re: Expansion Options

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I agree with you, OU is a more national program. I don't like Aggies that can't see this. I will say you are underestimating the growth A&M has made in the last 30 years, and how that impacts things. LSU is much like an OU, the whole state is devoted to thay school. A&M doesn't have near that appeal, as we have burnt orange brethren to deal with, but we currently have the 7th largest school in the country, located in the state with easily the most college football fans in the country. The ceiling for A&M is that of an OU. If A&M was in the top 10 over the last decade like the Sooners were, you would see the number of people that cared. There are 25 million people in the state of Texas alone that have some sort of strong opinion about Texas A&M, either good or bad.

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it has nothing to do with the national ratings and everything to do with how many cable and satellite systems you can force into carrying the SEC Network on their basic tier services.

25 million people in TX to 3.8 in Okie = Texas having a shitload more households to squeeze money out of. That is why we bring the big bucks. That is why the SEC wanted us. The ratings don't have to be huge. They just have to be good enough that enough people will demand their TV packages include the SEC Network on their basic tier packages.

A&M combined with the rest of the SEC can do that in Texas. Hell, the Houston and DFW metro areas alone have 12.5 million people which is more people than every other SEC state save for Florida at 19 million. Georgia is #3 with 9.8 million FWIW.