Oh and one more thing... many many ppl believe that the likely 14th team.. .is Missouri due to that being a whole new market (read: TV $$$$$$$$$$$$) for the SEC to get a hold of. I think it needs to be a north Carolina team... some think NC State is a possibility too. Suppsedly VaTech would have to pay $10 million to leave the ACC so they are probably out... North Carolina.. under the NCAA hammer.. they are probably out. Wake would be a good compliment to Vandy (in my opinion).
Woody On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > ****************** > > I know I’m not the only sharp eye who saw that as Texas A&M decided to stay > in the Big 12 the SEC decided to stay with just 12 schools.**** > > Only an idiot would miss the obvious television revenue/expanded recruiting > market a ****Texas**** school would bring into the SEC. I bet A&M decides > later to jump to the SEC and the SEC picks up ****Oklahoma**** or Virginia > Tech to round out the conference.**** > > And ****Florida** **State****? Who cares if they come in? They stay in > the ACC, they win a lot of meaningless games every year. They come into the > SEC, they fill their stadium more often.**** > > ** ** > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI**** > > Real Estate Broker**** > > Bob Parks Realty**** > > ****1517 Hunt Club Blvd******** > > ****Gallatin** **TN** **37066******** > > Phone: 615-826-4040**** > > Fax: 615-822-2027**** > > ****Mobile****: 615-972-4239**** > > ** ** > > **** > > *For now, SEC will stick with its 12 schools* > > By KURT VOIGT > AP Sports Writer **** > > *Published: Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 9:10 p.m.* > > *Last Modified: Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 9:10 p.m.* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > The Southeastern Conference is staying just as it is - for now.**** > > However, the game of major college conference realignment appears far from > finished.**** > > ****University** of **Florida President Bernie Machen****, the chairman of > the Southeastern Conference's presidents and chancellors committee, said the > group met Sunday and "reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 > institutional alignment."**** > > Machen said no action was taken regarding Texas A&M or any other schools. > He didn't, however, close the door on change.**** > > "We recognize, however, that future conditions may make it advantageous to > expand the number of institutions in the league," Machen said in a > statement. "We discussed criteria and process associated with expansion."* > *** > > The Aggies reportedly are looking to leave the Big 12. The Texas A&M System > board of regents is to meet Monday, and among the items on the agenda is > conference alignment.**** > > A&M President R. Bowen Loftin said in a statement Sunday there is "a > considerable amount of misinformation" regarding the school and the SEC. > Loftin said he didn't participate in the meeting Sunday with the SEC, but > would be authorized by the regents to "take all actions related to athletic > conference alignment."**** > > If it leaves the Big 12, Texas A&M's first destination preference appears > to be the SEC. Arkansas Chancellor Dave Gearhart said that much was made > clear at the SEC meeting Sunday.**** > > "(Texas A&M) did approach the SEC, not the other way around," Gearhart > said. "I'm not really sure of all the reasons for that. I'm sure that > there's a lot of speculation on behalf of a lot of people that what caused > them to do that. The bottom line is they did approach the SEC."**** > > Gearhart said the Aggies were among a number of topics discussed at the SEC > meeting in ****Atlanta****.**** > > "It was really an open discussion, not just about A&M but about the future > of the conference and the future of other conferences," Gearhart said. "We > did talk about Texas A&M. It's a great university, a great place. But I > think the decision was to make no decision at this particular time."**** > > Gearhart said the SEC presidents and chancellors are "very comfortable" > with the 12-team alignment, financially and competitively. But he, too, said > they wouldn't rule out expansion.**** > > "If some other conference is going to make changes, it behooves us to take > a look at that," Gearhart said.**** > > He added: "I think everybody will sort of be watching what happens in **** > Texas**** and what they do."**** > > Gearhart said he didn't come away from the meeting with any clearer idea of > what form future conferences might take. He said talk of four "super > conferences" was just that - talk.**** > > As for how any future alignment would affect the SEC, or if the conference > would look actively look to add schools, Gearhart pointed to the league's > history of success and his confidence in commissioner Mike Slive.**** > > "If you look at what the member institutions have won on the gridiron and > all sports, for that matter, we've done very, very well," Gearhart said.** > ** > > Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe and the conference's board of directors > discussed the future of the conference and Texas A&M's possible departure > during a conference call Saturday.**** > > "The board strongly conveyed to Texas A&M its unanimous desire that it > remain a Big 12 member, and acknowledged its value to the conference," the > Big 12 said in a statement Saturday night.**** > > Texas State Rep. Dan Branch, the chairman of the Texas House Committee on > Higher Education, called a hearing before his committee for Tuesday with Big > 12, SEC and Texas A&M officials. Loftin said he has accepted Branch's > invitation to participate in the meeting.**** > > "These are extremely complex issues," Loftin said, "and it is imperative > that we proceed methodically and in the best interests of Texas A&M."**** > > The Aggies' football team went about business as usual Sunday with two > indoor practices.**** > > Coach Mike Sherman reiterated late in the afternoon that he's not in the > loop on developments involving the SEC and his sole focus is on the Sept. 4 > opener against SMU.**** > > "My comment that I don't pay a whole lot of attention to it, is accurate," > ****Sherman**** said.**** > > Senior safety Trent Hunter says the Aggies have followed the coaches' > mandate to block out the rumors and concentrate on football.**** > > "Not been very hard at all," Hunter said. "Our coaches made a very good > point of it. They nipped it in the bud on the first day - don't talk about > it, don't tweet about it, don't Facebook about it. It's not anything that's > going to affect us playing SMU in that first week."**** > > The school said athletic director Bill Byrne was traveling back from **** > France**** and also was not available.**** > > ---**** > > AP Sports Writer Chris Duncan in ****College Station**, **Texas****, > contributed to this report.**** > > (This version CORRECTS Corrects to "as" in first paragraph.)**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
