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No.....no

Ugh.

Socal resident still keeping my fingers crossed for the Pac-12.

I actually like the ACC more than the PAC 12, I think top to bottom it is a better conference for football.

Is there ANY support amongst alumni for Texas to the ACC? Seems to me they will have a major revolution if they really try to go through with this. In some regards I feel like it's time for us to get a little more outspoken, however there is still a strong possibility that they're just using this as a negotiation tactic with the Pac12 and B1G.

To the ACC with Tech, KU and MIZZU? Texas is not about to win the boobie prize in conference realignment while Aggie and OU laugh at us. No offense Alan, I know you're reporting information as you get it, but this scenario is ridiculous.

I guess it's all relative but all these scenarios seem pretty lame for one reason or another.

From a non-revenue sport standpoint the SEC, PAC12 and ACC are the best.

From a regionality standpoint the SEC is the only one that makes sense.

From a recruiting perspective the PAC12 makes the most sense.

From an academics standpoint the ACC, PAC12 and BIG10 are most in line with Texas.

Culturally it seems the PAC12 is the best fit.

From an endowment perspective i'm pretty sure the BIG10 lines up the best but could be wrong.

Whoever is making this decision is doing one hell of a KT analysis that's for sure.

The ACC is definitely not the sexy pick. I think this move hurts our recruiting in football. Conference strength and prestige is an important selling point. Also where do we fall if we don't win a perceived "weak" football conference on a regular basis? At least Auburn or LSU gets to say they are in the SEC!

I also hope I'm not doing that.

As I've quickly found out, conference realignment is a very fluid story that isn't easy to decipher. Things change. People lie. People have agendas.

I can tell you that not once have I just heard something and thrown it out to you guys in a story. There have been discussions with other well-informed people who are talking to other sources.

[B] BELOW IS 100% MY OPINION, NOT COMMENTS FROM ANY SOURCE[/b]

While everybody comes up with a lot of issues surrounding each conference, I really think this all boils down to the LHN.

The Pac 12 and the Big 10 don't seem to want anything to do with the LHN in its current format. I don't blame them one bit.

Texas has no intention of giving up the LHN. I don't blame it one bit. This and power to control the conference are the reasons UT wants to keep the Big 12 together

If everybody sticks to his/her guns in this situation, it's possible that negotiations between Texas/B1G/Pac will end at an impasse. If that's the case, it's understandable that Texas would take a good, hard look at the ACC.

If Texas joins the ACC, it's basically deciding that keeping the LHN is more valuable than joining the PAC or B1G.

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separate rant ...

As somebody who grew up in Chicago, I cringe every time I hear somebody in Austin say that they don't want Texas playing football in Ann Arbor in November because the weather is too much of a disadvantage. First of all, realize that comment sounds cowardly coming from a state that prides itself on tough football. Secondly, it's not always snowing or 10 below zero. Sometimes it will be. Sometimes it won't. Thirdly, it's cold for everybody on the field if it's cold. It's hot for everybody if it's hot.

The only things that are disadvantages when you play in weather you're not used to is footing and timing. In that respect, Texas going up to Ann Arbor in November is no different than the Big 10 teams having to come down south for every bowl game in January.

And ... Rant over.

I now assume that you will bring up 7 points I never thought about and make me take back everything I just wrote. This should be enjoyable.

P.S. Baseball is a completely different argument. I agree that the B1G would stink for Texas baseball in many aspects.

I agree. We don't seem to "fit in" anywhere. I thought the Big 12 was a pretty good fit for us, but if it's not salvageable, independence is starting to look better. The state of Texas, our fans, student body, alumni is just so big and diverse, that I think it's hard for us to identify with any one conference. We're not west coast, east coast, midwest, or deep south. We're just...Texas.

Does anything make you want to puke more than Texas vs. ACC teams?

Why do people keep saying this?

UVA and UNC are closer "culturally" to Texas than any other schools in the country.

What would be funny is if UT was doing this to make OU's trip to the Pac less attractive by taking the teams away that the Pac wants to add with OU and using that to try and salvage the B12. That would be impressive and ballsy.