sec-expansion Stories - Team Speed Kills
SEC Expansion: Could Missouri Stay in the Big 12?
The Big 12 had a much-ballyhooed meeting today, in the wake of last week's news that Missouri was getting ready to bolt for the SEC by giving the authority to make conference decisions to Chancellor Brady Deaton. Would Missouri finally tell the Big 12 that it was headed for greener pastures?...
Missouri's Move to the SEC is Supposedly 'Imminent.' What Does That Mean, Exactly?
The New York Times is reporting that Missouri's application to the SEC is 'inevitable and imminent.' So that's it? Probably. While there are some notable exceptions to this -- hello, West Virginia -- the general rule of thumb is that schools don't formally apply to a conference unless all the i's...
Missouri Application to SEC 'Inevitable and Imminent,' NYT Reports
Just when things were starting to quiet down on the conference realignment front, we get the big bombshell. The New York Times is reporting tonight that a source with knowledge of the move says Missouri's application to become the SEC's 14th member is "inevitable and imminent." The Times is also...
CBS: Both SEC and ACC Rejected West Virginia
There has been some controversy about the status of West Virginia's application to the SEC. A report by the Cincinnati 247sports site said that the SEC rejected West Virginia. We covered in Sprints this morning that maybe WVU wasn't rejected after all. Now, CBS's Brett McMurphy is coming with a...
SEC Expansion: The Case for West Virginia
It's almost certainly not going to be an ACC team. No matter what disagreements or squabble we might have about adding Clemson or Florida State or any other ACC team, the likelihood of the 14th program in the SEC coming from its Atlantic Coast neighbor is next to zero. And that's because of the...
SEC CONFIRMS TEXAS A&M INVITE PENDING BAYLOR APPROVAL
Mike Slive could still get outmaneuvered by Dan Beebe and Ken Starr. I never thought those words would come out of my mouth. After receiving unanimous written assurance from the Big 12 on September 2 that the Southeastern Conference was free to accept Texas A&M to join as a new member,...
SEC PRESIDENTS REPORTEDLY APPROVE A&M INVITATION; ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY?
This 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...
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
