re: What does A&M add to the SEC?

Conferences are about revenue and scheduling and they fit the bill as much as any of the expansion teams. We're not a conference that needs new members to come in and carry us. And we're not a startup conference filling out the ranks.

I'd rather have teams that fit within the Southeastern core but tbh since the first expansion everyone who has joined has fulfilled their end of the bargain with regards to expanding the footprint and being a decent enough opponent to where other member schools aren't scurrying to fill out a weak schedule to make sure they make a sport's post-season.