Texas A&M Officially Joins SEC

by Larry Leo

September 25, 20113 Comments

The SEC has announced that Texas A&M is officially a member of the conference effective next July and will participate in all sports during the 2012-13 academic year. Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin said in the statement...

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"We are excited to begin competition in the nation's premier athletic conference"

SEC commissioner Mike Slive said...

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"Texas A&M is a nationally prominent institution on and off the field and a great fit for the SEC tradition of excellence -- athletically, academically and culturally"

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Swamp Angel•164 months

I'm glad to see 'em in the SEC with us. My first game EVER in Tiger Stadium was against A&M in 1986. It was also my first time to march in The Golden Band from Tigerland. In spite of being in different conferences, LSU and Texas A&M have had a bit of a rivalry stretching back to the days when LSU was a military school as well. The tROTCc was the perpetual top unit in the 4th Army District, much to the chagrin of Texas A&M who held the distinction of having the top cavalry unit in the same district.

It's good to have our long time rival finally come home to the SEC.

WELCOME. TEXAS A&M!