re: A&M hopes to announce SEC by September 1st per Houston Chronicle

I have mixed emotions about this decision. A&M and LSU have a storied rivalry, even though we hadn't played them in a regular season game since 1995. Adding them to the SEC brings that rivalry back to life and into what I predict will be LSU biggest rivals (and LSU will be A&M's biggest rival). That rivalry will very quickly become one of the premier rivalry games in the nation.
It also brings in television revenue to top the PAC-12's recent deal.

Now, I have family that went to Texas and have many friends that went to Texas. I've always liked the Longhorns. With that said, UT caused this to happen. They've been arrogant bastards with their negotiations and screwed other great programs such as Nebraska and Colorado. It's sad to see but maybe it's the karma of the old SWC and how SMU, TCU, Houston and Rice were all thrown under the bus because Texas was above them.
Anyway, this will move the Aggies from under the hated Longhorn spotlight and into their own. They are making a great move into the finest conference in the nation while Texas is losing its most important rival which isn't good. It takes rivalries to make college football. You have a love-hate relationship with them that you can't live without and at the same time you give them the equal respect you expect them to give you. UT didn't do the latter but instead wanted a marriage of where their partners were to be loyal to them but they could have whatever they wanted. Nebraska, Colorado and now A&M have told Texas that they are out because they've found someone better.