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Had TX Governatrix Ann Richards not lobbied for her Alma Mater Baylor to be included, wonder how different just adding UT/aTm to make 10 would have played out.

But that happened after the SEC plucked Arkansas and also added South Carolina to make 12 and start the first CCG, and Penn St. making for the Big 10-leven.

Oh come on, not this shit again.

It wasn't Ann Richards.

It was Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, who held degrees from both Texas Tech and Baylor, who made it happen.  At that time he was like a modern day LBJ in the way he wielded power within the state and there wasn't going to be any denying him.

OK.

Never heard of him.

But, given that unforgivable error, I think the original premise is workable.

Well, sure.


But I also don't think Texas was likely to make a move without having several "buddies" for two reasons-- first, it keeps a little more of the schedule regional.  And second, it's potential voting allies when it comes to major decisions.  That is, IF you think your "allies" are likely to vote along with you.  And in reality, in many cases, it did work out that way.

I don't think a move of just Texas and A&M to the Big 8 was ever really an option, regardless of what Ann Richards or Bob Bullock might or might not have done.

Why do the conferences need to be contiguous?  In the old Big 12, We had Texas in the South, and Iowa in the North. 

It's not like we're taking a bus to Lubbock either.  Getting on a plane is getting on a plane, whether it's a 2 hr flight or 4 hr flight. 

That's true for football, but for rowing, track, golf, and tiddlywinks, conference trips from New Jersey to Washington are ridonkulous.  I never went, but the idea of driving a couple hours to Lincoln and 3.5 to Columbia would be...nice.  Novel, even.

2. Georgia

It's not your pick.