Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[Baughn3]

Quote: Originally Posted by untrugby

TU has publicity stated they want the game, why wouldnt A&M want it?

Who is TU? Isn't Texas, UT?

[lonewolf371]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baughn3

Who is TU? Isn't Texas, UT?

There's several. Tulane, Towson, Trinity, Temple...

[TDenverFan]

Quote: Originally Posted by lonewolf371

There's several. Tulane, Towson, Trinity, Temple...

The Temple Texas rivalry is intense! Man, if you haven't seen that game at least once in your lifetime, you're missing out!

[doom41]

Quote: Originally Posted by ZB9

However, there is a really good chance of a Texas vs. Notre Dame game replacing the Texas vs. Aggy game on Thanksgiving. Those talks with the Irish are serious and there's a good chance of it happening when TAMU leaves.

Not according to the ND AD. He said there are no plans for an annual game with Texas.

[doom41]

Quote: Originally Posted by untrugby

TU has publicity stated they want the game, why wouldnt A&M want it?

You've got that mixed up. A&M said they want to keep playing the game. Texas has said they would stop playing A&M if they left.

[choadler]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

Another reason why the Irish will never join the Big (not quite) XII: "Additionally, the Irish love having their other sports in the Big East and I am not just talking about basketball. The Irish care about many sports that simply aren't even sponsored in the Big 12 (men's soccer, ice hockey, lacrosse, etc...)."

1 reason. You can have your own television deal in the big 12 or whatever iteration this becomes. You can't do that in the Big 10.

Let's say Texas, OU, OSU, Tech form a conference with Pitt, BC, BYU, ND and whoever else, most likely a play for having your own television deal will not be an issue.

Texas is making more than any school in the nation with it's deal in the dead big 12. Imagine if a new conference was formed, a national conference. They are picking up $300M over 20 years for the LHN and they are making about $20M in the Big 12 right now. That pretty much blows the SEC out of the water.

[cdawg44]

And our friend Chip Brown chimes in with this little piece of information that A&M will be leaving the Big 12 tomorrow and will pay between 10 to 12 million plus forfeit all TV money this year. I know, I know his word is questionable at best.

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1257714

[untrugby]

Quote: Originally Posted by doom41

You've got that mixed up. A&M said they want to keep playing the game. Texas has said they would stop playing A&M if they left.

Yeah i misread it was Mack Brown who said he wanted to keep the rivalry even if the teams were in different conferences. Typical Mack talking out of his backside

[TripleCrown9]

New York Times breaking that A&M president sent letter of withdrawal to Big XII chairman. I'll find a link when I get home in a few minutes.

[cdawg44]

Quote: Originally Posted by SwampStomper90

New York Times breaking that A&M president sent letter of withdrawal to Big XII chairman. I'll find a link when I get home in a few minutes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/sp...r=1&ref=sports

Here you go bro