You can believe whatever you like. Frank Broyles is from Georgia Tech and a Member at Augusta National this is exactly how it went down. He's always been well connected in SEC country long before the Hogs went to the SEC.

He turned down the Georgia Tech Job to stay at Arkansas.

Read his book.

"I knew there were going to be changes," he said. "We had to protect our status, our reputation."
With his president's blessings, Broyles said he discussed his plans with Texas and A&M, which both showed "great interest," then initiated talks with the SEC in 1987 or '88."

LSU fans suck at using google.

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Posted by GerryDiNardo

Bringing Back The Magic!

Member since Mar 2004

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Posted on 9/12/11 at 11:17 pm to SunHog

Arkansas had nothing to do with today's super-conferences you delusional morons. Arky switched conferences 20 years ago and helped put a conference to 12 teams, not 16. Just because Frank Broyles takes credit for something that failed to come to fluition in the 80s doesn't mean Arkansas has anything to do with today's super-conference landscape.

If the lot of Arky fans on exhibit on the expansion board are anywhere near an accurate representation of your fan base then holy shite you guys suck.. You guys are trying so hard to be relevant at anything... grasping at straws... it's sad really.

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Posted by LSU GrandDad

houston, texas

Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 9/13/11 at 3:27 pm to SunHog

i don't have to google. frank broyles was indeed one of the greatest coaches ever and was about the smartest guy around by getting out of that loser conference which was stacked with small, non profitable teams and an evil and domineering (to borrow from the halftime show) despot. ironically, the 4 swc survivors were absorbed into the big 8, it was no merger. then 2 of the big 8 have left their own conference (founding members of the big 8) because of the politics of the texas schools. now a&m have had their fill and imo, is doing a great thing just like arky did.

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