SEC PRESIDENTS REPORTEDLY APPROVE A&M INVITATION; ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY?
by cocknfire on Sep 7, 2011 1:04 AM EDT
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PrintThis is what some of us have been waiting for and some of us having been dreading -- a credible mainstream media report that Texas A&M is going to join the SEC within 24 hours. The source is the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, and the announcement is reportedly going to come tomorrow.
School officials spent Tuesday preparing for a news conference at Kyle Field to celebrate the move, pending a favorable vote from SEC presidents to extend an invitation. The SEC presidents met Tuesday night and approved an invitation to A&M, said sources with knowledge of the situation, but the SEC made no formal announcement.
There's a tiny bit of wiggle room in the story's lede, which says the move "is expected," but that second paragraph pretty much closes that loophole. A newspaper has now gone all in, joining the chatter from the message-board sites and other observers that it is a done deal.
Or not?
Lots of premature 'done deals' out there. Both sides want this to happen more than ever but still a hurdle to clear before A&M-to-SEC done.less than a minute ago via web 
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Liucci has been a solid source on the conference realignment drama, so I don't want to dismiss what he says out of hand. But others, like the TAMU Scout site that has been focused on this for months, also reported that the invitation has been approved. And there's more.
In other news, details are sketchy but sources also indicate that the SEC presidents gave SEC Commissioner Mike Slive the authority to negotiate with both Missouri and West Virginia to possibly be the fourteenth conference member.
All of which at least makes sense on the surface. If the Big 12 is spinning apart as quickly as it seems to be, there's not much reason to worry about a tortious interference, especially if Oklahoma moves to the Pac-12, as expected. West Virginia might also be an easy target to pick off, especially since the Big East might not have much to sue about. Why? Because the Big East doesn't yet have a long-term television contract, at least in part because they wanted more money. Great work there, men.
This isn't over until there's an announcement, but the smart money is on the announcement being sooner, rather than later. More on this as soon as it develops.
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Saw that there may be a potential roadblock...
the approval may be conditional that Big 12 members waive the right to sue the SEC per Chip Brown http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1261679
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by mjtig on Sep 7, 2011 1:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
If that's true, this ain't happening.
You mean Iowa State can keep the Big XII together (and thereby guaranteeing it stays in an AQ conference) by simply not signing a legal waiver? Sounds great for Cyclones fans.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on Sep 7, 2011 8:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sic 'em Bears
If conference realignment has taught us anything, it’s that Baylor University has way more political power than most small Baptist schools and they’re more than happy to use that power at the drop of a hat.
That worst news is that WVa is being considered
They have no business in the South’s preeminent conference.
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by GwinnettGamecock on Sep 7, 2011 11:59 AM EDT reply actions
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