As my job takes requires a little more travel than I would often prefer, I try to carve away some time to visit football stadiums and basketball arenas in college towns and professional cities whenever I can. I’ve found that I have always been particularly interested in big stadiums and great venues…even when games are […]
Texas A&M Aggies
SEC unanimously accepts A&M; Big XII blocking move? (Updated 8pm)
Now that it’s official that A&M will become the 13th member, it’s absolutely certain the SEC will at least add a 14th member, and probably soon (ESPN): The member presidents of the Southeastern Conference unanimously voted to accept Texas A&M Tuesday night as the league’s 13th member, but the Aggies’ official acceptance has been delayed […]
It’s Official: Texas A&M to leave Big XII
This has been an ongoing discussion among the SFN community for several weeks, but today Texas A&M has made it official. Yahoo!: Texas A&M had been in the Big 12 since its founding in 1996. But the school said it will submit an application to join another, unspecified conference. If it is accepted, Texas A&M […]
SEC Votes AGAINST Expansion (8pm Update)
Dennis Dodd offers up a little insight into what happened (CBSSports.com): Note to Aggies everywhere: Before you borrow daddy’s Caddy and rent a tux, make sure you have a prom date. It always seemed strange that A&M was fast-tracking this thing. In the end, SEC presidents didn’t want to be rushed. Why should they? With […]
Saturday Expansion (3:45pm Update)
As expected, this is all moving very quickly, and there is plenty of ongoing (opinionated) discussion on the SFN Forums about the inevitable next round of college football expansion and realignment, and more precisely, how it will affect State. So go on over there and join the fun, and it’s likely you’ll even win a […]
Friday Afternoon Expansion Talk
Lots of (opinionated) discussion on the SFN Forums about the inevitable next round of college football expansion and realignment, and more precisely, how it will affect State. So go on over there and join the fun, and it’s likely you’ll even win a $100 Walmart gift card, or maybe one of the few remaining ipads. […]
Texas A&M AD Reacts to Harsh E-mail
You may have seen this a couple of weeks ago but it was too good to pass up…especially since the timing coincided with Lee Fowler’s last day in Raleigh. Some Texas A&M Aggie fans are disappointed about the results – or lack thereof – of the recent expansion merry-go-round as they were hoping that the […]