I still believe Stallings outsmarted them. If A&M went to the SEC all of a sudden Texas wasn’t as “wanted” by the PAC 10.
What Texas didn’t want was the SEC gaining a foothold in Texas. Back when the SWC conference broke up it was the same thing Texas to the Pac10 and A&M to the SEC until the Big 8 became the Big 12. It will eventually happen. The Big 12’s days are numbered, NU and CU gone, Mizzou wants out, Texas wants out and A&M wants out.