(05-26-2019 08:32 PM)bigblueblindness Wrote:  

(05-26-2019 12:15 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  

(05-25-2019 04:40 PM)JRsec Wrote:  To be more particular to your question, most academics favor the Big 10 because it looks better on their resume'. Before the last replacement of their BOR members most of the key ones favored the SEC. There's probably more balance there now than there was but the SEC probably still has the edge. I didn't ask the guy about this because I wasn't thinking in that vein but it seems like the struggle all along has been somewhat between Academics and those who want what's best for OU sports which includes baseball, softball and women's gymnastics as well as football.

It also makes me think that if we get what we are expecting out of the CBS renewal (or a competitor's offer) that OU might be suddenly a lot more interested, and I wonder if that will make us more likely to consider just adding them and no one else.

Also given DFW's importance to OU recruiting it makes me wonder if pushed for a travel companion if it wouldn't be a good idea to explore OU/TCU, if Texas isn't interested or if they try to strong arm their way in? With A&M in the fold OU and T.C.U. would be a nightmare pairing for the SEC to add. That move could essentially turn DFW to Houston into solid SEC territory. More leverage on Texas? Maybe so.

Obviously I’d be good with this

SEC West

Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
Ole Miss
Miss State

That’s a bunch of great regional/rivalry match ups that would good in basketball, great in football and epic in baseball

TCU also gives Vanderbilt a private school pal that could turn into a decent rivalry as cross divisional rivals. Nashville and Dallas have a lot of crossover in business, entertainment, pro sports, etc., so it may give both schools an anchor when that can be hard to come by as an only private. Obviously, OU/UT is the home run, but OU/TCU is a good triple to me for what the SEC needs.

I agree that it would meet a lot of objectives should OU & UT not come as a pair.

It would also free up the potential for Bevo to go into the West and diminish. Texas, Kansas, Texas Tech and either OSU, ISU, or KSU then become viable candidates for PAC expansion if ESPN gets into the PACN anyway, otherwise probably won't happen.

But as I said earlier a T.C.U./Oklahoma pairing to the SEC would be a Texas sized nightmare for the Horns.