01-27-2015, 09:35 PM
(01-27-2015 09:29 PM)He1nousOne Wrote: [ -> ](01-27-2015 09:23 PM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ](01-27-2015 09:14 PM)He1nousOne Wrote: [ -> ](01-27-2015 08:27 AM)XLance Wrote: [ -> ](01-25-2015 10:05 PM)jhawkmvp Wrote: [ -> ]The SEC will get Texas if they get OU IMO. If they don't get OU, they won't get Texas. If OU goes to the SEC there would be a ton of alumni pressure for the Longhorns to go to the SEC as all three of Texas's traditional rivals (OU, A&M, and Arkansas) would be there. Personally, I think that Texas and OU would avoid that as both going there means a gauntlet to make the playoffs and parity is likely to result as so many football powers in one conference would make it harder to be dominant consistently. The ACC, PAC, and B1G would be seen as much more winnable and an easier road to the playoffs.
In the end, I don't see Texas in the SEC. If the B12 is not viable, ESPN would want the Longhorns in the ACC as the ACC really needs more football powers to drive ratings and it means that most years either Texas or FSU is playing in the playoffs as the ACC rep. LHN becomes the ACC network and saves ESPN investing in all that infrastructure as well. Just depends on who from the B12 joins them. Texas prefers going east as well for exposure and the B1G and ACC control the eastern media markets for the most part.
The ACC already turned down the Texahoma deal and soon afterward announced the addition of Syracuse and Pitt.
If Texas does end up in the ACC, where do you see Oklahoma landing (it won't be the ACC).
Oklahoma under Boren is very determined to gather as much academic clout as they can. Oklahoma football is a blue blood elite program. Norman, Oklahoma is located only 2 1/2 hours away from Dallas/Ft. Worth. Oklahoma, as a blue blood program located that close to the strongest recruiting market in the entire country, will never have serious problems with recruiting. That leaves them the capability of making the academic minded decision. That isn't to say that Big Ten membership will suddenly cause a dramatic rise in Oklahoma's academic m arks but people are people and those people, if they had to choose, would rather be considered among peers with Big Ten schools.
They can win championships from within the Big Ten so why wouldn't they make that choice?
Because outside of Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa the rest is too danged far to drive. And if the additions are Kansas and Oklahoma then Nebraska is really the only game the Sooner fans would care about.
Who needs to drive to every away game? You get 7 home games a year. Most of the SEC is a long drive too, so I don't see that argument as being all that viable. Sorry. Oklahoma fans really don't care all that much about the SEC nor for many of the teams in it. I guess I get why an SEC fan would think their teams would be more alluring to Oklahoma fans but I really don't think they care more for SEC match ups than they do for Big Ten or PAC match ups.
That is a low priority on the totem pole.
1. Boren is on a short leash.
2. In the end butts in the seats at home games matter and a donating pecking order for away games matters.
3. Both are the reason the move, if there is one, will be decided by the fan base's wishes more than by Academia, or big money donors.
4. If the SEC refused to take Okie State the Sooners won't be going anywhere.