Making the Conference stronger?

shite...Sorry!

Texas A&M makes the conference stronger my arse. When is the last time they won the Big-whatever let alone their own division?

When is the last time they actually accomplished anything in CFB?

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Making the Conference richer



FIFY

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When is the last time they actually accomplished anything in CFB?

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pissed off a bunch of bama fans when they signed fran

Dude this is the S.E.C. most schools already have facilities that shite on 90% of the rest of CFB. Without Texas A&M these schools could still have more money than they know what to do with, so they build 100 million dollar facilities for the frick of it.

As far as having money for "research" and academics, we have Vandy for that.

Ole Miss, Vandy, Kentucky.

Miss. State is better IMO this year(not traditionally)

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As far as having money for "research" and academics, we have Vandy for that.

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I LOVE college football, but really? What do you think makes your degree worth anything, assuming you went to Tennessee? Your win-loss record? Do you think they originally built these schools to field football teams?

The other roughly three-quarters of a year when football isn't being played, you do know universities do stuff that, believe it or not, is actually important and the whole reason why they exist? All that silly research is what gets grant money, good faculty, endowments, journal articles, technology transfer, campus improvements, good faculty and staff, and on and on and on. In other words, all the stuff that actually makes a university prestigious and makes future employers, be they academic, government, or private, say, "Wow, that is a great school!"

I can't remember the last time I sent out a C.V. that instead of the number of publications and conference appearances I've had was a list of bowl game wins by season and W-L records.

So yeah, I damned excited to add a third AAU university to the SEC (Vandy and Florida were the only two). I'm also excited about how we will all benefit by adding a university that has a $5 billion dollar endowment. That stuff isn't very exciting on Saturdays, but it can mean a lot for the piece of paper they hand you when you finish. TAMU isn't a horrible football school, and the other stuff they are bringing to the table makes them more than worth the add.

Yes I graduated from UTK, and got a damn good degree from one of the top business schools in the country(public universities).

But REALLY?

I got my job because I worked my arse off, not because Vandy was in the same conference and my employer thought "well hell, since Vandy is in the same conference he must be smart". You act like we are adding Stanford(which would be a be a better addition then A&M).

But hey now I should start applying to fortune 500 companies since my degree means more with A&M.

The irony of this is that a Tennessee fan is the OP. I certainly would put A&M up against UT right now. In fact, probably come in the conference above Tennessee.

TennVOLS423,

I don't mean to flame you with my post. We are far too new to this conference to take such liberties.

By the way, check your url on the sig line. It isn't a good url.

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The irony of this is that a Tennessee fan is the OP. I certainly would put A&M up against UT right now. In fact, probably come in the conference above Tennessee.

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I could go with that, at least at this point.