The Southeastern Conference is staying just as it is -- for now. However, the game of major college conference realignment appears far from finished. University of Florida President Bernie Machen, the chairman of the league's presidents and chancellors committee, said the group met Sunday and "reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment." Machen said no action was taken regarding Texas A&M or any other schools. He didn't, however, close the door on change. "We recognize, however, that future conditions may make it advantageous to expand the number of institutions in the league," Machen said. "We discussed criteria and process associated with expansion. No action was taken with respect to any institution including Texas A&M." A high-ranking source within Texas A&M confirmed to ESPN's Doug Gottlieb on Saturday the Aggies were intent on joining the Southeastern Conference. And they reportedly hoped to begin play in the league starting as soon as 2012. Additionally, ESPN.com's Andy Katz is reporting that athletic director Bill Byrne left the men's basketball team's foreign trip Sunday morning out of Paris to head back to College Station to deal with the likelihood that A&M will head to the SEC. According to a source, as long as the SEC were to eventually back a move all indications are that the Aggies will vote to go. Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...fied-current-alignment-extend-invite-texas-am
