Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC

How long?

  • Year 1

    Votes: 6 26.1%

  • Within the first 3-5 seasons

    Votes: 9 39.1%

  • At LEAST 10 years

    Votes: 6 26.1%

  • Texas BBQ style potato salad

    Votes: 2 8.7%
  • Total voters
    23
  • Poll closed .
MAIZEandBLUE09 said:
It's officially official folks:
www.espn.com

OU, Texas formally ask SEC for member invite

In a joint statement, Oklahoma and Texas announced they've formally notified the SEC that they are seeking "an invitation for membership" beginning July 1, 2025.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
Looking to join July 1st, 2025.
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I think that date is just for appearances. There is a lot of legalese being spoken at the moment
 
MAIZEandBLUE09 said:
I bet the lawyers get involved and that 2025 media contract binding the two teams to the B12 gets squashed out and we see them in the SEC before then. I think you might also see a complete fracture of the conference, leading to the same result as well.
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Or the Big12 ceases to exist in the next year or two as more teams jump ship and the agreement falls apart that way.
 
Volbound1700 said:
They will be playing in the SEC by Fall of 2022, 2023 at the latest. The only reason they wait until 2023 is scheduling issues.

The biggest agenda item left is whether we can save Bedlam or not. That is really the only MAJOR rivalry that OU and Texas are losing by moving to the SEC. Texas gets its top in-state rivalry back by the move as well as the Arkansas game.
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Will people call Texas and OU a bunch of pussies when their OOC schedule gets all jacked up and they end up playing weak OOC teams in the near future since all the good teams are already booked?
 
Volbound1700 said:
They will be playing in the SEC by Fall of 2022, 2023 at the latest. The only reason they wait until 2023 is scheduling issues.

The biggest agenda item left is whether we can save Bedlam or not. That is really the only MAJOR rivalry that OU and Texas are losing by moving to the SEC. Texas gets its top in-state rivalry back by the move as well as the Arkansas game.
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Right now they're bound by their TV contracts that run through 2025. The B10 actually has a great opportunity here because ours runs out in 2022 I believe.
 
MAIZEandBLUE09 said:
I bet the lawyers get involved and that 2025 media contract binding the two teams to the B12 gets squashed out and we see them in the SEC before then. I think you might also see a complete fracture of the conference, leading to the same result as well.
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The Dominos are going to fall and the Big 12 will fold.
No one left is going to stay if they can get out and I think at least Kansas has a shot at the B1G. Really only 3 more schools need to find a home and that's half the conference and it folds at that point.
 
fordman84 said:
Will people call Texas and OU a bunch of pussies when their OOC schedule gets all jacked up and they end up playing weak OOC teams in the near future since all the good teams are already booked?
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What is funny is the weak OOC games were not related to making the schedule easier but rather the fact that big name teams want home games with no return games due to $$$$. That is the sole motivation for teams scheduling FCS schools because those schools don't expect SEC schools to come and play at their home stadium. The SEC has been trying to create these neutral games as a compromise to schedule tougher OOC games but still make the $$$. However, as attendance is dropping and TV contracts are becoming bigger money makers, the OOC games have gotten tougher and more common the last few years.
 
MAIZEandBLUE09 said:
Right now they're bound by their TV contracts that run through 2025. The B10 actually has a great opportunity here because ours runs out in 2022 I believe.
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? You are crazy if you think OU and Texas are NOT coming to SEC at this point. It is happening, all of the what if communication is just formalized. They have already agreed to it and they are just doing the formal stuff for PR and legal reasons.
 
Fredmccallyrtr said:
I've noticed we have a shortage of PAC fans atm, and that's too bad because the next conference in the most precarious position is probably them. Instead of a merger the B1G could just go after USC, Oregon and/or Washington. At the same time the SEC is marching west and strengthening its position. It adds up to the PAC possibly no longer having a choice, they may have to take teams like OSU, TTU, Baylor or K-State or the remainder of the Big 12. If they fall behind right now they're likely screwed going forward.
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not that we aren't around early post and other posts had a lot of what could or should the Pac do. at this point its repeating over and over so until we see more happenings just reading everything
 
It will be 14-0 to both. SEC is talking to Texas A&M and getting them on board. I think some of the A&M negativity is posturing for the fanbase as well.
 
Volbound1700 said:
What is funny is the weak OOC games were not related to making the schedule easier but rather the fact that big name teams want home games with no return games due to $$$$. That is the sole motivation for teams scheduling FCS schools because those schools don't expect SEC schools to come and play at their home stadium. The SEC has been trying to create these neutral games as a compromise to schedule tougher OOC games but still make the $$$. However, as attendance is dropping and TV contracts are becoming bigger money makers, the OOC games have gotten tougher and more common the last few years.
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I'm talking specifically about the shit people talked when A&M was playing lame OOC in the years directly after we moved over, because we had to give up our better OOC games as some were no longer OOC or because the new conference game schedule didn't work. In the short term all the big teams were booked, but we started to book them further out. The same will happen with Texas and OU, but I bet their ballwashers won't see it as them being pussies as they accused A&M of.
 
Volbound1700 said:
? You are crazy if you think OU and Texas are NOT coming to SEC at this point. It is happening, all of the what if communication is just formalized. They have already agreed to it and they are just doing the formal stuff for PR and legal reasons.
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well they have officially asked. there is no reason to think the $EC won't pass it....

so... there is no way they aren't going to the $EC
 
fordman84 said:
I'm talking specifically about the shit people talked when A&M was playing lame OOC in the years directly after we moved over, because we had to give up our better OOC games as some were no longer OOC or because the new conference game schedule didn't work. In the short term all the big teams were booked, but we started to book them further out. The same will happen with Texas and OU, but I bet their ballwashers won't see it as them being pussies as they accused A&M of.
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Yeah, the transition is always a headache and people don't understand that. Heck Colorado had to designate Cal as an OOC game because they could not replace them on the schedule despite the fact both were in the same conference at that point.
 
huskers1217 said:
well they have officially asked. there is no reason to think the $EC won't pass it....

so... there is no way they aren't going to the $EC
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The SEC vote is already known. OU and Texas would not have agreed to make things public if it wasn't a done deal. It would be egg on their face nor would the SEC do that to any school as it would make all three parties look bad. Everything that is going on now is formalities for the public, PR stuff, and legal stuff.
 
so the letter they sent the SEC says for 2025
 
Volbound1700 said:
? You are crazy if you think OU and Texas are NOT coming to SEC at this point. It is happening, all of the what if communication is just formalized. They have already agreed to it and they are just doing the formal stuff for PR and legal reasons.
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I'm just saying they are bound by TV contracts in the B12 until 2025. So I think they're coming. It's jsut a matter of if they have to hold off until after that, deal with some sort of weird TV exemption until 2025 or get out of that entirely.
 
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