From ESPN Insider:
SEC did offer A&M and OU
Well, looks like the whole truth finally did come out re: the SEC's interest in Texas A&M. We already knew that there was an offer to the Aggies to join the SEC, but there were reports that they needed a partner; Oklahoma president David Boren revealed on Wednesday that his school also had an offer from Mike Slive's outfit.
Like the Pac-10 package, the SEC's offer apparently was as a package deal, so even though it looked as though A&M strongly considered the move, it's unlikely the Aggies could have made it without the Sooners. And Boren said that the SEC's offer -- which didn't include Texas, which made it known that it was not interested, or Oklahoma State -- made it unpalatable.
SEC did offer A&M and OU
Well, looks like the whole truth finally did come out re: the SEC's interest in Texas A&M. We already knew that there was an offer to the Aggies to join the SEC, but there were reports that they needed a partner; Oklahoma president David Boren revealed on Wednesday that his school also had an offer from Mike Slive's outfit.
Like the Pac-10 package, the SEC's offer apparently was as a package deal, so even though it looked as though A&M strongly considered the move, it's unlikely the Aggies could have made it without the Sooners. And Boren said that the SEC's offer -- which didn't include Texas, which made it known that it was not interested, or Oklahoma State -- made it unpalatable.