NCAA Conferences

So Texas A&M is once again in talks with the SEC to leave the Big 12 and join the South Eastern Conference. A lot of people think this would be a good thing, for both the SEC and A&M, but I only see one outcome. The Big 12 would fall of course, with Oklahoma and Texas leaving almost certainly if A&M goes. And A&M would have to join the SEC West which is the best division in the nation.

Alabama and LSU lead the division filled with power house or potential power house programs in Auburn, Arkansas, Miss. State, and Ole Miss. A&M would find their conference schedule much harder on a week too week basis. It would also unbalnce the two SEC divisions forcing the East to start looking for a new team to join. Then you have to question if the name South EASTERN Conference would be appropriate anymore, since even Arkansas is barely in that region of the country and A&M is nowhere near it.

In short, the adding of another team to the SEC, the nations best conference, would not help either parties. But another solution could be found. One that saves the Big 12 and can be lucrative for both conferences. If the Big 12 would go out and get Boise State (assuming Boise State would be willing to actually play in a conference where the might have to play great every week), and TCU. Reshuffle there divisions a little to put Oklahoma in the North and spread the power out. Then the SEC and Big 12 form a rivalry match up between conferences like many conferences do in basketball. Arkansas and A&M already have a renewing of their old Southwestern Conference rivalry in place. Put 'Bama against Texas, Florida against Oklahoma, and Georgia against Oklahoma State; all on the same weekend. Then the next weekend you can switch it up or do any number of variations. This would bring in millions for both conferences and would TCu and Boise State the right to say the desrve BCS recognition.