A very inconvenient truth for LSU fans, what they don't want SEC schools to know

In a conference room at the Renaissance hotel in Baton Rouge in August 2011, University of Florida president Bernie Machen, the chairman of the league's presidents and chancellors committee met with Alleva, Mike Slive, and Bowen Loftin to discuss the most dubious of conference realignments sticking points. How to get LSU to agree to vote to let Texas A&M into the SEC.

Alleva was certain he would lose his job if by letting Texas A&M in, LSU continued it's 5 game losing streak vs the Texas Aggies.

"He was extremely nervous, he repeated over and over that this could be the end of his career if A&M continued it's dominance over LSU". a source present at the meeting asking not to be identified stated


In the end a deal was struck however

"Slive and Bowen Loftin were masterful, they agreed for the good of all interests, Texas A&M would agree to allow LSU to win the first 3 games to LSU after securing LSU's vote to enter the SEC" inside sources noted "handshakes and smiles were abundant once the agreement was reached, A&M was comfortable with this since the bigger picture goal for them was achieved"


"Who knows what happens in the 4th year", Slive noted "maybe LSU can win on their own at that point; but for now we accomplished our goal of expanding the SEC into Texas"





Texas A&M being a school where honor is a core value, has dutiful upheld it's end of the agreement even though the orchestrator, Loftin, moved on two years ago.

This year LSU is on it's own, good luck Tigers