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Is Texas A&M Purposely Trying to Avoid Longhorns In SEC?

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2 years ago

May 14, 2022

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AUSTIN – The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are set to affix the SEC within the close to future, after agreeing to half methods with the Huge 12 final fall.

And per a latest report from Horns 247’s Chip Brown, the Aggies aren’t precisely thrilled about it, and are firmly towards a yearly rivalry matchup with Texas.

Stated Brown:

I’ve additionally heard Texas A&M does NOT need to be in the identical pod with Texas.
A&M sources will deny that publicly. However A&M clearly didn’t need Texas within the SEC and would possibly’ve tried to make a take care of the remainder of the SEC: in change for A&M’s vote in favor of admitting Texas, the Aggies and Longhorns wouldn’t be in the identical pod.

The report additionally states that, as soon as the Longhorns and Sooners be a part of the SEC, the convention is anticipated to interrupt into 4, four-team pods, fairly than two divisions because it sits presently.

I’ve heard one proposal that had Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri in the identical pod whereas A&M, LSU, Ole Miss and Mississippi State could be in the identical pod. Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee and Vanderbilt could be in the identical pod, whereas Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina could be in the identical pod.

If that construction had been certainly to be the case, as a substitute of going through each other each season, the Longhorns and Aggies would solely see one another twice each 4 years.

So when would this all occur?

Per a earlier announcement from the colleges, the Longhorns and Sooners are ready to attend till the present grant of rights settlement, which is slated to run till 2025, expires.

Ought to the 2 colleges elect to maneuver earlier, they’d be compelled to forgo their remaining Huge 12 tv income of $160 million — $80 million every.

Nonetheless, that doesn’t imply the transfer is not going to occur sooner. ESPN takes over the rights to SEC soccer in 2024, making {that a} logical time-frame for a transfer.

Both manner, regardless of being one of the crucial storied rivalries in the entire faculty sports activities, Texas and Texas A&M haven’t taken the sphere towards each other because the preliminary transfer of the Aggies from the Huge 12, and have struggled to seek out frequent floor in any try and revive that rivalry.

And for no matter cause, the Aggies appear firmly towards making the Lonestar Showdown an annual affair as soon as once more.

Now the Aggies haven’t any selection. Texas and Oklahoma are coming.

Texas leads the all-time sequence with the Aggies by a 76-37-5 margin, with the Longhorns successful the final recreation in School Station in 2011, and the Aggies successful the final recreation in Austin in 2010.

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Texas had additionally received 9 of their earlier 12 matchups towards the Aggies earlier than the rivalry took its hiatus.

To not point out, the Longhorns have been largely profitable towards SEC competitors all through their historical past, holding an all-time document of 191-8-89 towards the convention, together with a 7-1-1 document towards Alabama, and a 4-1 document over Georgia.