re: why would A&M willingly substitute a premier power 5 OOC game for a cupcake at the bottom

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Call me crazy but I don't think you can have it both ways.

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Why? It’s very very simple. I will boil it down for you with just facts:

Fact: In 2010 the country learns that Texas was planning a massive merger with the PAC conference without consulting the Big 12 programs involved. When our leaders contacted Texas to learn more we were told “don’t worry we will take care of you.”

Fact: The SEC offered both A&M and OU a SEC invite in 2010 to stop the PAC from getting those programs. We both ended up turning it down at the time.

Fact: The Longhorn Network Contract had all kinds of shite in it that the Big 12 never approved (like the fricking state championship game being on the network) because Texas thought they could ram through anything. The defense of this I remember from back in the day was “well big dicks swing Aggy.”

Fact: We were 100% part of the Big 12 and recommitted to it prior to the LHN contract coming out thanks to a freedom of information request which showed it had provisions the Big 12 never agreed to. According to the 100 Year Decision our AD confronted the Texas AD about it during a Big 12 meeting and the Texas AD basically said the Big 12 had to deal with it because the deal was done.

Fact: When we called the SEC to see if the offer was still good after these backhanded tactics, we were told yes it was and that the SEC was willing to go to 13 teams so we could join.

Fact: The Big 12 still does not have a conference network and the SEC has one that is shared equally among teams including A&M.


So Texas treated us bad as a business partner (the whole Big 12 really) and we used the leverage we had to get in a better situation for us anyway. It’s called a win win.