Did half of yall not read that?

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I'd say that the acceptance is contingent upon a reaffirmation of the Sept 2nd letter.

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wouldn't that be grounds for A&M to sue Baylor, they gave assurance of no lawsuit, now they change their mind? We acted on that assurance, any lawyers? Jorts?

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Exactly what I was thinking...what kind of no-sue contract lets you just retract it and still sue at will?

FFFFFF UUUUUUUUUU BAYLORRRRRR

BAYLOR = LISTEATER

DANGIT BAYLOR FALL IN LINE

Didn't read that.

BAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They said if it happens by the 8th they won't sue. Done deal baby!!

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They said if it happens by the 8th they won't sue. Done deal baby!!

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do what? They? Baylor?

Link?

The SEC realizes the president of Baylor is a former special prosecutor. He also hired Walter Umphrey, famed trial lawyer out of Beaumont, to write a brief on tortuous interference.

Baylor is going all out because they see the conference disintegrating, not re-loading. There will be a lot of tension when they come to Kyle Field this year.

Read again.
They were taking us contingent on reaffirmation.

The letter from Bebee IS the reaffirmation.

Done deal.

[This message has been edited by Maroon Argyle (edited 9/7/2011 8:53a).]

Loud noises!!!!!!

Solari is in. It's officially a big deal.

I just don't see where some of you are reading that this is a done deal. It looks like we are still waiting on reaffirmation. Can someone enlighten me as to what all of you are seeing in the statement?

That letter was 9/2 maroon.....they want a re-confirmation that what was said then still applies after Baylor hinted yesterday it in fact would seek legal action. Thought today was going to be a wonderful day for Aggies everywhere and we'd finally be done with this but it seems we're just getting started.

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forget sawed off horns...I'm putting a sawed off cross on my jeep

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That's just stupid. You think it's A&M vs. Christ?

Keep this at the top and repost this on every web site you go to.

Aggie Eric, read the letter on the first page. That can't go back on that crap. They said if it happens by the 8th they will not use legal action

Sawed off cross is stupid... more Christians at A&M than at Baylor.

reading comprehension here is lacking.

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The SEC voted unanimously to accept Texas A&M University as a member upon receiving acceptable reconfirmation that the Big 12 and its members have reaffirmed the letter dated September 2, 2011.

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It is not a done deal until Baylor reaffirms, which it has now reneged on. It is a contingent approval. More work to be done here.

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They can't go back on that crap.

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that is exactly what they are doing

Yes they can go back on it. They withdrew their consent before the SEC acted. Remember all of us that said the longer this takes the more of a chance something could happen?
Well, that something was OU exploring options.
Business 101. You have a deal you like, take it. An offer may be pulled at any time prior to acceptance...it is critical the SEC acknowledged in its response that it received notice of Baylor's withdrawal of consent before the SEC presidents met. If they had met and voted before receiving notice this would be a done deal, but that is not what happened by their own admission.

Fine,

so if ou departs, is baylor going to threaten them with litigation to keep them in the big 12? When does it stop? big bad baylor will just force everyone to stay?

FWIW from CFT:

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/07/sec-confirms-ams-membership-with-one-stipulation/

SEC confirms A&M’s membership — with one stipulation

Posted by John Taylor on September 7, 2011, 9:42 AM EDT

Confirming what had been reported throughout the early morning hours, the SEC announced in a statement Wednesday that they have officially and unanimously approved Texas A&M as the conference’s 13th member.

As had previously been reported, however, the approval comes with a very big proviso.

Here’s the SEC’s statement, in its entirety:

“After receiving unanimous written assurance from the Big 12 on September 2 that the Southeastern Conference was free to accept Texas A&M to join as a new member, the presidents and chancellors of the SEC met last night with the intention of accepting the application of Texas A&M to be the newest member of the SEC. We were notified yesterday afternoon that at least one Big 12 institution had withdrawn its previous consent and was considering legal action. The SEC has stated that to consider an institution for membership, there must be no contractual hindrances to its departure. The SEC voted unanimously to accept Texas A&M University as a member upon receiving acceptable reconfirmation that the Big 12 and its members have reaffirmed the letter dated September 2, 2011.”

Translation? As soon as Baylor drops its threat of legal action against the SEC and commissioner Mike Slive, A&M will officially split from the Big 12 and join the the SEC as its 13th member.

How soon that will be, however, remains to be seen. As noted by Kristi Dosh, aka @SportsBizMiss, it could be a tough legal row to hoe for Baylor in preventing an A&M move; “Toughest part of tortious interference suit by Baylor would be proving damages. Case is only slam dunk if ESPN drops Big 12 contract.” Dosh later added that she doesn’t think Baylor would have a strong case.

Of course, A&M’s departure from the Big 12 wouldn’t necessarily mean the conference will dissolve, meaning there would be no reason for ESPN to void their contract with the conference. A&M’s departure could, though, prompt Oklahoma — and Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech — to make a move for the Pac-12, which would necessarily mean the end of the Big 12. The legal onus shouldn’t be on A&M as they have no control over the reaction of OU and others to their move.

In the letter referenced in the SEC’s statement, Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe wrote to his SEC counterpart that he is confirming “our discussion yesterday during which I informed you that the Big 12 Conference Board of Directors unanimously authorized me to convey to you and their colleagues in the Southeastern Conference that the Big 12 and its members will not take any legal action for any possible claims against the SEC or its members relating to the departure of Texas A&M University from the Big 12 and the admission of Texas A&M into the SEC; provided, however, that such act by the SEC to admit Texas A&M is publicly confirmed by 5:00 p.m. (CDT) on September 8, 2011.”

In the three days that followed, however, Baylor has backed away from their pledge to not pursue legal action, meaning that, until the Baylor “situation” is resolved, it appears that the announcement scheduled for today will be pushed back. How far back is unclear and may not come into focus until later on today at the earliest.

Oh, and one more thing, for those complaining about Baylor threatening legal action: stop it already. The Big 12 has always been every member for itself and its own interests regardless of what’s best for the conference; why should Baylor be any different?

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Baylor refuses to us go without getting kicked in the face