1: It's Texas, there's nothing bigger than football.
2: When have you ever known a legislative body to let something as small as whether or not they have any jurisdiction get in the way of trying to have their say on anything.
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1: It's Texas, there's nothing bigger than football.
2: When have you ever known a legislative body to let something as small as whether or not they have any jurisdiction get in the way of trying to have their say on anything.
Maybe they dont? Boomer quoted one source on that one, multiple other media that have had sources in this have brought up houston in their list.
I guess my read on the situation is this - TAMu's ego is large enough that they won't care what the legislature says.
They'll probably say to legs - "If you want to destroy a flagship public educational institution over college football, more power to you, and by the way, good luck in the next election cycle".
That's how I see this playing out. The legislature will voice its disapproval, and Aggie, who has shown little regard for logic so far, will say tell them they don't care.
EDIT: Further, I have a hard time seeing the legislature following through on their promise to cut funding too. If they do that, it would create a serious reason for voters to show up at the polls. The last thing you want as a politician is to create a reason for voters to show up - incumbents are perfectly happy when people don't show up to vote.
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Because it's their responsibility to see that Aggie is acting in the best interest of the state.
Aggie fan is quickly becoming the most hated bunch in the Big XII. They are going to hate life if the Texas legislature **** blocks them from getting in the SEC. Ultimately it will be the best thing for A&M competitively since they won't get killed by programs far superior to them but their fans will go absolutely crazy. They better start adding some padding inside Kyle Field because the home of the "12th Man" might just become an 85,000 seat insane asylum. Love it. :yes:
Or the legislature forces them to stay. Which apparently they can do. I don't think this is the legislature meeting to give an opinion.
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They can't tell Aggie - you legally are bound to the Big 12. They can tell Aggie - you leave, we'll cut your funding.
That's what power the legislature has over Aggie.
And again, I'm skeptical they'd follow through on that.
As am i, especially if the end result is that UT\OU\OSU\TTU end up in the pac 10. Everyone will be relatively happy down there minus baylor at that point, and the whole issue will be dropped.
Exactly. The fallout from an A&M defection could have major impacts on the other Texas schools. In the end... if UT would say to the legislature that they, Tech, and Baylor all want to remain in the Big XII and an A&M departure to the SEC would kill the Big XII and put any of those schools at risk then the legislature is going to move to stop them. Count on it. Remember.... UT is the prized university in that state. If they want something... chances are they are going to get it. If they don't want little brother to get away then A&M isn't going to get away. In the end I think Texas tortures the A&M fans again by taking what they want and have within reach and ripping it away from them. How awesome is that? Hilarious.
You're skeptical on anything that doesn't result in the demise of ISU athletics, its a wonder how you can still post on this site. You are one of those ******* Hawk fans that have not taken into consideration what a drop to a lower league would do to Iowa State as a university and to our state.
But they could remove members of the board of regents it the university president. It may legally be aggie's right to leave, but there are consequences beyond funding. If your boss tells you not to do something and you do it anyway, you're probably out of a job, which is what I can see happening here.
On the academic side, A&M is not rolling in money. They had to implement somewhere between a 7-10% budget cut, and more cuts might be on the way if the Texas state budget situation does not improve. This is not a great time to be antagonizing the state legislature.
If that's true, then the theory that UT wouldn't allow UH into the conference would seem to be not factual, unless the A&M official is just making that part up in order to stir the pot.
I think Paul Clark's summary of the situation is a good overview with the conclusion that when the Big 12 finally dies ISU is most likely to end up in one of the "new" BCS conferences. And a 9 member with or without extra members will survive for "a while".
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