Texas A&M AD: Aggies not ready for SEC

Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said on an A&M-sponsored radio show this week that he was hesitant for the Aggies to potentially move to the Southeastern Conference because of competitive issues. “I was concerned with changing conferences that we may not be ready for the level of competition if we decided to leave,” Byrne told “Aggie Hour” host Dave South. “I was very concerned about trying to take things slowly, and not rush.” Byrne, who arrived at A&M in late 2002, cited the Aggies’ conference shift in 1996 as reason for pause this summer, when A&M nearly bolted for the SEC as part of a Big 12 shakeup. — San Antonio Express-News