SEC unanimously votes to extend membership invitations to Texas, Oklahoma

[TexasBama]

Hate them both with the white-hot heat of 1,000 suns?

You were raised right

 

[crimsonaudio]

It's not a real rivalry. Last I looked with nearly 8:1 in favor of Texas. It's as lopsided as Alabama/ole miss.

Look deeper - since ~1980 they're about 50:50.

 

[TideEngineer08]

It's not a real rivalry. Last I looked with nearly 8:1 in favor of Texas. It's as lopsided as Alabama/ole miss.

Since 1975 it’s dead even.

Texas also enjoyed a massive lead in their series over Oklahoma until the Bob Stoops era. It’s still a big lead even after OU’s dominance over the last 20 years.

Things change.

 

[TexasBama]

Look deeper - since ~1980 they're about 50:50.

Jackie Sherrill was 5-2 versus Texas

 

[OSUTideFan]

Lose with grace, Bob.

Not great, Bob!

 

[TideEngineer08]

Texas is 62-49-5 all time vs Oklahoma.

Prior to Bob Stoops it was 55-34-5.

Texas is 76-37-5 vs Texas A&M.

However, it’s 21-19 over the last 40 games, along about the time A&M became a coed college.

I’m not trying to take away history a la Auburn fans, but simply making the point that we now have 4 decades of competitiveness between these two programs. It’s a rivalry. And we have the example of Oklahoma, who no one questions is every bit the equal of Texas or better, yet they have a pretty bad record all time vs the Horns.

 

[TideEngineer08]

This is why you don’t do what you’re doing Bob Bowlsby.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1420911066226298886

 

[81usaf92]

This is why you don’t do what you’re doing Bob Bowlsby.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1420911066226298886

I wish the “SEC” chant would be banned because all it really means is Alabama whipped someone.

 

[CB4]

Lose with grace, Bob.

Nah…He’s not bright enough.

Sankey played this thing like Perlman played the violin. Think about. Last year during Covid, Sankey waited, while the others stumbled all over themselves. He made the decision: “we are going to figure a way to play football. The rest of you can do what you want”. He put together a plan with contingencies, play a ten game conference schedule and showed everyone in college athletics he knew what we was doing.

Then, fully recognizing the other P5 conferences had new, weaker leadership and the Big 12 has “brainless Bob” at the helm, Sankey knew his position of strength was never better and it was time to move. He pulled off these discussions for months with OU and UTw without it ever leaking.

And the whole time the other SEC members knew these discussions were going on behind the scenes. And he covered his bases at every turn. He told the TAMU folks to go sit in the corner and be quiet. Then when news broke, he let them “whine” publicly for abt 24 hours then told then “okay get over it”.

To be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of Sankey when he took over for Slive. But I have to give the guy his props. This was masterful

Notice something? Some of the “talking heads“ playing this thing as the power hungry SEC trying to destroy college football. The truth is that many of those can’t stand the fact that those they consider “yo-bob hayseeds in the SEC” won again, this time on the economic field. Guarantee you these same “pundits” would be lauding and fawning if the Big 10 or PAC 12 pulled off something similar.

I’m just giggling.

 

[TideEngineer08]

I wish the “SEC” chant would be banned because all it really means is Alabama whipped someone.

Pretty much. And the OU and Texas fans in that thread are almost unanimously against it. Which is fine. But it will happen. And it will happen to troll what’s left behind.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Nah…He’s not bright enough.

Sankey played this thing like Perlman played the violin. Think about. Last year during Covid, Sankey waited, while the others stumbled all over themselves. He made the decision: “we are going to figure a way to play football. The rest of you can do what you want”. He put together a plan with contingencies, play a ten game conference schedule and showed everyone in college athletics he knew what we was doing.

Then, fully recognizing the other P5 conferences had new, weaker leadership and the Big 12 has “brainless Bob” at the helm, Sankey knew his position of strength was never better and it was time to move. He pulled off these discussions for months with OU and UTw without it ever leaking.

And the whole time the other SEC members knew these discussions were going on behind the scenes. And he covered his bases at every turn. He told the TAMU folks to go sit in the corner and be quiet. Then when news broke, he let them “whine” publicly for abt 24 hours then told then “okay get over it”.

To be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of Sankey when he took over for Slive. But I have to give the guy his props. This was masterful

Notice something? Some of the “talking heads“ playing this thing as the power hungry SEC trying to destroy college football. The truth is that many of those can’t stand the fact that those they consider “yo-bob hayseeds in the SEC” won again, this time on the economic field. Guarantee you these same “pundits” would be lauding and fawning if the Big 10 or PAC 12 pulled off something similar.

I’m just giggling.

You don’t have to guarantee it. They did this already when the Big Ten poached Nebraska and they were doing it when the PAC 10 was trying to get Texas et. al from the Big 12.

Every other article was how savvy Delaney and Larry Scott were.

 

[JDCrimson]

I wonder if many B12 players will jump into the transfer portal from the remaining schools? OU and UT may raid the best players from the conference on their way out the door...

 

[CoolBreeze]

Interesting piece.

Answering big Texas, Oklahoma to SEC questions

Answering questions like when will Texas and Oklahoma actually join SEC and how could this impact conference scheduling.

www.al.com

 

[Crimson1967]

I suspect this happens in 2022. They will negotiate a lower buyout and make it happen. No way they sit around as lame ducks for four years.

 

[Ole Man Dan]

Pretty much. And the OU and Texas fans in that thread are almost unanimously against it. Which is fine. But it will happen. And it will happen to troll what’s left behind.

I don't mind rubbing their noses in it...

 

[CrimsonTheory]

Hate them both with the white-hot heat of 1,000 suns?

Just a suggestion.

Only 1000 suns? Do you need a reminder of the history of Bama/Tennessee?

 

[Crimson1967]

I wish the “SEC” chant would be banned because all it really means is Alabama whipped someone.

I could see yelling it at the CWS finals, which featured two SEC teams. But not after we kicked Ohio State’s butt in January.

 

[TitleWave]

Texags forum is amazing right now.

At the very least Aggy could extend a mesquite branch to Shaggy and let 'em know no need to hire Temple Grandin as a policy and "performance" advisor coming into the SEC...

 

[selmaborntidefan]

“Unanimous” lol

aTm must be absolutely steaming right now

Nah, Sankey made them an offer they couldn't refuse.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

So as a forum, where do we stand on the rivalry of aggy vs tu?

In the words of the late, great Lewis Grizzard, "two mules fighting over a turnip. Who cares?'

Not exactly but generally, yes.