Gus Malzahn is always spoiling for something at Auburn. Ed Orgeron may be only getting started at LSU. The problem in the SEC is that it’s not just Alabama. And if not Dabo, then surely Kirby Smart. Even if he does, though, Dabo Swinney will be the next coach up at Alabama. It happened 11 years ago when it considered leaving alongside Texas A&M for the Pac-12 conference, until the Big 12 offered a bigger league payout. Then those six members could say, We agree with the lawsuit. Nonetheless, adding a regional opponent that borders Big 12 states is a win. The Big 12 is currently scrambling as it appears likely that both Texas and Oklahoma are leaving the conference to join the SEC. A little over a decade ago the Colorado Buffaloes left the Big 12 for their shiny new conference and look where it has led them: right back home to us. That means six Big 12 schools (a majority) could leave the conference, sue, say We owe nothing and the league is dissolved. The Buffs have had little success since leaving the Big 12, although they weren’t world beaters in 2010-11 either. If nothing else, it might allow him to outlast Nick Saban. A little over a decade ago the Colorado Buffaloes left the Big 12 for their shiny new conference and look where it has led them: right back home to us. Maybe Jimbo can still deliver on the $60 million left in his deal. BREAKING: Texas and Oklahoma the founding members of the Big12Conference are leaving the league, sources tell. Maybe it doesn’t bother Aggies that Johnny Football didn’t get an opportunity to play for everything. On Friday, reporters confirmed Texas and OU would be leaving the Big 12. And a 12-0 A&M - with a Heisman-apparent quarterback - would have at least been in the conversation for the BCS title game.Īs it was, the 10-2 Aggies finished ninth in the 2012 regular-season BCS rankings, four spots back of 11-1 Kansas State. Considering that Manziel ran circles around Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl, I’d say odds are good the Aggies would have gone undefeated in the Big 12 that season. They also wouldn’t have had to play Florida in Johnny Football’s debut. ![]() If the Aggies had still been members of the Big 12 in 2012, they wouldn’t have had the chance to make history in Tuscaloosa.
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