Texas A&M

[Ixiah]

Not much of a secret but Texas A&M notifies the big 12 it will withdraw.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/sports/ncaafootball/texas-am-closer-to-withdrawing-from-big-12.xml

[pinstripers]

this stuff fasinates me.

[SubGod22]

Had we really not mentioned this before today on here? They notified them sometime last week. There was even an article in the Eagle about it. I want to say early last week. Definitely not a surprise and the SEC will extend an offer as soon as they figure out who on the east coast to bring in.

What the B12 does is what will be interesting. They can't stay at 9. I read somewhere that they have to have at least 10 teams to not void a TV contract or something. Rumors of SMU or Houston have been going around. Who knows...Maybe both will be added and they'll look for a 3rd member to get them back to 12. Missouri State?.....

[pinstripers]

What's the second best program in Louisiana? Or in Arkansas?

[martymoose]

Had we really not mentioned this before today on here? They notified them sometime last week. There was even an article in the Eagle about it.

Not exactly, the news last week was that they notifed of their possible departure and that they were looking. Then sources close to the Big 12 said that A&M was likely leaving and an announcement would be made soon.

[Kung Wu]

Had we really not mentioned this before today on here? They notified them sometime last week. There was even an article in the Eagle about it. I want to say early last week. Definitely not a surprise and the SEC will extend an offer as soon as they figure out who on the east coast to bring in.

What the B12 does is what will be interesting. They can't stay at 9. I read somewhere that they have to have at least 10 teams to not void a TV contract or something. Rumors of SMU or Houston have been going around. Who knows...Maybe both will be added and they'll look for a 3rd member to get them back to 12. Missouri State?.....

And we have NO FREAKING FOOTBALL. ARRGA ARGARG AGRARGAG ARG

:cry:

[martymoose]

A&M denies withdrawal letter sent

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6909072/texas-aggies-spokesman-denies-school-sent-withdrawal-letter-big-12

[SB Shock]

Had we really not mentioned this before today on here? They notified them sometime last week. There was even an article in the Eagle about it. I want to say early last week. Definitely not a surprise and the SEC will extend an offer as soon as they figure out who on the east coast to bring in.

What the B12 does is what will be interesting. They can't stay at 9. I read somewhere that they have to have at least 10 teams to not void a TV contract or something. Rumors of SMU or Houston have been going around. Who knows...Maybe both will be added and they'll look for a 3rd member to get them back to 12. Missouri State?.....

And we have NO FREAKING FOOTBALL. ARRGA ARGARG AGRARGAG ARG

:cry:

Even if WSU had football they wouldn't be invited to play in the Big 12.

[ShockerFever]

Had we really not mentioned this before today on here? They notified them sometime last week. There was even an article in the Eagle about it. I want to say early last week. Definitely not a surprise and the SEC will extend an offer as soon as they figure out who on the east coast to bring in.

What the B12 does is what will be interesting. They can't stay at 9. I read somewhere that they have to have at least 10 teams to not void a TV contract or something. Rumors of SMU or Houston have been going around. Who knows...Maybe both will be added and they'll look for a 3rd member to get them back to 12. Missouri State?.....

And we have NO FREAKING FOOTBALL. ARRGA ARGARG AGRARGAG ARG

:cry:

Even if WSU had football they wouldn't be invited to play in the Big 12.

Perhaps, but our chances improve 1 billion-fold to what they are now. In the right situation, it would have at least appeared plausible.

[SB Shock]

Had we really not mentioned this before today on here? They notified them sometime last week. There was even an article in the Eagle about it. I want to say early last week. Definitely not a surprise and the SEC will extend an offer as soon as they figure out who on the east coast to bring in.

What the B12 does is what will be interesting. They can't stay at 9. I read somewhere that they have to have at least 10 teams to not void a TV contract or something. Rumors of SMU or Houston have been going around. Who knows...Maybe both will be added and they'll look for a 3rd member to get them back to 12. Missouri State?.....

And we have NO FREAKING FOOTBALL. ARRGA ARGARG AGRARGAG ARG

:cry:

Even if WSU had football they wouldn't be invited to play in the Big 12.

Perhaps, but our chances improve 1 billion-fold to what they are now. In the right situation, it would have at least appeared plausible.

It seems to me that all the conference moves are meant to capture bigger and bigger TV contracts. I'm not sure in the big scheme of thing that anybody cares about the Wichita Metro TV market. How many K-State/KU games are televised here each year?

My more plausible scenario that I think would be more likely would be WSU joining as a non-football member.

[WSUwatcher]

Stop!

Hey, Kung -- do you think Gonzaga cares about not having a chance to move up to a power conference because they don't have football? Or Butler, which does play, in a manner of speaking -- in a non-scholarship FCS league?

Until someone gets Charles Koch on board to endow a program, let's deal in reality here.

[Aargh]

Not even Charles Koch can afford to bring FB back to WSU - if you include what it would take for local fans to support the program.

[Kung Wu]

Had we really not mentioned this before today on here? They notified them sometime last week. There was even an article in the Eagle about it. I want to say early last week. Definitely not a surprise and the SEC will extend an offer as soon as they figure out who on the east coast to bring in.

What the B12 does is what will be interesting. They can't stay at 9. I read somewhere that they have to have at least 10 teams to not void a TV contract or something. Rumors of SMU or Houston have been going around. Who knows...Maybe both will be added and they'll look for a 3rd member to get them back to 12. Missouri State?.....

And we have NO FREAKING FOOTBALL. ARRGA ARGARG AGRARGAG ARG

:cry:

Even if WSU had football they wouldn't be invited to play in the Big 12.

That's just silly. You have no idea what possibilities and opportunity costs have been given up by not having the program in tact. On the other hand it could also have put the athletic department in a really bad position financially as well.

Nobody can know either way, and to assert your opinion as a fact is just silly-sauce.

[SB Shock]

That's just silly. You have no idea what possibilities and opportunity costs have been given up by not having the program in tact. On the other hand it could also have put the athletic department in a really bad position financially as well.

Nobody can know either way, and to assert your opinion as a fact is just silly-sauce.

What I have is perspective. I was at wsu when they had football and saw first hand what it did and what it didn't do. I went to all the games as part of ROTC cannon crew. When it ceased to exist as a student I did other things.

Wsu doesn't have football because it was bankrupting the athletic
department and the community did not support it.

[SubGod22]

Football is MUCH bigger now.

We'll never be part of a better conference without it.

We're doomed to stay in a conference at the level of the Valley at best.