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Official - A&M sends notice to Beebe, Big 12 that they are exploring options

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VectorVictor Defensive Coordinator

VectorVictor

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Dear ISU, KU, KSU, Mizzou, Tech, OU, and OSU: You're cool. It's been real.

 

Dear tu and Baylor: Go eff yourselves and your LHN and lawsuit threats in the ear.

 

WE'RE OUTTA HERE!!!

 

"Eastbound and down..."

 

Dear Texas A&M--

 

F*****g took you long enough to come to your senses.

 

Sincerely,

Nebraska

 

P.S. The next time one of your players wants to touch a cotton ball, pull them off the field and send them to CVS instead.

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irafreak Heisman Winner

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And here's the first article, from the Houston Chronicle:

 

Aggies notify Big 12 they intend to ‘explore options’ on league front

 

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M has made its first official move outside of Aggieland in its plans to exit the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. The Aggies on Thursday afternoon sent the Big 12 office in Dallas a letter explaining the Aggies are “exploring options related to the institution’s athletic conference affiliation.”

 

An A&M insider said the letter is simply the first official, legal step in the process of A&M exiting the Big 12 for the SEC. The Big 12’s directors board is scheduled to meet on Saturday, the insider said, and perhaps at that time release the Aggies from the conference. If so, the SEC would then be free in the days following to invite A&M as its 13th member, and the Big 12 likely would officially begin its pursuit of a 10th member to take A&M’s place – perhaps BYU, Notre Dame, Houston or SMU, among other candidates.

 

A&M’s letter to the Big 12 is similar to the process that Nebraska, now in the Big Ten, followed in its exit from the Big 12 last year (Colorado also left for the Pac-12, leaving the Big 12 with 10 members). In A&M’s letter to Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, A&M president R. Bowen Loftin “indicated that if the university withdraws from the conference, Texas A&M would do so in a way that complies with the Big 12’s bylaws. Additionally, Texas A&M would be supportive of the Big 12’s efforts to seek a new member of the conference,” according to an A&M release.

 

Said Loftin in the release, “As I have indicated previously, we are working very deliberately to act in the best long-term interests of both Texas A&M and the State of Texas. This truly is a 100-year decision. While we understand the desire of all parties to quickly reach a resolution, these are extremely complex issues that we are addressing methodically.”

 

Loftin added, “Ultimately, we are seeking to generate greater visibility nationwide for Texas A&M and our championship-caliber student-athletes, as well as secure the necessary and stable financial resources to support our athletic and academic programs. As a public university, Texas A&M owes it to the state’s taxpayers to maximize our assets and generate additional revenues both now and well into the future.”

 

No timetable has been set for an announcement that A&M will join the SEC, as the Aggies continue working through the legal process, the insider said.

How would they do this?

BYU: Hey A&M we're thinking about joining the big12. Any reason we shouldn't?

A&M: Of course not. The big 12 was good to us. We're just moving on up...

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Ooof, they could pay an exit penalty of 20 million. That's a lot of sheep shearin'

 

-Sorry, I lost all respect for those steakheads right around the third week of November, 2010.

 

And as far as the exit fee goes, my understanding is that the Aggies have been given indication it should be similar to CU and NU's exit fees.

 

(And as far as your other comment...after that game, that's fair...even if we had no control over the ref crew and 1 player made a fool of himself by doing things in the pile when there was a camera present ;))

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