Texas and Okie reportedly interested in joining SEC ....

[thunderc]

LMFAO. I looked up the payouts:

Average payout $44.6 mil in '20 for SEC.
$34.5 mil for B12.

So they'll be "making something of it" with around $10m less a year. Not to mention the two big tickets leaving the conference, (likely) impacting revenues more, and their athletic department making debt payments. Uh, no.

Without question Aggie fans are the most delusional fans in the country. They never do shit but act like they do. Arkansas fans used to be a bit like this but have been humbled of late.

 

[Tomhusker]

Texas football will flounder in the SEC. Oklahoma will have to acclimate, but they will be fine after a season or two.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Do you agree that the Domers should be given the ultimatum, no more half-in booshyte? I still wouldn't be surprised if NBC and NCAA closed ranks and found a way to kiss their ass.

I wouldn’t be opposed to that at all. They’ve been in the ACC in all other sports, so now is the time for them to go all in with football as well.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Iowa State would make sense but I’m surprised that Kansas St wouldn’t throw a fit if that happened. I figured it’d be a situation similar to when VT was joining the ACC and Virginia’s governor at the time threatened to take away UVA’s funding if they didn’t vote to accept VT into the ACC.

 

[PhilSimms11]

That's a good question. I don't know shit about ISU's endowment. I do know they are AAU and the BIG 10 is pretty protective of their brand, of which academics is big part of that.

According to Wikipedia (for what that's worth).

(B=billions, M=millions)
Northwestern...14 B
Michigan...12.48 B
Ohio St...5.29 B
Minnesota...3.87 B
Michigan St...3.4 B
Penn St...3.4 B
Wisconsin...3.18 B
Purdue...2.59 B
Iowa...2.53 B
Indiana...2.49 B
Illinois...2.4 B
Nebraska...1.435 B
Rutgers...1.22 B
Iowa St...1.1 B
Maryland...691.3 M

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Meanwhile…

 

[bksballer89]

Sad day

 

[PhilSimms11]

The 'new' Southwest Conference. The Big XII name gets retired. Just spit ballin".
Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma St, SMU, Tulsa, Houston, Tulane, Rice, No Texas, UTSA, LA Tech, and a couple of others. Wow. Sure looks different, doesn't it? Hell, I have no idea what will happen.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

The 'new' Southwest Conference. The Big XII name gets retired. Just spit ballin".
Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma St, SMU, Tulsa, Houston, Tulane, Rice, No Texas, UTSA, LA Tech, and a couple of others. Wow. Sure looks different, doesn't it? Hell, I have no idea what will happen.

Sounds like it’d just be a merger with CUSA if that happened.

 

[OUGuy1999]

 

[Mike30142]

As a long time Bama fan. I’d welcome the competition. If this really happens, maybe we’ll finally get a 9 game conference schedule . I have to wonder how the division realignments will fall. If they move us to the east, Georgia will never sniff another SEC championship game.

 

[OUGuy1999]

As a long time Bama fan. I’d welcome the competition if this really happens. Maybe we’ll finally get a 9 game conference schedule .

It's happening. Now is just a matter of the two teams finally announcing it with a date, thats pretty much what we are waiting for at this point.

 

[Mike30142]

It's happening. Now is just a matter of the two teams finally announcing it with a date, thats pretty much what we are waiting for at this point.

Thanks, IMO it’ll be good for all, well except for the teams you’re leaving. Now practice saying SEC SEC SEC, lol. Just kidding, I look forward to the games!

 

[Bedlam131]

It will happen for one reason...

 

[BTHOtu]

Ironic. All the shit we got from the sips when we left for the SEC after 10 years ends with “can we join too?”

 

[PhilSimms11]

What about a conference with all eight blue bloods plus four others to fill it up (12)? Not a fan of 16. Not geographically sound I know.
Alabama
Michigan
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Ohio St
Oklahoma
Texas
USC
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Florida
Georgia
LSU
Penn St

 

[OUGuy1999]

Here is a great article from SI

Exploring the Big 12/SEC Timeline: Here's How Oklahoma and Texas Got Here

Since last December, after watching unfavorable events unfold around them, the Sooners and Longhorns have teamed up, got proactive — and will move to the SEC.

www.si.com

 

[psaboy]

Texas, Oklahoma expected to declare intent to leave Big 12 in '24-48 hours' with SEC as landing spot

The Longhorns and Sooners are set to set off another round of conference realignment

www.cbssports.com

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Checking in on Aggie and I sense someone is a little triggered…

 

[Kaplony]

Checking in on Aggie and I sense someone is a little triggered…

Aggie about to find out they should have got that gentleman's agreement on the in-state veto put down on paper.