Pack up the schooner, we are heading east.
What has transpired the past two weeks in college football, and more specifically with the universities of Oklahoma and Texas, has seemed inevitable for some time. The two schools’ vocal displeasure with the Big 12 Conference and its leadership has been publicly known for several years now, with OU’s most recent frustration regarding the 11 a.m. kickoff times finally breaking the proverbial camel’s back. A few votes by boards of regents later, and you have the Sooners and Longhorns joining the SEC, while the rest of the Big 12 is left scrambling to find a home.
It’s remarkable, really, how quickly the landscape of college athletics can change. In just the last few months, we’ve seen the U.S. Supreme Court make a ruling that athletes can make money from their name, image and likeness, as well as talks to move forward with a 12-team college football playoff. And now this, with OU and Texas saying it’s SEC or bust for their programs.
The formation of a “superconference,” which is what the SEC has essentially done, will likely start a domino effect of realignment which will touch almost every major university in this country in some way. For most, this will mean more money, but it will be interesting to see what it does to competition.
I don’t know how this will all look when the dust settles, but I do know that this move will make for a very entertaining football season this fall. I just hope I don’t hear any chants involving three letters.
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‘The COVID 19’ lingers around the waistband
The complex puzzle of OU’s Cross Village dorms
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Everyone getting pegged with a charter school audit
Real ID: Thank you so much for playing my game
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OU basketball says goodbye to Lon Kruger, Sherri Coale
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New depths of boredom after a year with COVID
Demolishing OU housing towers should be a breeze
Happy tastes good: Oklahoma wants to be Texas?
Rolling blackouts: Storm saga so confusing
You’re on your own: It’s too cold for Cupid this year
COVID vaccine: Never doubt what nobody is sure about
Oklahoma Legislature: A mask for thee, but not for me
Quite the quandary: Q followers feel let down
Pop quiz: What is jeopardizing the state of Oklahoma?
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The year that was: 2020 blew up the bathroom
All we want for Christmas is more COVID-19 vaccine
The coronavirus turns into a pumpkin at 11 p.m.
Day of fasting a brief end for endless breadsticks?
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Mixed messaging on masks still makes no sense
Power problems lead to weird rituals after 2020 storm
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Epic fail? Audit yields more questions on public money
Rough Saturday for Sooners fans
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