“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).

XLV

The Super Bowl traveled down south this year to avoid weather calamities like the blizzard that’s about to hit the entire midwest and northeast. But apparently, Dallas is just a bit too close as sleet and frozen rain covered city streets as people arrived this morning. Yes, the dome will be closed for Super Bowl XLV itself, but the complaints from the media and fans will be incessant unless this lets up soon.

21

Make that 21 losses in a row for the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers. This time at the hand of a familiar foe, LeBron James and the Miami Heat. But don’t worry Cleveland fans, the King feels bad for you. “I wish the organization the best. And I wish the fans, more than anything, the best because we had a lot of great years together.”

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Ohio State might be the #1 team by the polls, but on the court, the Texas Longhorns might be the more impressive team. Last night, they won their first game at College Station since 2004 in impressive fashion, 69-49. It’s the defensive end that is really surprising teams too. Because of their length, the Longhorns can force teams into tough shots. Last night, the Aggies were only able to make 17 field goals on 31% shooting.

100,000

The man responsible for the infamous trip on a punt return that caused waves on the internet has now resigned from the New York Jets. Strength coach Sal Alosi, embarrassingly called it quits yesterday. “After the events that have transpired, I feel it’s best for my family and me to look for a fresh start.” The Jets were ultimately fined 100k for the incident including 50k from Alosi’s pocket.

There should be a public service announcement for this video about strong bones and drinking milk…and calcium….and every other supplement imaginable that can prevent your bones from snapping in half.

And I’m not exaggerating when I say I think you can hear his leg snap clearly on the video. It was so bad his friend and high school teammate had to be helped off the court fighting back tears.

Luckily for Roland, surgery seems to have gone well and he will recover some time down the line. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like basketball will be in his future.

In fact, if he can walk without a limp for the rest of his life, he deserves the Congressional Medal of Honor