College Football Armageddon is Upon Us.

Remember those staunch contests between Texas and Wake Forest? Whoops, I mean Texas and North Carolina? Wait, check that. What I meant was Texas vs. Georgia Tech. Yes. Remember THOSE storied rivalries? What, you don't? That is the future of Texas football, apparently. The rumors of Texas to the ACC are gaining momentum as the ACC is just stupid enough to allow Texas to come in, swing the big stick known as the LHN, and take a seat at the table. It would appear that we are bringing the boys in Lubbock along for the ride...

Last summer, Texas A&M should have left the Big 12 in favor of the SEC. By not doing so, they've screwed over an entire conference. Hold on, Aggies. Don't get too bent out of shape yet. Last summer you knew that the LHN was coming. You also demanded more money to stay in the Big 12 and were granted it even though your performance on the field has been anything but deserving. You were the champions of uneven revenue sharing in the 90's when you were on top. Say, how is the other side of that coin now that the Aggies have been essentially irrelevant for more than a decade? We can go the socialistic route (strange coming from College Station) if you prefer, but that won't win conference championships in the Big 12, let alone what's in store for you in the SEC. Where was I? Oh yeah, by waiting until this year to leave based on what you already knew last year, you've pissed off Baylor along with the other members of this conference. I know you are upset with Baylor and their thin veiled threat of a lawsuit. However, they are looking out for number one: the very thing you moan about regarding Texas, as well as what you are doing with your pursuit of the SEC. Isn't that a bit hypocritical, even in Aggieland? Sadly, all of this could have been avoided had you acted last summer, thereby permitting the conference to deal with it in a more definitive fashion and not subjecting the smaller schools to a panicked shuffling. Instead, your actions have now contributed to sending Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, etc. in search of answers to questions that were addressed last summer. Aren't you merely vocalizing and championing the cause for "all or nothing" while ignoring the fallout? I think you just climbed into the life raft that you accuse Texas of hogging.

With regards to the LHN, I am not a staunch supporter. I believe Texas is being selfish here. While Deloss Dodds and William Powers continue to figure out a conference affiliation that allows them to keep the LHN, Longhorn Nation is becoming more divided and agitated at this ongoing saga. Texas in the PAC 16? Uh, no. Texas in the ACC? Uh, hell no. Texas in the Big 16ish? Makes the most sense if Notre Dame comes along for the ride. One perk here: we get to pound the hell out of Husker Nation for the foreseeable future. So, we have that going for us. I digress. Where Texas belongs is in a conference with Texas ties. So do the Aggies. This is what we all grew up watching and enjoying albeit if we were on opposite sides of the fence. Will the rivalry be the same if it survives with each school belonging to conferences that have zilch to do with one another? Certainly not. The reason USC and Notre Dame is storied is because history tells us so. They haven't been in a conference together and that is how we know them.

College football is about tradition and rivalries built on geography and history. When Bob Stoops is quoted as saying that if OU does not play Texas any longer that it is OK with him as "it's not necessary," we have major issues. Uh, OK Bob. Sure, we believe you. And if Army does not play Navy any longer, "we will adjust to it," to utilize the  quote from Stoops regarding the potential of not playing the Longhorns. Yes, and if Alabama and Auburn do not play each other moving forward, I am sure each fan base along with alumni will think that is hunky dory. Michigan and Notre Dame? Nah, we don't need that game. We will persevere without it. Can someone locate for me my barf bag? Are all of the university presidents and conference commissioners asleep at the wheel? It appears so. What if the Red Sox and Yankees stopped playing annually? Even worse, what if one of them jumped ship to the NL? That is what is happening, to a lesser degree, with the Aggies and potentially OU. The focus on the now is clouding the judgment of the future for many. It is time that Texas, OU, and Texas A&M realize they need each other more than ever. That is, if they give a crap about their storied pasts.