re: Aggies being run out of Fayetteville

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EXACTLY like that, actually

Wouldn't have it any other way, either

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In all honesty it's what makes the SEC who we are and one of aspects that we must preserve at all costs. Without that, we're just a collection of teams in a conference that could implode due to too much infighting. Tailgating and fan interaction also keeps our attendance afloat even when teams go through down cycles and given the trends we can't afford to lose that either. No matter how heated things get it's imperative we remember this and come back to it.

It speaks volumes that the SEC is the only major conference with no exit fee or 'grant of rights' that steals a team's tv earnings should they leave. The lack of infighting and pettiness (outside of when our teams are playing or we're simply talking smack) is one of the reasons why we succeed. The other is that we all believe that the SEC plays the best football in America and always has. An outside team may win a championship but we have the best conference in the US -- unparalleled by any other.