Texas A&M bids adieu to Big 12
A. Isaac Texas A&M has finally made it official–they’re leaving the Big 12. In arguably the worst kept secret in sports, the announcement came via the Aggies official website this morning.
“After much thought and consideration, and pursuant to the action of the (Texas A&M University System) Board of Regents authorizing me to take action related to Texas A&M University’s athletic conference alignment, I have determined it is in the best interest of Texas A&M to make application to join another athletic conference,” President R. Bowen Loftin wrote to Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe in the letter dated August 31, 2011.
“We appreciate the Big 12′s willingness to engage in a dialogue to end our relationship through a mutually agreeable settlement,” Loftin added. “We, too, desire that this process be as amicable and prompt as possible and result in a resolution of all outstanding issues, including mutual waivers by Texas A&M and the conference on behalf of all the remaining members.”
That other athletic conference they plan on joining? The SEC. Again, yet another poorly kept secret in the world of sports.
Of course, this now leaves the SEC with 13 schools, something I’m sure they will remedy in the not so distant future (Virginia Tech anyone? That’s about as good a guess as any right now).
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