Thursday, June 17, 2010

Texas A @ M Fans Still Very Upset That SEC Move Was Stopped

This is a very good article here.

Of interest is this:
This revolt could culminate this weekend. In an ironic twist to this story, Texas A&M had previously scheduled its annual athletics advisory council meetings in Austin for what is typically a comfortable handshake affair where the school’s top donors are wined-and-dined and given a state-of-the-union update from A&M officials. Byrne and Loftin are still on the agenda to speak, but there’s no question that there will be few handshakes and many uncomfortable moments as a vocal segment of the donor group plans to make a last-ditch plea to resurrect the SEC plan and put pressure on officials to listen to its customers.

Several recent large on-line polls favor joining the SEC by a an overwhelming 85-90% mark.Despite the overwhelming disdain for this Big 12 proposal (that has yet to receive guarantees from TV executives on the $20 million of revenues promised by Commissioner Dan Beebe) and the threats of donors pulling the plug on valuable funding, there’s been little evidence so far that A&M officials are reconsidering this controversial decision. So all eyes are on Saturday’s meeting and whether .

Maybe ESPN should televise that LIVE!!

I also think the Big Twelve and perhaps Texas voices are trying to divert attention from all this by putting out silly rumors that Arkansas will go to the Big 12.

2 comments:

  1. IF the SEC had to bring in another school, I think A & M would be a good fit, they have a time honored program and would be an asset. As to Arkansas going to the Big 12, it would be as good a fit for them as the SEC, but not financially. Nope, they're going nowhere.

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  2. Plus the problem is why would Ark go a conference that just about blew up

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