I recently broached this topic a couple of weeks ago when I suggested that all hell was going to break loose. You can read that post here. Rumor has it that Texas A&M has all but decided to leave the Big 12 for the SEC. Rumor also has it that the SEC is planning to offer an invitation to Texas A&M for 2012 and then another school in 2014. While the rumors for the fourteenth school are not as solid (FSU, Missouri, or Virginia Tech), things appear to be imminent and will likely kick off a new series of expansion.
The Big 12 is looking to replace Texas A&M with someone like Houston or Louisville. But if it is Missouri that leaves for the SEC, then that could spell the end of the Big 12. Another potential loser could be the Big East, as if the ACC gets poached, they will likely target Big East schools. Will the PAC12 look at the other Big 12 schools? Will the Big 10 react? One thing is for sure, the ACC should be proactive here and make a move soon.
Texas A&M has a meeting this coming Monday, August 15th – I’ll be watching earnestly as the excitement begins.
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