re: Was there this much honest resentment about A&M and Mizzou?

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No one cares about ruining the SEC because TAMU and Mizzou already did that

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This. The SEC didn’t take in any new members for almost 60 years after it’s formation, though we did lose Tulane, Georgia Tech, and Sewanee. Then after 60 years we added SC and Arky. 20 years after that we added A&M and Mizzou. Now 10 years later we are adding Texas and OU. At this point, it’s clear that the SEC will continue to change no matter what.

I know A&M fans love to hear “muh charter members” but I think they fail to realize that part of the SEC’s pride has always come from the fact that we’ve been a powerhouse conference without having to go recruit teams. Each time we add more teams, we might make the conference stronger but we also dilute the tradition of the SEC.

Here’s how long every team in the conference has been a member, in years:
Alabama - 89
Auburn - 89
Florida - 89
Georgia - 89
Kentucky - 89
LSU - 89
Ole Miss - 89
Mississippi State - 89
Vanderbilt - 89
Tennessee - 88
Arkansas - 30
South Carolina - 30
Missouri - 9
Texas A&M - 9