Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC

[Hu War Yu]

BREAKING NEWS

Just heard on 105.3 the fan DFW sports radio per Austin American statesman

The OU and Texas to the SEC has been in the works for about 6 months and deal is imminent as early as next week. A&M officials were purposefully left out of these discussions. Lmao

Seems lujjit:

 

[Hu War Yu]

Kansas and Oklahoma State are the two most valuable programs left in the Big12. I can see the B1G grabbing Kansas but Oklahoma State is just two far away for anyone to want. The only league that makes geographical sense for them is the SEC and they now have 16 teams provided OU and Texas are really leaving.

I would say the B1G would grab Kansas State before they grab Iowa State.

The SEC should kick South Carolina to the ACC and snap up Okie State

Everybody will probably be happier

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

The SEC should kick South Carolina to the ACC and snap up Okie State

Everybody will probably be happier

If the SEC is gonna start kicking teams out, Vandy and Miss State would be the obvious choices from a money and market share standpoint. Second fiddles in their state and not nearly the brand power of Auburn

 

[outofyourmind]

Dude, I'm...I'm right here...

 

[occupant]

So you guys get everything you want to the point that it weaknens other schools and you are blaming the conference because that created a competitive imbalance? Fuck that shit.

 

[outofyourmind]

 

[outofyourmind]

BREAKING NEWS

Just heard on 105.3 the fan DFW sports radio per Austin American statesman

The OU and Texas to the SEC has been in the works for about 6 months and deal is imminent as early as next week. A&M officials were purposefully left out of these discussions. Lmao

Hell
After 6 months, there ought to be a complete plan in place.

 

[Hu War Yu]

If the SEC is gonna start kicking teams out, Vandy and Miss State would be the obvious choices from a money and market share standpoint. Second fiddles in their state and not nearly the brand power of Auburn

Vandy would be a natural fit in the Big Ten if they weren't so small. Maybe they're more suited for a league like the AAC

 

[Hu War Yu]

Hell
After 6 months, there ought to be a complete plan in place.

Wonder how much Covid affected anything. Like, maybe they were in talks back in 2019?

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Vandy would be a natural fit in the Big Ten if they weren't so small. Maybe they're more suited for a league like the AAC

The only thing that keeps Vandy as a P5 team is the fact they’re a founding member of the SEC. they’re a baseball power, but they’re small, what fans show up to their football games are fans of other teams that decided to take a weekend trip to Nashville(I’ve done it a time or two). If the SEC kicked Vandy out, they’d be a natural fit for the AAC, since the AAC tends like schools located in big cities

 

[fordman84]

Lol you might want to look up the Sooners record in Norman. After killing Auburn and Florida in the bowls I think OU can handle them at home.

The only in conference competition you play is never at home.

 

[fordman84]

At first, a lot of SEC fans were opposed but this move solves several headaches. I still say Texas is probably the biggest winner in this move and I will explain why below. Texas A&M, however, may not lose very much and may come out a winner in this move as well.

1. Restoring rivalries. What you effectively get is a lot of rivalries restored if the division is split East and West as proposed. The East would be mostly made up of "original" SEC Schools. Only LSU, Ole Miss, and Miss State are left in the West from the original cast and all three don't necessarily have major rivalries with anyone in the East. Alabama vs. LSU might be the lone example of a lost rivalry but it was more of a recent than historical rivalry. LSU's two biggest, end of year, rivals in Arkansas and Texas A&M are retained in the West. The Mississippi schools will be fine as long as they retain their fight against each other.

2. Texas and Texas A&M win big. Both struggled in the Big12 partially due to the over abundance of other Texas teams and lack of major matchups. Now there is only one matchup in Texas that will matter every year. Texas vs Texas A&M will become a lot like the Alabama-Auburn rivalry. There is no other Texas team in the region to compete. All of the other Texas teams will LOSE BIG as these two programs will define the state. There is enough room for both to be competitive and I don't see the Aggies going away any time soon with will benefit not just A&M but Texas as well.

Texas wins bigger than anyone. They dump the other Texas teams that competed with them for recruits and embarrassed them with defeats. They restore the game with A&M, keep Oklahoma game, restore an annual rivalry with Arkansas, and gain a rivalry game with LSU. Not to mention the possibility of games against top teams in the other division. You push out some of the smaller schools and gain big-time and historical rivalries. The SEC West is a good fit for creating new rivalries. LSU vs. Oklahoma, Arkansas vs. Oklahoma, Arkansas vs. Texas, Arkansas vs. Texas A&M, Arkansas vs. Missouri, Ole Miss vs. Missouri, etc. These games are just a good fit.

3. Money - Let's be honest this is the main reason for this move. The SEC now has the following all-time greatest CFB programs:

1. Alabama - The article has OU as #1 but I don't see how Alabama isn't #1
2. Oklahoma
7. Texas
10. Tennessee
11. LSU
12. Georgia
13. Auburn
15. Florida - They should be higher IMO
19. Arkansas
23. Texas A&M
24. Ole Miss

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Granted some of these programs are interchangeable but it shows you the slew of power teams that are in the league now.

4. Division Balance - I think the chance for Balance is still strong. The West loses its titan Alabama but Oklahoma is a titan. Sure, Oklahoma will need to shore up their defense but I have confidence they will start to recruit SEC talent and be a legit contender very soon. It won't be hard for Texas to rebound either. Arkansas looks like it is on the upswing, LSU is two years removed from a National Title, Texas A&M finished #4 in rankings last season and is bringing in tons of talent, the Mississippi schools have interesting coaches that have schemes that are very familiar to the Big12 newcomers.

A&M loses. We are the only SEC option for Texas kids that want to remain in Texas right now.

 

[fordman84]

Seems lujjit:

If that is the case then they are likely carving out major incentives for A&M, knowing we will do whatever we can to keep Texas out.

 

[fordman84]

If the SEC is gonna start kicking teams out, Vandy and Miss State would be the obvious choices from a money and market share standpoint. Second fiddles in their state and not nearly the brand power of Auburn

Vandy ain't going anywhere. Top tier academic institution and a baseball powerhouse.

 

[Codaxx]

Seems lujjit:

This is hilarious. Texas, OU, and the SEC have been talking for 6 months and the SEC made sure not to involve A&M.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Vandy ain't going anywhere. Top tier academic institution and a baseball powerhouse.

I don’t think any teams in the SEC are going anywhere, but if we had to cut two teams, Vandy and Miss State would be those two teams

 

[Volbound1700]

If the SEC is gonna start kicking teams out, Vandy and Miss State would be the obvious choices from a money and market share standpoint. Second fiddles in their state and not nearly the brand power of Auburn

This. SEC should have gotten Clemson instead of South Carolina lol. Honestly, no original member is going anywhere nor should they. Miss State and Vandy just played for the College Baseball Title with State winning it. Even they are holding up well.

Vanderbilt is the one school that I could see leaving the SEC. They are not an athletic focused school. However, they want the $$$ and that is why they stick around.

 

[Volbound1700]

This is hilarious. Texas, OU, and the SEC have been talking for 6 months and the SEC made sure not to involve A&M.

That does kind of make me sad but I can see why. A&M would be emotional about it. Still, I miss the days when the SEC respected its own schools. I love the idea of OU and Texas as football programs but I am highly nervous about the drama they will bring.

 

[Codaxx]

If that is the case then they are likely carving out major incentives for A&M, knowing we will do whatever we can to keep Texas out.

sure they are. That put you in the corner and when you come out they are going to reward you and Aggies think Texas is full of themselves

 

[Volbound1700]

In the long-run, this move could actually help Texas A&M. I don't think it would hurt as bad as they think because you have cut out the other Texas teams. There is room in that state for 2-3 powers (technically Oklahoma is a Texas power as well).