before the fall...

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I've heard that if TAMU somewhere other than with UT that they could be hit financially or by the legislature

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It only makes sense for Texas to threaten A&M is A&M moving to the SEC hurt UT financially. So unless the Pac 10 backs off with out the Aggies or something like that, it won;t hurt Texas, so it makes no sense for them to threaten A&M's funding, which I would guess would be vetoed by the current Gov, call it a hunch.

If you are a legislator in suburban Dallas, or west Texas. Why would you vote to cut spending at A&M just because Texas is mad the Aggies are doing something on their own? That would be really good to run on next election cycle.

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Merely commenting on the intimidation I've heard H-Town.

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i've heard the same things, nothing credible. I'm merely pointing out why it would makde no sense. People like to believe in conspiracies and stuff like that, when most of the time its silly.