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<blockquote data-quote="Greensboro" data-source="post: 1230822" data-attributes="member: 7536"><p>You value the SEC & the idea of creating a super competitive football conference way more than I do and more than I think Texas will. </p><p></p><p>Even though I get what you are saying, I disagree that SEC is "The Only Football Conference That Matters And Will Ever Matter"</p><p>...SEC is clearly the strongest Football conference Top to Bottom, just don't think that is what is really important to the decision makers at Texas & long term it will Ebb & Flow.</p><p>...If you want to maximize revenue, B1G looks to be clearly winning with the latest contract; ACC has a different model that may work out even better for Texas</p><p>...If you want to maximize Texas football, throwing them in the SEC West for the last 5 yrs would have been a disaster, put them in the ACC or B1G West or PAC. The SEC west should be there last choice, because right now Texas football measured by performance doesn't really matter, throwing them in SEC won't help that.</p><p>...Texas brings along a lot of political baggage/expectations; they want no part of equal & honestly they are already making more than SEC or B1G teams in Media money; so I really doubt they want to buy into the liberal/communist concept of we are all equal. ACC offer may look like a bribe to you, but to Texas it is all just negotiation.</p><p>...Academics may be a bit interesting for Texas, because Big 12 is not high on the scale, everything is likely an upgrade, but it certainly doesn't favor SEC & in the end academia has a significant say.</p><p></p><p>IMO; fan first, high level approach, SEC makes sense. But University President view, my guess is SEC is last & certainly not leading. I'm putting my money on ACC & the sweetest deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greensboro, post: 1230822, member: 7536"] You value the SEC & the idea of creating a super competitive football conference way more than I do and more than I think Texas will. Even though I get what you are saying, I disagree that SEC is "The Only Football Conference That Matters And Will Ever Matter" ...SEC is clearly the strongest Football conference Top to Bottom, just don't think that is what is really important to the decision makers at Texas & long term it will Ebb & Flow. ...If you want to maximize revenue, B1G looks to be clearly winning with the latest contract; ACC has a different model that may work out even better for Texas ...If you want to maximize Texas football, throwing them in the SEC West for the last 5 yrs would have been a disaster, put them in the ACC or B1G West or PAC. The SEC west should be there last choice, because right now Texas football measured by performance doesn't really matter, throwing them in SEC won't help that. ...Texas brings along a lot of political baggage/expectations; they want no part of equal & honestly they are already making more than SEC or B1G teams in Media money; so I really doubt they want to buy into the liberal/communist concept of we are all equal. ACC offer may look like a bribe to you, but to Texas it is all just negotiation. ...Academics may be a bit interesting for Texas, because Big 12 is not high on the scale, everything is likely an upgrade, but it certainly doesn't favor SEC & in the end academia has a significant say. IMO; fan first, high level approach, SEC makes sense. But University President view, my guess is SEC is last & certainly not leading. I'm putting my money on ACC & the sweetest deal. [/QUOTE]
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