its official.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7019493/texas-officially-gets-accepted-sec

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference says Texas A&M is set to be join the league next year.
The SEC announced Sunday that the move will be effective next July, and says Texas A&M will participate in all sports during the 2012-13 academic year. That gives the SEC 13 members and its first addition since South Carolina and Arkansas in 1992.
The Aggies' defection from the Big 12 had been held up with threatened legal action from Baylor and other schools. The statement released by the SEC did not mention that situation, and spokesman Charles Bloom did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
A source told ESPN's Joe Schad that Texas A&M's negotiation of an exit fee with the Big 12 "will now begin in earnest."
The SEC's announcement that Texas A&M will begin play in the conference next year is "unconditional," sources told Schad.
If any institution, such as Baylor, files litigation it would be dealt with at that time.
Baylor's decision not to waive its right to sue the SEC or Texas A&M was based in large part, however, on a desire to get the remaining nine schools to commit, which Big 12 leadership says is a goal recently moved closer to.
SEC presidents and chancellors voted in favor of the move on Sept. 6.
"The Southeastern Conference Presidents and Chancellors are pleased to welcome Texas A&M University to the SEC family," said Dr. Bernie Machen, chair of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors and president of the University of Florida. "The addition of Texas A&M University as the SEC's 13th member gives our league a prestigious academic institution with a strong athletic tradition and a culture similar to our current institutions."
Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin says: We are excited to begin competition in the nation's premier athletic conference."

This should create some more movement (they'll need a 14th)

Sweet pick up SEC!

/sarcasm

I hope they get Mizzou..that'd be hysterical

Mizzou is not going to the SEC.

SportsAndLady;910587 wrote:Sweet pick up SEC!

/sarcasm

Huh? It's a good pick up for the SEC. It gets them into the football crazy state of Texas which is home to a ton of people, the program has a rich tradition, the stadium / fanbase is pretty rabid and the program appears to be headed in the right direction.

Great move for them

jordo212000;910784 wrote:Huh? It's a good pick up for the SEC. It gets them into the football crazy state of Texas which is home to a ton of people, the program has a rich tradition, the stadium / fanbase is pretty rabid and the program appears to be headed in the right direction.

Great move for them

LOL your opinion is your opinion jordouche...and it's one that I have NEVER agreed with..once.

SportsAndLady;910868 wrote:LOL your opinion is your opinion jordouche...and it's one that I have NEVER agreed with..once.

When its possible imma come back and neg rep this.

SportsAndLady;910868 wrote:LOL your opinion is your opinion jordouche...and it's one that I have NEVER agreed with..once.

You seriously think adding A&M was a bad move?

Jordo is one of the only OSU posters that can see things with out scarlet glasses on. A very good poster without bias....most of the time.

cats gone wild;911395 wrote:Jordo is one of the only OSU posters that can see things with out scarlet glasses on. A very good poster without bias....most of the time.

Agree. Not sure why the beef all the sudden. Conference expansion must be srs bsns.

"The addition of Texas A&M University as the SEC's 13th member gives our league a prestigious academic institution with a strong athletic tradition and a culture similar to our current institutions."

So A&M is over signing and dodging the NCAA infraction committee too?

By the way S&L, why are you posting in this thread? You aren't a fan of the SEC or A&M?! Remember in yesterday's Browns game thread where you said if I wasn't a fan, I couldn't post? See how that works? Thats such a stupid thing to say on a message board

j_crazy;911413 wrote:Agree. Not sure why the beef all the sudden. Conference expansion must be srs bsns.

He doesn't like me because I said that there was no way Kansas was getting an invite from the SEC, PAC 12, Big 10, or ACC.

jordo212000;911508 wrote:By the way S&L, why are you posting in this thread? You aren't a fan of the SEC or A&M?! Remember in yesterday's Browns game thread where you said if I wasn't a fan, I couldn't post? See how that works? Thats such a stupid thing to say on a message board

I said it's pretty lame to follow a 300+ post game thread of 2 teams you aren't fans of...i'm pretty sure that's exactly the opposite of this thread...MORAN

jordo212000;911511 wrote:He doesn't like me because I said that there was no way Kansas was getting an invite from the SEC, PAC 12, Big 10, or ACC.

I don't like you because you're a fucking idiot. Are you going to tell me now why Boise would be a great addition to a conference????????? I'm waiting

j_crazy;910891 wrote:When its possible imma come back and neg rep this.

Why's that?

jordo212000;910923 wrote:You seriously think adding A&M was a bad move?

Let me know where I said that..k thanks

SportsAndLady;911517 wrote:I said it's pretty lame to follow a 300+ post game thread of 2 teams you aren't fans of...i'm pretty sure that's exactly the opposite of this thread...MORAN

Moran? I love irony

SportsAndLady;911520 wrote:Let me know where I said that..k thanks

You sarcastically said sweet move SEC? I wasn't the only one who took it that way

SportsAndLady;911518 wrote:I don't like you because you're a fucking idiot. Are you going to tell me now why Boise would be a great addition to a conference????????? I'm waiting

Go talk to the AD at Kansas. I've heard that they are a candidate for the Big 12

s&L is just a troll, probably was hoping I'd respond to his first 3 posts on this thread. When I didn't he picked another fight.
How is it different - "the exact opposite" posting in another thread just because there are more replies?

j_crazy;910891 wrote:When its possible imma come back and neg rep this.

lol thats cute, fellow Marietta grad coming to trolldo's rescue.

cats gone wild;911395 wrote:Jordo is one of the only OSU posters that can see things with out scarlet glasses on. A very good poster without bias....most of the time.

Excuse me while I LMFAO. Hilarious, Jordo finally gets one guy to support his idiotic posting, yet the poster is one of the biggest idiots on the CFB forum.

j_crazy;911413 wrote:Agree. Not sure why the beef all the sudden. Conference expansion must be srs bsns.

He is a douche bag, that is why no one likes him. 95% of his posts are SMH material.

Speedofsand;911561 wrote:s&L is just a troll, probably was hoping I'd respond to his first 3 posts on this thread. When I didn't he picked another fight.
How is it different - "the exact opposite" posting in another thread just because there are more replies?

Says the guy who was trolling on the NFL thread. LOL GTFO.

With that being said, I think it was a solid pickup by the SEC. I think A&M is overrated, but culture there seems to be a SEC type culture.