Texas A&M's Influence on Conference Realignment.

How has Texas A&M possibly influenced College Football Realignment you ask?  The Texas aTm  money machine even has ATM in their name. A&M left the Big 12 in 2010 for greener and more profitable pastures. How has that worked out for them ???  

I found this report published in 2012 reporting on  NCAA Athletic budgets for fiscal year 2010-2011.   2010 was the year Texas A&M left the Big 12 conference.   

https://businessofcollegesports.com/finance/top-50-highest-athletics-department-revenues/ 

In 2010 when Texas A&M, left for the SEC A&M, was listed as the 27th largest athletic budget valued at $74,944,301.   As of my latest search based on a 2018-2019 report, Texas A&M is now listed as the 2nd largest athletic budget valued at $212,748,002.  That is a 286% increase in less than 10 years.   Do you think The University of Texas and Oklahoma University were aware of this increase by Texas aTm after joining the SEC???   How long before Clemson, Penn State, USC, Miami, Michigan, Florida State, Washington, etc. figure out the potential revenue windfall of joining the SEC???  

https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances

This doesn't take into account wins and losses.   Yet, Texas A&M stunned the college football world Dec. 4, 2017, when it announced Jimbo Fisher had agreed to a 10-year, $75 million deal, after recruiting Fisher away from Florida State. Since 2018 Texas A&M has become a consistent Top 10 football program.   It is amazing how many more options you have when almost tripling your revenue annually.