Clutchfans Aggies: SEC or Pac 10?

Lynus302 · Jun 14, 2010

ths balla said:

1) get under the thumb of UT, as hard as it is to admit it we are the little brother that usually gets beat by UT( i find it hilarious by the way that most of the UT alum just figured we would hop on with them to the Pac10, sorry that we have a mind of our own and want to look at whats good for us too)....
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I didn't go to either school, so here's an unbiased perspective: I don't think it's hilarious, dumb, or even presumptuous of UT to feel that way. What's good for Texas schools is good for the State of Texas as a whole, and in terms of academics and MONEY, I'd think the Pac 10 would be a no-brainer.

Lynus302 · Jun 14, 2010

br0ken_shad0w said:

Unfortunately, Texas would rather stay in a dying conference to get more money for their Longhorns than broaden their academics.
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I don't get what you're saying. Texas is leaving the Big 12 and is highly regarded academically.

All that money and the spotlight that football provides affects everything, and being in a conference with the likes of UT and the UC system would be a damn good thing for all parties involved. Money + prestige + great sports = more money, more prestige, and greater sports.

Ziggy · Jun 14, 2010

ths balla said:

With that being said I do not understand the academics argument, why does a school have to be in the same conference as those with high standards will going to a lesser academic conference lower the concentration the school puts on academics, for me I don't think so that's is why I throw out the academic argument.
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It affects research, grants, etc... the Pac-16 will do something special academically as well, the have plans...

br0ken_shad0w said:

Unfortunately, Texas would rather stay in a dying conference to get more money for their Longhorns than broaden their academics.
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Which is fair, they aren't hurting. But if it was all about money they would be in the SEC right now...

spence99 · Jun 14, 2010

ths balla said:

few reasons why I, a current aggie would like to go to the sec....

1) get under the thumb of UT, as hard as it is to admit it we are the little brother that usually gets beat by UT( i find it hilarious by the way that most of the UT alum just figured we would hop on with them to the Pac10, sorry that we have a mind of our own and want to look at whats good for us too)....i think SEC for us and pac10 for UT fits well for both schools and we could both still schedule eachother at the end of the year ala Florida and Florida st

2) Recruiting: i think being the only texas school in the sec will make a huge impact on kids that want to either stay near home or have the allure of playing in the glorious sec....its hard to sell college station when you have to compare it to Austin and given we go to the SEC selling college station becomes a lot easier

3) Culture: we fit the southern mentality of the sec perfectly more so than we would the liberal style of the pac10

4) those that say we would get murdered in the sec, i think for the first few years thats true but i believe things will change quickly and things wouldnt be any better in the pac10 bc we would still lose recruits to texas and oklahoma, and no we have to add the likes of usc and oregon...i think we have a better chance for success in the sec than the pac10, arkansas won 3 division titles in 10 years thats more big12 south titles than the ags have won in the same time spand and i think the ags can fare better then the hogs
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on 1) I'm an aggie and can't stand that argument. We are going to go to a different conference just to show tu we are not followers? Who cares? Why do you want to distance yourself from your main rivals? If you want to get out of tu's shadow, then start beating them!
2) Recruiting - the main factor in recruiting is having a winning program. If A&M is getting pounded in the SEC, why are recruits going to go there? I think being in the SEC and not playing any Texas schools could hurt A&M.
3) Culture - who cares.
4) yes, we will get pounded in either conference right now, but why do you think you'll stop losing recruits to tu if you join the SEC? California has a bunch of top recruits like the state of Texas, so joining the pac 10 could help you gain some of the California recruits.

moestavern19 · Jun 14, 2010

I'm sure they'd fit in nicely in C-USA.

Mulder · Jun 14, 2010

moestavern19 said:

I'm sure they'd fit in nicely in C-USA.
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to moestavern19 again.

You can have the Cougar's spot and UH can move up to the Big 12.

Agent94 · Jun 14, 2010

ths balla said:

With that being said I do not understand the academics argument, why does a school have to be in the same conference as those with high standards will going to a lesser academic conference lower the concentration the school puts on academics, for me I don't think so that's is why I throw out the academic argument.
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That is incomprehensible. I can see why you don't understand the academic argument.

Bojangles · Jun 14, 2010

At the end of the day, it really comes down to this:

Lynus302 · Jun 14, 2010

Agent94 said:

That is incomprehensible. I can see why you don't understand the academic argument.
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No kidding. +1.

ChumpCity · Jun 14, 2010

According to ESPN's bottom line, it turns out these are all moot points. You are still going to have your aggie vs longhorn lovefest every year.

Only this time it will be in the big 10, err......big 12-2, err.....that ten team conference with the UT television network and all those other schools getting scraps from fsn

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