Cotton Bowl chairman w/eye opening info. on selection process

Cotton Bowl chairman, Tommy Bain, Aggie and chairman of the Cotton Bowl, joined Texas Radio on Friday. Bain discussed the chance of A&M playing in Arlington, addressed rumors of Texas not wanting to play the Aggies and more.

When it comes to team selections, the SEC will put pressure on the Cotton Bowl to take the loser of the SEC championship game in order to protect that team, and that is normal for them to do, but not binding on the Cotton Bowl Committee.

If Oklahoma is not invited to a BCS bowl, the Cotton Bowl would take the Sooners. If OU doesn’t come to the Cotton, then Texas would be the choice.

The conversations of Texas not wanting to play A&M are private. There is a lot of bad blood towards A&M right now. Some members of the Big 12 Conference prefer not to play the Aggies. While this may play a role, it will not decide the final outcome.

The Capital One bowl would love to have A&M and a possible Heisman winner just as much as the Cotton Bowl would, and the Capital One might beat us to the Aggies this year.