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re: Could Oklahoma screw the BIG XII?
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:47 pm to ford1911
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:47 pm to ford1911
OU isn't coming, so it really doesn't matter.
One thing I will say about this, call it the "cultural" fit, is that A&M has flirted with the SEC for at least two decades prior to joining. We had a long history with LSU, and obviously a lot of history with Arkansas prior to joining. The A&M fan base wanted to be in the SEC for cultural affiliation as much as we did for a business relationship. While Texas is its own culture, it is a southern derivative sub-culture. Not that this matters either, but the founders of Texas AMC had deep ties to the Confederacy.
Ironically, while tu had a big long history with OU prior to the formation of the XII, we had no history with them other than a few scattered series'. And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Arkansas doesn't seem to have much history with OU either.
One thing I will say about this, call it the "cultural" fit, is that A&M has flirted with the SEC for at least two decades prior to joining. We had a long history with LSU, and obviously a lot of history with Arkansas prior to joining. The A&M fan base wanted to be in the SEC for cultural affiliation as much as we did for a business relationship. While Texas is its own culture, it is a southern derivative sub-culture. Not that this matters either, but the founders of Texas AMC had deep ties to the Confederacy.
Ironically, while tu had a big long history with OU prior to the formation of the XII, we had no history with them other than a few scattered series'. And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Arkansas doesn't seem to have much history with OU either.
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Posted on 5/10/16 at 2:42 pm to The Balinese Club
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While Texas is its own culture, it is a southern derivative sub-culture.
Texas A&M is a great fit for the league. Culturally, yes they are very similar to the rest of the SEC. But in my opinion, Oklahoma is probably the closest fit from a cultural standpoint out of teams no currently in the SEC. I would put Florida State, Clemson, and Georgia Tech up there as well.... maybe Virginia Tech. But Oklahoma offers more to the SEC than those other programs, IMO.
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