What Memphis offer?
Memphis will give $10 million per year, every year to be in a BCS conference.
What Memphis offer?
Who do you believe? Chip Brown (Texas is committed to the Big 12/10) or Joe Schad (turn out the lights the party is over)?
The short answer: both are right.. and that is bad news for the rest of the conference.
Texas will be announcing today that they are committed to the Bebee plan and a '10' team Big 12. The only problem: Texas A&M is already out the door for the SEC and Texas knows it.
With only '9' teams and no A&M there is no Bebee plan and no more Big 12.
So yes, Texas will be committing its allegiance to the Big 12 today, but only because they know that it is already dead. Once A&M announces they are leaving for the SEC they (A&M) will be painted as the villain for putting the final nail in the coffin of the Big 12 and Texas, and company, will be free to move on to the Pac 10... which is what they have wanted all along.
Memphis will give $10 million per year, every year to be in a BCS conference.
Here's A&M choices.
Stay in the Big 12 and let Texas form their own network. That way the longhorns shadow over A&M doubles and they will never get out from under it.
Go to the SEC and get kicked around for a few years but eventually be very competitive because for the first time in history they have a very good hand to to show Texas high school recruits. Where do you want to play? At OSU, ASU, Arizona, CU, Texas Tech, OU and Utah or in the SEC stadiums?
Hate to say it but the SEC would be a good move for A&M.
There are 2 sides to the TAM move though. Other than TAM getting out of UT's shadow and competing for recruits on an equal basis .... it also gives SEC schools a real chance to recruit in the state of texas. It therefore gives some of the top SEC programs a chance to steal some of the best recruits from UT. So, TAM goes up a little and UT goes down a little (by losing out on some recruits) thereby equaling them out. That is why UT is dead set against TAM going to the SEC ... it hurts UT big time !!!!
I think that Texas stays regardless. They have it all their own way. No one in opposition. A&M can think they are a player. But they aren't. This is all about Texas and Oklahoma. They can see that they will pretty much get two BCS berths every year for the Big XII. The Big Ten will now have a championship game. Probably only one BCS berth now. No more backing into two BCS berths.
The Big XII will pick up a couple replacement schools. The travel costs to the Pac will be astronomical. And trips to Washington, Oregon, WSU, and OSU are not cheap for all your conference sports.
It therefore gives some of the top SEC programs a chance to steal some of the best recruits from UT. So, TAM goes up a little and UT goes down a little (by losing out on some recruits) thereby equaling them out. That is why UT is dead set against TAM going to the SEC ... it hurts UT big time !!!!
The A$M recruits would also be getting poached by the SEC teams - net negative in comparison to the league they would be in. They get a worse record.
The genie may be out of the bottle.I believe Texas would rather stay in the Big 12 than have A&M in the SEC.
That would be a killer to UT. They would have to go to SEC at some point. Then their move to PAC 10 next year would be a useless packing of their baggage. best to sit tight in a Big 12 Minus.Here's A&M choices.
Stay in the Big 12 and let Texas form their own network. That way the longhorns shadow over A&M doubles and they will never get out from under it.
Go to the SEC and get kicked around for a few years but eventually be very competitive because for the first time in history they have a very good hand to to show Texas high school recruits. Where do you want to play? At OSU, ASU, Arizona, CU, Texas Tech, OU and Utah or in the SEC stadiums?
Hate to say it but the SEC would be a good move for A&M.
The legislature isnt even in session is it? The gov has said he wont get involved, and wouldnt the legislature taking action require a special session, called by the gov?
Is the governor originally a UT or a TAM Man?
How is A&M going to go up a little? A&M is very unlikely to start beating UT out for the best in-state recruits. It seems to me that the SEC stealing top recruits from UT (and the state of TX) will just lower the quality of recruits that A&M gets...
Very simple.....aTM will open Texas up more to SEC recruiting. This will release the stranglehold that UT has on the top recruits in the state. aTm will have their own identity back, and will begin to get better recruits as SEC football expands their exposure in Texas. SEC football has produced the last 4 Nat`l Champions. It is a brilliant move by aTm!