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SEC Presidents Set "Secret Meeting" to Discuss Texas A&M’s Admission
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:16 am
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Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:16 am to jatebe
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:18 am to jatebe
SEC to Discuss Admission of Texas A&M
By PETE THAMEL
Eleven of the 12 Southeastern Conference presidents will meet Sunday at a secret location to discuss the admission of Texas A&M to the league, according to a high-ranking SEC official with first-hand knowledge of the talks.
The official said there was a 30 to 40 percent chance that the presidents could vote against Texas A&M’s membership. He also said there was the issue of which university would become the 14th team, something many in college sports will monitor.
“We realize if we do this, we have to have the 14th,” the SEC official said. “No name has been thrown out. This thing is much slower out of the shoot than the media and blogs have made it.”
The official said that three weeks ago, Texas A&M’s president, R. Bowen Loftin, called the SEC commissioner, Mike Slive, and said the Aggies regretted not joining the league last summer. Two weeks ago, Slive and the SEC counsel met with Texas A&M officials. The SEC requested that Texas A&M figure out the legal viability of leaving the Big 12 contract they signed last year.
“They have a contract now,” the SEC official said. “We’re very sensitive about being part of breaking a contract. What we asked them to do was to go settle their issues and not have us be on the table as the agent of causing them to leave.”
The SEC official said he wondered if the SEC presidents would vote for A&M only if they were assured that a team from within one of their states — Florida State, Clemson or Georgia Tech, for example — would not be added.
“I’m going to try and say, don’t bring it up now,” the SEC official said. “That shouldn’t be a condition or part of the negotiation for this next issue. But it could.”
New York Times article
By PETE THAMEL
Eleven of the 12 Southeastern Conference presidents will meet Sunday at a secret location to discuss the admission of Texas A&M to the league, according to a high-ranking SEC official with first-hand knowledge of the talks.
The official said there was a 30 to 40 percent chance that the presidents could vote against Texas A&M’s membership. He also said there was the issue of which university would become the 14th team, something many in college sports will monitor.
“We realize if we do this, we have to have the 14th,” the SEC official said. “No name has been thrown out. This thing is much slower out of the shoot than the media and blogs have made it.”
The official said that three weeks ago, Texas A&M’s president, R. Bowen Loftin, called the SEC commissioner, Mike Slive, and said the Aggies regretted not joining the league last summer. Two weeks ago, Slive and the SEC counsel met with Texas A&M officials. The SEC requested that Texas A&M figure out the legal viability of leaving the Big 12 contract they signed last year.
“They have a contract now,” the SEC official said. “We’re very sensitive about being part of breaking a contract. What we asked them to do was to go settle their issues and not have us be on the table as the agent of causing them to leave.”
The SEC official said he wondered if the SEC presidents would vote for A&M only if they were assured that a team from within one of their states — Florida State, Clemson or Georgia Tech, for example — would not be added.
“I’m going to try and say, don’t bring it up now,” the SEC official said. “That shouldn’t be a condition or part of the negotiation for this next issue. But it could.”
New York Times article
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:33 am to jatebe
Wonder which president won't be there. And for Florida, South Carolina and Georgia, that would be coming off as being a little bit of a bitch. Sounds like you are scared of in-state competition. MS, AL and TN live with it all the time
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:35 am to MaroonNation
well I know for a fact Arkansas will vote yes but have no idea on the rest.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:40 am to Latarian
I can't see any problems from MS schools either. I say they both vote yes.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:43 am to jatebe
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secret location
coast to coast am theme. i like it
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:43 am to MaroonNation
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I can't see any problems from MS schools either. I say they both vote yes.
I vote yes to remove the two MS schools.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:45 am to Latarian
I know Arkansas will vote yes, too. I hate that.
We do benefit from more Texas exposure. Its why we play the Aggies already. But I hope it falls apart anyway.
We do benefit from more Texas exposure. Its why we play the Aggies already. But I hope it falls apart anyway.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:45 am to memphisplaya
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vote yes to remove the two MS schools.
Shut your whore mouth before I lobby to get La Tech invited
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:46 am to memphisplaya
I think LSU would be happy to vote yes to A&M, FSU, and whoever else.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:47 am to MaroonNation
I'm curious to see how UK's new President will vote. Hell of a vote to participate in when you've only been on the job for a month.
This post was edited on 8/13/11 at 11:48 am
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:47 am to MaroonNation
was that a threat? They would go the way of UNO if they joined.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:47 am to MaroonNation
I wonder how lsu would vote.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:48 am to wmr
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But I hope it falls apart anyway.
Glad to know I'm not the only one.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:48 am to memphisplaya
It's funny , USCe, UGA, and UF might blackball the expansion, but you only need 9 votes to approve.
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:49 am to memphisplaya
SEC+LaTech+Sewannee=SuperConference
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:50 am to memphisplaya
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It's funny , USCe, UGA, and UF might blackball the expansion, but you only need 9 votes to approve.
That's why I wonder who ISN'T there. Because if all three of those are then we could only get eight votes in favor
ETA: Wonder if the one not present is out of protest??? If so my guess would be Florida or Bamer.
This post was edited on 8/13/11 at 11:53 am
Posted on 8/13/11 at 11:51 am to sheek
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I wonder how lsu would vote.
I think Dr. John V. Lombardi votes yes
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