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Flashback- In 1992 Arkansas’ departure for the SEC dropped the axe on the old SWC
Posted on 5/13/26 at 7:16 am
Posted on 5/13/26 at 7:16 am
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Posted on 5/13/26 at 7:20 am to Summer of Jimbo
One third of that old league ( Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M) is now in the SEC .
Posted on 5/13/26 at 3:54 pm to Summer of Jimbo
Posted on 5/13/26 at 5:06 pm to Summer of Jimbo
That league was started bc Texas couldnt hack it in the old siaa, they couldn’t ever win a conference championship in football so they grabbed a bunch of in state also rans and formed a conference they could dominate
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Posted on 5/13/26 at 5:49 pm to Summer of Jimbo
The Trans A&M
Posted on 5/13/26 at 5:53 pm to Summer of Jimbo
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One third of that old league ( Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M) is now in the SEC .
Posted on 5/13/26 at 5:55 pm to bamabaseballsec
The SWC was a strong conference before the 80s.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 6:09 pm to UKWildcats
Posted on 5/13/26 at 6:11 pm to bamabaseballsec
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That league was started bc Texas couldnt hack it in the old siaa, they couldn’t ever win a conference championship in football so they grabbed a bunch of in state also rans and formed a conference they could dominate
Wait are you trying to tell me that the University of Texas is not and has never been very ethical
Posted on 5/13/26 at 6:34 pm to bamabaseballsec
How many SIAA championships did Alabama have?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 7:26 pm to tBrand
How many SIAA championships did Alabama have?
Funny I don’t remember Alabama tucking tail and starting a weak conference they could dominate. Bama left as a charter member of the southern conference which was a precursor for the sec. The conference you’re currently in bc you’re rag tag all Texas conference couldnt cut it. You folded shop and got absorbed by big 8, then proceeded to wreck that conference.
Funny I don’t remember Alabama tucking tail and starting a weak conference they could dominate. Bama left as a charter member of the southern conference which was a precursor for the sec. The conference you’re currently in bc you’re rag tag all Texas conference couldnt cut it. You folded shop and got absorbed by big 8, then proceeded to wreck that conference.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 7:35 pm to bamabaseballsec
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Funny I don’t remember Alabama tucking tail and starting a weak conference they could dominate
You don't remember that happening in 1920-something? Ok.
Texas was the biggest geographic outlier in a time when teams and fans had to take a train to away games and you wonder why Texas would want to play in the state rather than take a train to Georgia.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 8:20 pm to Summer of Jimbo
Why did it take A&M so long to wake up?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:01 pm to theballguy
Politics. We wanted to leave with Arkansas.
We really should have been a founding member of the SEC…but politics.
We really should have been a founding member of the SEC…but politics.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 5:05 am to theballguy
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Why did it take A&M so long to wake up?
Gene Stallings tried for years but he wasn’t put on the Board of Regents until 2005.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 9:03 am to Summer of Jimbo
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Wait are you trying to tell me that the University of Texas is not and has never been very ethical
What’s even worse is how they used to get in the CWS. Baseball bids used to be earned by regions. The whole southeastern territory used to only get one bid while the state of Texas and I think New Mexico used to get one bid. That’s why they have so many CWS appearances.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 9:37 am to Summer of Jimbo
Eric Dickerson shoulda stayed bought. Disloyal MFer.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 9:40 am to Summer of Jimbo
It did cripple Arkansas football, losing constant access to our prime recruiting ground really stung. But we didn't have a choice. The SWC was in a death spiral and playing musical chairs. You really didn't want to be left without a chair.
It is odd how things work out. Ole Miss went to bat for us because we had renewed our rivalry with them and they could attest our facilities were up to par.
Down the road Arkansas did the same thing for A&M.
It is odd how things work out. Ole Miss went to bat for us because we had renewed our rivalry with them and they could attest our facilities were up to par.
Down the road Arkansas did the same thing for A&M.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 9:45 am to Bubbles Up
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We really should have been a founding member of the SEC…but politics.
Not really. Arkansas always shouldve been. Aggies are Texans at heart and not southern
Posted on 5/15/26 at 9:51 am to Summer of Jimbo
Arkansas shouldn't have left then, but just transfered with the rest into the Big 12.
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