‘Nothing’s off the table’ as powers keep eye on expansion

‘Nothing’s off the table’ as powers keep eye on expansion

Among the options Texas has explored, according to Dodds, is independence in football.

The ‘Horns’ program is one of the few with enough resources and national appeal to allow consideration of that move, though hurdles would loom. One is state legislators’ insistence that Texas and Texas A&M remain a tandem. Another is the need for a conference home for basketball and other sports.

“We’ve had those conversations. We’ve thought about it. It’s a possibility, but it’s not something we’re thinking about seriously,” Dodds says. “You could do it in football. It hurts basketball badly unless you find a conference. It’s got lots of flaws.”

USAToday.com
5/27/10