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BamaInBham said:
Don't disagree but Neb and Mich are good programs. UTx fans are not like UGA with 1 NC strutting around, they do have a little something but it does not match their attitude for sure. I was a little boy who became very college football conscious when Coach Bryant returned, so the 60s and 70s, during UTx's golden era, were especially meaningful to me. So, I'm likely biased when thinking of them and a couple of other programs.
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Good but not great is my point. Nebraska, Michigan, and Texas strut around and bring up the “ I am a blue blood” line. But when you look at hardware and these long stretches of mediocrity you realize that it’s not as great as they make it out to be
 
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81usaf92 said:
Good but not great is my point. Nebraska, Michigan, and Texas strut around and bring up the “ I am a blue blood” line. But when you look at hardware and these long stretches of mediocrity you realize that it’s not as great as they make it out to be
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They are the second tier.

Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and USC are the top tier.
 
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81usaf92 said:
Good but not great is my point. Nebraska, Michigan, and Texas strut around and bring up the “ I am a blue blood” line. But when you look at hardware and these long stretches of mediocrity you realize that it’s not as great as they make it out to be
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"The older I get, the better I was..." applies to teams as well as individuals....selective memory.
 
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Hmmmmm. How many pages of POSTS will it take before Oklahoma and that school in Austin, TX are added to the SEC?
 
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selmaborntidefan said:
The main difference is Aggie fans (not all of them obviously) have a smug arrogance about that damn Aggie code (or whatever it is) that is sorta like a religious document you set aside when it becomes inconvenient.

Both are delusional to the point of psychosis.

Texas REALLY DOES BELIEVE they're one of the greatest football programs in history, but they come up with that idea based on money.

ATM is sorta like Auburn in being a little brother with a bit of an inferiority complex, but the difference is that AMT was willing to set out on their own and leave the conference.

When both lose, the excuses are legion, which is why I should have trademarked "If Colt hadn't got hurt."
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Generalizing, that's a pretty accurate take. Of course, I know good ATM and UT fans. As a matter of fact, a lot of UT fans I know have really been humbled the last few years (I say this realizing they are probably the minority). A few I know are actually in awe of Alabama and our success. One deep pocket UT fan I know LOVES CNS and roots for Bama all the time. Now that might change. As for ATM, I've often said their fans remind me a lot of Auburn fans with a little more class, but with even stranger customs. They are generally good guys, but, as you say, the Aggie code is strong.

Now the irony. Aggie fans really felt good about not having to deal with Texas and now they will. I get the impression from talking to a few they are really nervous. And with all the attitude that comes with Texas, I think they really don't know what they'll be up against to begin with, but in the long run, it'll be the best thing that could happen to their program. The first few times they play ATM that may get their butts handed to them. But I think ATM fans realize Texas will benefit from the SEC and they are nervous about it. They see how the SEC made them better and it'll make Texas better too, in the long run.
 
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BamaNation said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1418696336812171264
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Thanks for the info...I would think A&M to be higher than that...not sure how they do this. Speaking of money, UT is owed 160 million in 3rd tier money -- LHN -- from ESPN that they will forfeit if the come. I'll bet they are trying to get that from the SEC...that and the 78 million they will owe the Big 12.

A friend in Texas asked me, "Why would UA want UT in the same conference? They do nothing but look out for #1...I had no answer other than a total realignment is on the way.
 
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From the article

"In February, the SEC had announced it was distributing a record $657.7 million for fiscal year 2019-20, or almost $47 million per school."

A billion a year is not too far in the future.
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Thank you Texas Bama, someone on here the other day said i was on crack if i thought schools would get 60 million pay out?
 
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bamadwain said:
Thank you Texas Bama, someone on here the other day said i was on crack if i thought schools would get 60 million pay out?
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Not at all what I said. I tried to explain that the SEC in 2020 signed a new deal that would already pay schools 60 million per year. People were citing 60 million with Texas and Oklahoma as though the SEC wasn't already going to make 60 million without them.
 
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Big 12 will attempt to survive

There is talk of them reaching out to UCF, Houston, BYU, and Cincinnati in case Texas and OU do leave, and still inviting 2 of the 4 even if they decide to stay. Haven't we seen this movie before a few years ago?

But if the other conferences do not want any Big 12 scraps, I suppose this would be how it will play out and the Big 12 lives for another day. Is that iteration worthy of "Power 5" status? Do we still share the prestigious Sugar Bowl with that conference? I just can't see it happening.

Meanwhile I'm re-watching the 2010 NC game vs. Texas. Colt has already gotten hurt and I burned a candle in his memory. However, it's amazing how uneventful the actual hit was.... was his injury ever disclosed?
 
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I still do not see the benefit to the current SEC schools for this proposed expansion. There could be some additional money... but the SEC schools have and will have plenty of money.

A 16 team conference of these schools will be VERY hard to win.... in every sport.
 
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