I don't think it would hurt LSU at all. They were 9-3 last year. That was a good year for them and they were playing in the Big 12. It was even a weak year for the Big 12 on top of that. Had they been playing in the SEC, I'm guessing they would have had 5 to 6 losses. Couple that with being in College Station and you're looking at a MSU caliber program. So that makes them a second tier SEC team most years. We recruit very well against second tier SEC teams. No problems.

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Posted by aggiegreen

College Station, TX

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 7/21/11 at 8:53 pm to Tigerhead

Ouch - comparing A&M to Vandy. I know you guys just care about football, but you need to consider all sports. If you look at the Capital One Results, the A&M men finished 4th in the nation just behind Florida and tied with Auburn. The A&M women finished 2nd behind Stanford. That is a solid athletic program. Vandy finished 25th and 62nd. LSU was 22nd and 14th.

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Posted by jaxson11

Texas

Member since Jun 2010

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Posted on 7/21/11 at 10:05 pm to aggiegreen

I would not compare A&M academics to Vanderbilt since, as a private school, they have a different mission with respect to the students they admit. However, A&M is considered a very strong academic research university. Keep in mind that one of the problems some alums have and other schools keep bringing up with respect to us moving to the SEC is the weak academic standards of SEC member institutions other than Vanderbilt. I think those are largely based on stereotypes--which is what I am hearing here about A&M.

Keep in mind that Texas is a massive state with a lot of big universities. A&M and UT are the flagships and have always gotten special treatment by the state. Right or wrong, that's the reality. With the exception of Rice, the private schools are not as strong academically. That includes Baylor, TCU, SMU, etc.

Back on topic, I think that it would help LSU in the sense that A&M would be playing LSU regularly in all sports which gives the school as a whole a lot more exposure and on a regular basis. Instead of LSU coaches going to certain high schools and building relationships during the recruiting period, they would also have the luxury of prospective students watching A&M play LSU in a bunch of sports, and seeing what LSU has to offer. Instead of watching A&M play LSU at a neutral site, they would see what Death Valley has to offer, etc.

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