Today, the presidents of the 14 SEC member schools unanimously voted for SEC expansion, allowing Texas and Oklahoma in as the conference’s 15th and 16th members.
Eleven of the 14 presidents needed to approve the move, and for a while it appeared Texas A&M would try to block it. Last week, some insiders believed a few other schools like Missouri, Arkansas and possibly LSU could join the Aggies.
But, in the end, the money that the SEC stood to gain was simply too great:
The Aggies caved. Really didn't have a choice.