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Texas A&M won't be headed to the SEC just yet.

Over the weekend, ESPN reported that Texas A&M were definitely going to join the SEC, becoming the third team to leave the Big 12. Also, the Aggies were looking to join the powerful football conference as soon as the 2012 season. Then, the next day, ESPN reported that the SEC was not interested at the moment in extending an invite to Texas A&M.

The SEC currently has 12 teams, six in the SEC East and six in the SEC West. Adding Texas A&M without another team would make it an uneven 13 teams in the conference, something they probably do not want. There has been other reports that the SEC is pursuing Clemson and Florida St. from the ACC. No word has come from Clemson or Florida St. about plans to join the SEC or stay put in the ACC.

If the SEC can get a 14th team to join, they will most likely extend an invite to Texas A&M to make it an even seven games apiece for each conference. The Pac 10 were able to get two teams in Utah and Colorado to expand to an even 12 teams. Expansion among conferences has certainly been trendy as of late, and it is a big money grab for those conferences. Even recent football powerhouse Boise St. changed conferences, going from the WAC to the Mountain West Conference.

With all of these changes happening, Texas A&M made themselves look bad by making it appear as if the SEC had a ton of interest in inviting them now. Will this affect Texas A&M's decision in the future if the SEC actually extends an invite? The SEC hopes that doesn't happen, but Texas A&M should feel a little slighted. The Aggies staying in the Big 12 is great, as they keep their rivalry with Texas going. Who knows what will happen in the future with Texas A&M, but the decision they make will come down to dollars and not sense.