Texas A&M coach Billy Gillispie thinks a series between the Big 12 and Pac-10 is a fantastic idea. He's jazzed about the exposure and another chance to get his up-and-coming program on national television.

He just wishes his Aggies didn't have to play at Arizona in early December.

"I'm not all that excited about the opponent they put us against," said Gillispie, whose Aggies are 14-2 this season. "But I think it should be a lot of highly competitive games."

The series, modeled after a similar arrangement between the ACC and the Big Ten, had been under discussion for years. The four-year deal was announced Thursday and will pit 10 teams from the Big 12 against each of the Pac-10 schools beginning in 2007.