And Arkansas beat South Carolina by 21 @ USC. So how again does that prove anything?
Is the Big 12 Conference in Football with A&M better then the SEC without A&M? Top to Bottom?
And Arkansas beat South Carolina by 21 @ USC. So how again does that prove anything?
You REALLY aren't getting it. aTm would NOT be in the SEC East. They would be in the SEC WEST. They would have had to play (in alphabetical order)
#10 Alabama (10-3)
#12 Arkansas (10-3)
#1 Auburn (14-0)
#8 LSU (11-2)
#15 Mississippi State (9-4)
Ole Miss (4-8)
Then they'd have 3 of the teams from the SEC East, which was GOD AWFUL last year. They'd get MAYBE 4 wins last year with that kind of schedule, plus whatever they get in OOC.
Is the Big 12 Conference in Football with A&M better then the SEC without A&M? Top to Bottom?
You REALLY aren't getting it. aTm would NOT be in the SEC East. They would be in the SEC WEST. They would have had to play (in alphabetical order)
#10 Alabama (10-3)
#12 Arkansas (10-3)
#1 Auburn (14-0)
#8 LSU (11-2)
#15 Mississippi State (9-4)
Ole Miss (4-8)
Then they'd have 3 of the teams from the SEC East, which was GOD AWFUL last year. They'd get MAYBE 4 wins last year with that kind of schedule, plus whatever they get in OOC.
You REALLY aren't getting it. aTm would NOT be in the SEC East. They would be in the SEC WEST. They would have had to play (in alphabetical order)
#10 Alabama (10-3)
#12 Arkansas (10-3)
#1 Auburn (14-0)
#8 LSU (11-2)
#15 Mississippi State (9-4)
Ole Miss (4-8)
Now compare that to the SEC East:
#22 South Carolina (9-5)
(Received 19 votes) Florida (8-5)
Georgia (6-7)
Tennessee (6-7)
Kentucky (6-7)
Vanderbilt (2-10)
THAT is who South Carolina racked up 4 of their 5 conference wins against (they couldn't even beat f*cking Kentucky, that should tell you just how weak that division was).
How has a$m been top tier in the XII? Of the last ten years, they have an average finish of 7-8th (7.7) in the conference. During that time they have never even been in the conference title game. I'm sorry, but a$m is not top tier Big XII. Add in the fact that the SEC conference they would join is more difficult than the Big XII South and it is easy to see why this could turn into a very big mistake for the Aggies.
Short term that is true. When your weakest teams are Ole Miss and Miss State, you're in for a long season.
But that doesn't necessarily mean that pecking order will stay the same forever. A&M is still a pretty big school in a very large state. They have a lot of financial resources and some very good athletes in state. Playing in the SEC might become very attractive to Texas HS athletes if the B12 implodes, and if A&M were to get a better coach in the future, they could easily move into the mix in that conference.
How has a$m been top tier in the XII? Of the last ten years, they have an average finish of 7-8th (7.7) in the conference. During that time they have never even been in the conference title game. I'm sorry, but a$m is not top tier Big XII. Add in the fact that the SEC conference they would join is more difficult than the Big XII South and it is easy to see why this could turn into a very big mistake for the Aggies.
Well, if we are destined to have 4 "conferences of relevance" of ACC, SEC, PAC, B1G flavors then I don't like our chances. Miracle please?
If Longhorns went to Big 10, Nebby would have to move again.I think if Texas goes to the Big10 it isn't ND that goes with OU, OSU, and TX but Mizzou...then they still have contiguous states. And likely the Big10 would prefer KU to OSU if it would be possible to toss off OSU and KSU. Still think Texas is not going to big10. Too big of ego clash and has disaster written all over it.
Well, if we are destined to have 4 "conferences of relevance" of ACC, SEC, PAC, B1G flavors then I don't like our chances. Miracle please?
The top Texas talent will still go to Texas. And A&M hasn't done jack in a conference that is nowhere near as tough as the SEC, top to bottom. A&M should have had no problem reaching at least 8 wins a season in the Big 12 (With losses to OU and Texas pretty much every year, plus an upset or two), and they've done it just twice in the past 9 years. That's not going to improve with stiffer competition.