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re: LOTS of smoke coming from Aggie land that A&M to the SEC is done deal...
Posted on 8/9/11 at 4:17 pm to Stuttgart Tiger
Posted on 8/9/11 at 4:17 pm to Stuttgart Tiger
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Who would you want to be first in establishing a Super Conference? The SEC, Pac-12 or Big-12?
SEC. It's going to come eventually, better to be proactive and pick the teams you want, than to be reactive and get stuck with what you can salvage.
For example, what if there is no A&M/SEC deal? And as a result, the PAC-12 offers to take A&M without Texas, which decides to go independent. A&M decides that the SEC isn't interested, they see a way out from under Texas' shadow and bolt.
Now what does the SEC have in terms of options in capturing the Texas media markets? Rice/Houston and TCU/SMU? Tech and Baylor? UTEP and North Texas? Maybe live with LSU getting some Houston eyeballs and try for OU or OK State for some indirect penetration of the DFW market? Or say to hell with it and try to hammerlock the Florida market with FSU and Miami?
The PAC-12 is going to 16 teams at some point. Book it. And they already tried to corner the Texas media market last summer. They will try again.
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Posted on 8/9/11 at 4:24 pm to Quidam65
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Who would you want to be first in establishing a Super Conference? The SEC, Pac-12 or Big-12?
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SEC. It's going to come eventually, better to be proactive and pick the teams you want, than to be reactive and get stuck with what you can salvage.
For example, what if there is no A&M/SEC deal? And as a result, the PAC-12 offers to take A&M without Texas, which decides to go independent. A&M decides that the SEC isn't interested, they see a way out from under Texas' shadow and bolt.
Now what does the SEC have in terms of options in capturing the Texas media markets? Rice/Houston and TCU/SMU? Tech and Baylor? UTEP and North Texas? Maybe live with LSU getting some Houston eyeballs and try for OU or OK State for some indirect penetration of the DFW market? Or say to hell with it and try to hammerlock the Florida market with FSU and Miami?
The PAC-12 is going to 16 teams at some point. Book it. And they already tried to corner the Texas media market last summer. They will try again.
Spot on - it is imperative to keep looking ahead, especially when you are the top dog.
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