re: You can thank Baylor for holding up this process

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Look like Baylor wants to go with aTm to the SEC.

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I see no good coming out of The Southern Baptist Convention controlling a school in our conference. And I would say the same about any other school controlled by any other religious denomination as well.

You must not have every been to a game at Floyd Casey. It's definitely in my Top 200 Division I stadiums.

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Why don't you try to begin? It's very easy to say you don't know where to begin because you have no idea what you are talking about.

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Have you ever been to this board on TA?



It's basically a TT bashing circle-jerk/squeeze Ags forum. Your bully victim of the day is Baylor at the moment, but let's be clear on what it really is. I invite you over sometime. Ask for Jorts, he'll give you the grand tour.

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I see no good coming out of The Southern Baptist Convention controlling a school in our conference. And I would say the same about any other school controlled by any other religious denomination as well.

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Part of the reason why Rice would be a better pick -- Vandy gets a fellow private school that isn't run by a religious group. (And I'm not really suggesting that Rice should be invited, though another easy win during the season helps.)

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Your pompous attitude towards others, namely TT and BU, makes you UT'esque. Don't think otherwise.

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Baylor only got in the Big 12 because of Ann Richards. I don't really feel sorry for them. It wasn't like the did something to deserve their spot in the first place... it was just politics. I certainly don't feel bad for TTU after the Mike Leach saga.

The irony about all of this is that Ken Starr considers himself the savior of the Big XII. I heard him speak on a panel at the American Bar Association's annual conference last August. Among all of his accomplishments, saving the Big XII was mentioned during his introduction to which he made an egotistical reply. Point being, he really does feel that way. Now that he finally sees the writing on the wall, he's looking for a life boat. Good luck. Give me Texas Tech. Give me OSU. Anyone but Baylor.

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You must not have every been to a game at Floyd Casey. It's definitely in my Top 200 Division I stadiums.

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I could see TT only if they were immediately available and no one else was for the 14th. I think they would be more likely as part of the four teams to make a 16 team conference.

In neither scenario would I consider TT an ideal candidate. But neither was USCe when Arky was added.

Ken Starr was the special prosecutor who led the investigation of Bill Clinton for years. I could see him being capable of throwing a giant monkey wrench in this process.

In regards to your post Born, it was Virginia Tech (along with UCONN, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia) that did in fact sue the ACC for conspiring to break up the Big East. However, the ACC thereafter extended an invitation for Virginia Tech to also join the conference partly due to strong political pressure applied against UVA and the ACC from Virginia Governor Mark Warner. Miami President Donna Shalala expressed her disappointment about the last-minute move to add Virginia Tech, saying that Miami had been kept in the dark regarding the decision and did not want Virginia Tech in the ACC. Virginia Tech promptly dropped its lawsuit. Thereafter, the Big East and members UCONN, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia sued the ACC, Miami, Boston College, and Virginia Tech.

Here's a thought...

If Baylor's problem with the process is that they don't get to play A&M each year anymore, how about A&M draws up a contract to play Baylor for X number of years as a concession?

If their big, overriding concern is that Waco sees Aggie fans traveling to the game, then the school better be content with taking a smaller-than-usual payout from A&M for the right to play them.