SEC Declines Invite to A&M

[michaelperrytcu]

ESPN

 

[Army Frog Fan]

Poor Aggy. All dressed up with nowhere to go.

Good job Big 12

 

[Mike Brooks]

Larry Scott has to be blowing up Lofton's phone. I could see the jilted aggies rushing into the arms of anyone at this point.

 

[DickBumpastache]

Uh...this is all part of the process. 100% expected.

If an invite was extended, SEC would be susceptible to tortious interference lawsuit from the Big 12.

Love the knee-jerk reaction though.

 

[DickBumpastache]

Also, ESPN is the least credible place on the Internet you could look at regarding this whole process. They are corporate partners with UT, which is dependent on a conference to fill its contractual obligations regarding the LHN.

 

[Kaiser]

Uh...this is all part of the process. 100% expected.

If an invite was extended, SEC would be susceptible to tortious interference lawsuit from the Big 12.

Love the knee-jerk reaction though.

How so? Seemed like invites were extended to Boise State, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, and seemed like a lot of people were involved in BYU going Indy. So how does the SEC ever add the aggies if extending an invite gets them sued.

 

[DickBumpastache]

How so? Seemed like invites were extended to Boise State, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, and seemed like a lot of people were involved in BYU going Indy. So how does the SEC ever add the aggies if extending an invite gets them sued.

All of those schools had to formally leave their conference first. aTm has not left the Big 12 yet. The Board of Regents will likely give the president the authority to do so tomorrow.

It's just extra-sensitive in this case because the Big 12 is clinging to its last hopes and will use whatever measure possible to keep the conference together. Also, last summer's flirtation between the SEC and aTm complicates things.

 

[Trelvis]

How so? Seemed like invites were extended to Boise State, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, and seemed like a lot of people were involved in BYU going Indy. So how does the SEC ever add the aggies if extending an invite gets them sued.

From what I understand. A&M needs to leave the Big XII and apply for membership to the SEC.

 

[FROGLEGHOP]

Do you think they would leave without a reasonable expectation that their application would be accepted?

 

[Marathonman1025]

From what I understand. A&M needs to leave the Big XII and apply for membership to the SEC.

Heard the same thing, IOW A&M has to withdraw from the Big 12 first.

 

[Waccy Frog]

That all may be true, but if they think this little dance puts them in any better position in a lawsuit, they are all stupid.

 

[Double D]

Not dead yet. Beebe & Utex threatened to sue sec. Sec needs a&m to leave first so they cant be sued for tort interference. Once a&m aprroaches sec, sec isnt liable.

 

[PurplFrawg]

looks like A$M will have to take a leap of faith

 

[Double D]

Hearing from an Aggie this has all been planned for over a year and its going down tomorrow after 3pm. Timed to coincide with Perry announcement and the fact State legislature not in session. He went onto to say Perry won't call special session regarding this matter so basically legislature can't stop the Aggie move to SEC.

looks like A$M will have to take a leap of faith

 

[gatorfrog]

That all may be true, but if they think this little dance puts them in any better position in a lawsuit, they are all stupid.

It's not a cure-all, but it helps, and it resets the starting point for any plaintiff, adding one more obstacle to overcome in court.

 

[Horny4TCU]

There is an aggie joke in this somewhere... Maybe along the lines of, this is how an Aggie switches conferences.