re: Bill Byrne doesn't want to go to the SEC?

Byrne did not want to to to the SEC last year, when it looked like the Big XII was dissolving, and a package was going to be put together with OU, OSU, Texas, Tech, and Colorado. Byrne liked the easier travel and the familiarity. So, to say he was against the SEC last year is 100% accurate.

However, there have been developments since last year, notably, the Longhorn Network. No one has been more pissed off about how that has been handled than Byrne. He may still have some reservations about the SEC, but it would not be like Byrne to sit in complete silence if he really opposed the move. The decision is being made at a higher paygrade than AD, but, Byrne is no shrinking violet.

He is close to retirement, and, when he does retire, he has indicated that he plans to move to Tuscon where his son Greg is that AD at Arizona.