OU Headed to SEC Rumors
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BigRedBuster
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What??? they are finally realizing they shouldn't just rely on following Texas like a lost puppy everywhere they go?
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For the Pac-12, seems kinda obvious. A huge recruiting and TV base is pretty tempting. And there's sufficient strength in Oregon, Stanford, USC and UCLA to keep Texas in line. And it's not as if Texas will have options. Any other conference they would enter would have the muscle to keep Texas in check.
huKSer
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Texas ego tells me if the Big 12 implodes, they will go independent (in football at least, a la ND) that way Bevo TV would get more games
NUance
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Wow, it'd be interesting to see how THAT played out. The Whorns have historically had the strongest football program in Texas. But right now they might be the weakest FBS team in the state. I don't think espn would be too crazy about having Texas go independent right now.
I wonder if the LHN/espn contract would be voided if the Big 12 disbands? Surely they have some sort of provision in place in regards to Big 10 games being played on the LHN. :shrug:
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BigRedBuster
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I know the Texas brand will always be strong similar to many of the top historical programs. However, if they continue to struggle to compete, their national marketability will suffer and ESPN won't be so happy to dish out millions of dollars for just their program.
VectorVictor
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A few points on this:
1) Oklahoma has to get their blessing to move from the state legislature (see the rumored Pac-16 deal and confirmation from Oklahoma AD and then Pac-10 Commish that Oklahoma is tethered to Okie Lite.) This is the same state legislature that is bought and paid for by T. Boones Pickens. The same T. Boones Pickens that is playing Daddy Oilbucks to Okie Lite's Little (potential orphan) Annie.
2) Oklahoma *can* move to the SEC, but they'll likely have to bring Okie Lite with them. That would at least give the SEC 16 teams, preserve their Bedlam series...and Okie Lite will get eyeballs from Mizzery and aTm fans. But I doubt Okie Lite would pull their weight, and the SEC knows this.
3) Oklahoma was on the B1G expansion target list some time ago and has had contact with them. For a while, there was rumor a move to nab Kansas (for basketball--Delaney wants to cement the B1G's basketball legacy and prowess) and Oklahoma by the B1G was in the works, but that faded back into the woodwork.
4) If the SEC does indeed expand, I'd look for the B1G to make noise in a hurry, especially since their TV deal is being worked on right now. In fact, I would suspect they already have their likely targets lined up and evaluations done should the SEC make a grab and collapse the Big XII.
5) If Oklahoma goes to the SEC...don't be shocked to see Texass cozy up to the B1G and be one of the two new teams they bring in (likely Kansas being the other). They've already confirmed they've talked before, and other than the Longwhorn Network, there's few problems (aside from travel logistics) to prevent Texass joining up, and that would be an even bigger splash acquisition than the F'n Hillbillies of Norman.
6) Texass has assuredly been told by ESPN that their excrement does stink, and their national cache isn't such currently that they could successfully pull off being independent. That would weigh heavily into any decisions made in an apocalyptic Big XII scenario.
All in all, I wouldn't be shocked to see Oklahoma move. But I don't think the destination is necessarily the SEC, and between Oklahoma and Texass, whichever one doesn't move to the SEC, I'd wager we see in the B1G should the Big XII collapse.
1) Oklahoma has to get their blessing to move from the state legislature (see the rumored Pac-16 deal and confirmation from Oklahoma AD and then Pac-10 Commish that Oklahoma is tethered to Okie Lite.) This is the same state legislature that is bought and paid for by T. Boones Pickens. The same T. Boones Pickens that is playing Daddy Oilbucks to Okie Lite's Little (potential orphan) Annie.
2) Oklahoma *can* move to the SEC, but they'll likely have to bring Okie Lite with them. That would at least give the SEC 16 teams, preserve their Bedlam series...and Okie Lite will get eyeballs from Mizzery and aTm fans. But I doubt Okie Lite would pull their weight, and the SEC knows this.
3) Oklahoma was on the B1G expansion target list some time ago and has had contact with them. For a while, there was rumor a move to nab Kansas (for basketball--Delaney wants to cement the B1G's basketball legacy and prowess) and Oklahoma by the B1G was in the works, but that faded back into the woodwork.
4) If the SEC does indeed expand, I'd look for the B1G to make noise in a hurry, especially since their TV deal is being worked on right now. In fact, I would suspect they already have their likely targets lined up and evaluations done should the SEC make a grab and collapse the Big XII.
5) If Oklahoma goes to the SEC...don't be shocked to see Texass cozy up to the B1G and be one of the two new teams they bring in (likely Kansas being the other). They've already confirmed they've talked before, and other than the Longwhorn Network, there's few problems (aside from travel logistics) to prevent Texass joining up, and that would be an even bigger splash acquisition than the F'n Hillbillies of Norman.
6) Texass has assuredly been told by ESPN that their excrement does stink, and their national cache isn't such currently that they could successfully pull off being independent. That would weigh heavily into any decisions made in an apocalyptic Big XII scenario.
All in all, I wouldn't be shocked to see Oklahoma move. But I don't think the destination is necessarily the SEC, and between Oklahoma and Texass, whichever one doesn't move to the SEC, I'd wager we see in the B1G should the Big XII collapse.
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