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The Case for Clemson: Why the Tigers Should Be the 14th SEC Team
A "high-ranking SEC official" told the Sporting News' Matt Hayes that "every option is on the table now". Presumably that means any kind of gentleman's agreement about not taking schools from current SEC states is off. Year2 (September 19, 2011) Today, as fate would have it, is the anniversary of...
Late Night Dawg Bites: Rewarding Kyle Chandler, Missing Justin Houston, and Welcoming West Virginia?
As Ferris Bueller rightly noted, life moves pretty fast, so much so sometimes that it becomes nearly impossible to keep up with every item of note, but have no fear, Bulldog Nation, because Dawg Sports is here to get you up to speed on newsworthy events of interest to partisans of the Red and...
Mike Slive Hopeful to Get Texas A&M in Conference for 2012-13
While Baylor's legal threats have stalled Texas A&M's move to the SEC, Mike Slive made some comments today at a speaking engagement that indicate that it is only a temporary condition: We remain optimistic that Texas A&M will be a member of the SEC and have started to look at schedules...
Conference Realignment: ACC Considers Raising Buyout?
Getting a little jittery now, are we? According to an ESPN report, two sources close to the ACC say that league presidents are considering increasing the buyout for members to leave the conference. "League presidents are scheduled to discuss the topic early next week at their annual September...
SEC Realignment: Analysis Of Baylor's Legal Position Vs. The SEC
Everyone who reads A Sea of Blue on a regular basis knows I'm not a lawyer, and I don't play one on this blog. With that said, you don't have to be a lawyer to read and understand the law in its basic form, even though the procedural and precedential twists and turns can always trip you up. So how...
Texas A&M Officially Gives Notice That It Will Seek Other Conference Membership
Forget the rumor mill, this is straight from the horse's mouth: Texas A&M University today officially notified the Big 12 Conference that the institution will submit an application to join another athletic conference. Should this application be accepted, Texas A&M will end its membership...
Four Things You Need to Know About Texas A&M's (Apparently) Impending Move to the SEC
The first thing you need to know is that it’s all Texas A&M’s fault. We know that, because the Texas Longhorns told us so. The Aggies are breaking up the Big 12 that the Burnt Orange tried to save; it’s silly to suggest that the ‘Horns are using the depleted league as a...
Random Thoughts on SEC Expansion from a Tired Georgia Bulldogs Fan Sitting in an Airport Far From Home
This weekend, the fine folks at the largest and fastest-growing network of fan-centered on-line sports communities hosted the first (hopefully, the first annual) SB Nation blogger convention in Las Vegas. My wife and I, who celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary last week, went out to Sin City for...
Conference Realignment Rumors: No Room At The Big Ten Inn
If the conference apocalypse is finally upon us and the Aggies will soon usher in the era of the 16-team super conference, it doesn't look like the Big Ten will be joining the ranks of the super-sized. At least not right away. This is according to Chicago Tribune sportswriter Teddy Greenstein, who...
Conference Realignment Rumors: Texas A&M To Join SEC (For Reals This Time?), ACC Defection Watch On
The past week has been filled with Texas A&M to the SEC rumors which has really been nothing more than idle speculation and internet rumors from those the furthest removed from the decision-making process -- fans. However, now we have our first website reporting that the Aggies joining the SEC is...
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