Texas and OU in the SEC

[KidSilverhair]

One thing OuT is going to love - those November cupcake games vs the likes of Eastern Kentucky, lol

 

[ClonesFTW]

It’s going to be beautiful watching Texas and OU dwindle into 6-8 win programs at best. Their fans are not going to like this in a few years.

 

[CycloneBamaFan]

Who cares. That Eastern Kentucky game will get a big TV rating - likely not.

 

[RonBurgundy]

Texas has a more manageable schedule than OU with Vanderbilt, MS State, and Arkansas. I wonder how much they paid to get that schedule. I assume Texas will play both OU and Texas A&M every year.

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UT definitely came out ahead of OU initial schedule wise.

Funny with their RRR Dallas game, each team can only offer three home conference games. Kinda crappy for season ticket holders.

I think as of today, OU is still two non-con games short in 2024. They have two crap home games against Temple and Tulane, but need a P5 game under SEC rules.

Maybe I recall incorrectly, but I thought as part of their early exit, each team was to play a Big 12 team in 2024. Guess not.

 

[cytor]

**** both OU and Texas

 

[RustShack]

Most SEC schools play easier schedules than the 10 team Big12 did. Sure, the SEC is very too heavy, but they don’t play each other every year. The bottom of the SEC is weaker than the bottom of the Big12, and they play one less conference game.

 

[clonehome]

I'd say I hope they lose every game, but I don't like ANY of those teams. SEC fans are the worst.

My daughter just graduated from South Carolina. I like those people. The rest of the SEC not so much.

 

[AuH2O]

Why are people going to be surprised when OU struggles. Do people forget they were 3-6 in the Big 12?

 

[Taz4President]

The thing was, OU, especially with an expanded playoff, could have been a yearly contender in the B12. Go 12-1 and they're in. Hell, maybe even 11-2.
Money is great and all but they can't climb that much higher program wise, and can fall a lot more.

Yes and isn’t it just chasing money though? Does probably making the playoffs via the B12 mean more money to them than sometimes making the playoff via the SEC? It doesn’t seem like it. With a B10 and SEC team (sometimes multiple) team making the playoffs every year and the TV revenue, they’re overall ahead regardless of a single season record. I.e., if you‘re in those two leagues, you’re going to get more revenue regardless. You can then focus just on building the team and winning. I don‘t like it, but OU and UT have put themselves in the max revenue position. If they win nattys, then they’re maximizing all they can - money and prestige.

 

[JP4CY]

Yes and isn’t it just chasing money though? Does probably making the playoffs via the B12 mean more money to them than sometimes making the playoff via the SEC? It doesn’t seem like it. With a B10 and SEC team (sometimes multiple) team making the playoffs every year and the TV revenue, they’re overall ahead regardless of a single season record. I.e., if you‘re in those two leagues, you’re going to get more revenue regardless. You can then focus just on building the team and winning. I don‘t like it, but OU and UT have put themselves in the max revenue position. If they win nattys, then they’re maximizing all they can - money and prestige.

I know it's just about money now, I just believe their path was easier to chase a title in the B12. All they needed was an average defense during the playoff era and they could have won some nattys.

 

[Taz4President]

I know it's just about money now, I just believe their path was easier to chase a title in the B12. All they needed was an average defense during the playoff era and they could have won some nattys

 

[Taz4President]

For sure, back in the day you could chase nattys and now, you chase money and then maybe a natty. Regardless of the league posturing, upsets will still happen and that will be fun. Some things you can’t change, but stay hungry and stay humble and good things happen.

 

[boone7247]

I want OuT suck. But unfortunately they are looking down the road and paying players and being in the SEC makes that much easier than the B12.

College sports are no longer about the student athlete, and long term, those tow ADs know they will need every dollar they can get to compete.

 

[CysRage]

Was it OU or Nebby that was pissed about that 2 years ago?

Pretty sure OUs AD was complaining about too many night games 5-6 years ago then was complaining about too many 11am kickoffs a couple of years ago. By that logic, he believes OU should only play at 2:30.

 

[Cyforce]

Who cares. That Eastern Kentucky game will get a big TV rating - likely not.

Yeah, differently should of scheduled Western Kentucky.

 

[Frak]

I want OuT suck. But unfortunately they are looking down the road and paying players and being in the SEC makes that much easier than the B12.

College sports are no longer about the student athlete, and long term, those tow ADs know they will need every dollar they can get to compete.

100%. If we're really heading toward a P2 and then everyone else, then they've set themselves up to be in the right conference. The rest of us are still going to compete and have a chance in the playoffs, but if there is no cap on paying players (or coaches for that matter), beating teams from those two conferences is going to get increasingly hard. I think that both OU and UT will usually be upper half SEC teams, but they better be ready for a lot of 8-4 type seasons.

 

[KidSilverhair]

Who cares. That Eastern Kentucky game will get a big TV rating - likely not.

Hey, the SEC Network needs programming, too

 

[Clonehomer]

As I ponder these two competing in the future, what I’m hoping for is becoming clear.

I’m indifferent to Texas. I’m old enough to remember the Big 8 and that will always seem like what is right to me. We played similar schools from neighboring states. Texas being mediocre or poor competitively relative to their resources has been pretty cool. Shrug and good riddance.

For OU, I hope for nothing but failure. They could have stayed and anchored the conference as they’ve often done. To leave behind longtime conference mates and their state partner just effing sucks. May their success be permanently in the rearview mirror - kinda like Nebraska. That written, I’d love to be in a conference again with any Big 8 school.

Curious what you all think.

I'm the opposite. I see Texas as the bad influence that got OU to do this. It's kinda like in high school when you had the kid that was into drugs and general delinquency. They always pulled in other normally decent kids into their sphere and got them to do those bad things with them. While yes, I'd love for OU to pay a penalty for ******* this thing up like they did. But I really want any Texas to fall on their face and be irrelevant in every sport.

 

[laminak]

Am I the only one here who wants Texas to do well in the SEC? I hate Texas, however if they do well and become big dog, they're going to cause problems there like every other past conference they were in. (If they're going to do that anyways without success, then I hope they fail.)

 

[CYCLNST8]

Am I the only one here who wants Texas to do well in the SEC? I hate Texas, however if they do well and become big dog, they're going to cause problems there like every other past conference they were in. (If they're going to do that anyways without success, then I hope they fail.)

They don't need to do well to throw their weight around.

Oklahoma? As The Joker would say: You Get What You F'n Deserve.