Not that it matters because the powers that be only car about the money in their own pockets

I don't speak for anyone but myself (obv) and I know it's not likely but I'd prefer to add UNC and VT. But I understand they don't have the name rec and cache that OU/UT have.

Everyone else is going to like it.

In the next era of super conferences, these additions to the SEC are inevitable.

Reading on the sec rant, most fans are in favor of it.

Tidefans is against the additions.

https://www.tidefans.com/forums/threads/sec-additions-texas-oklahoma-inquire-about-joining-sec-per-report.324825/page-10

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Not.A.Chance. That ship sailed a decade ago...the SEC would gain nothing from them and this would make winning the SEC championship even more difficult for all teams. Doesn't increase television viewership possibilities over what it is now...doesn't even add money to other schools...a non-starter.

OK...may a snowball's chance....

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I would rather them go anywhere but here ... JMO. I would have been cool if it was initially them verses Mizzou and TAMU but now I'm happy with the team we have in this conference.

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Can they say yes to Oklahoma, but no to texas? The SEC doesn't need to expand.

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It makes no financial sense. None. We have Texas A&M to pull in the viewers in the Southwest. They need us a heck of a lot more than we need them.

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The only plus side to this is we will be able to eventually even up the record against texas. Other than that this is a very bad idea. texas will poison the conference and eventually destroy it.

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As if message board posters make these decisions.

Tiger droppings ranged from hell no, to maybe just OU. Some were in support just to piss us off. A few thought it would actually provide value.

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Tiger droppings ranged from hell no, to maybe just OU. Some were in support just to piss us off. A few thought it would actually provide value.

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Okie Lite would have to be apart of that deal if their state government has anything to say about that

corndog posters on the rant think we're just trying to dodge playing the game. Nobody accused the coonasses of being smart.

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Reading on the sec rant, most fans are in favor of it.

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That place is insufferable. Most "in favor" are simply saying so to jab A&M. The amount of LSU posters there that are giddy/suddenly huge sip fans increased twenty fold yesterday afternoon.

I've reaD an article about what Gene Stallings thought of the sips and I believe he was a good friend of Slives. History says sip is a toxic partner that will undermine the conference. Backdoor deals to get the upper hand.
So what I gathered yesterday, Sankey knew about sip/blow inquire but our AD didn't? This smells of Bama and Sankey working together, I don't know.

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Tiger droppings ranged from hell no, to maybe just OU. Some were in support just to piss us off. A few thought it would actually provide value.

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Okie Lite would have to be apart of that deal if their state government has anything to say about that

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According to some posts yesterday, apparently it's up to the sole discretion of the governor not the legislature, and it was Boren a decade ago that was keen on keeping OU and OSU together...new governor, who knows.

LSU fans hate everyone. They will say anything to try to get under your skin whether they really believe it or not.

We'd likely be unable to take any Tobacco Rd schools, but VT always seemed like a reasonable pull and would bring the DC/NoVa market.

Tigerdroppings would love to kick us and Missouri out and add tu and OU.

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We'd likely be unable to take any Tobacco Rd schools, but VT always seemed like a reasonable pull and would bring the DC/NoVa market.

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Yeah the NC stuff is a pipedream due to how connected they are to other schools in the state. VT has always been on my list because I felt like they fit the SEC in mentality.

this thread was first about other fans reactions

Governor of Oklahoma went to OSU.

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Reading on the sec rant, most fans are in favor of it.

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The poll I saw was 62+% against.

I've heard Ole Miss, Alabama, and LSU fans say hell no.

The fans from the other schools have not thought through the consequences. My personal opinion is Texas sees the move as a means to become the top school in recruiting in Texas. Giving Texas the SEC recruiting advantage will only have negative impacts on the SEC schools that currently recruit Texas. It also makes one wonder if espn might be losing money on the longhorn network and could be behind this proposal. Could a deal be in the works between the SEC and espn that involves Texas and Oklahoma?

I would think all the current schools would oppose adding them. How or why is this not the case?

With regard to fan bases, I'm amazed at the apparent level of support this gets on here. For several years this board has swarmed anyone who suggested they wanted to play tu as an ooc game. Now some of those same people are okay with letting these dufusses waltz right in. Anyone who thinks this is okay just isn't thinking clearly.

I'm going to be called crazy. But due to the super conference battle. I can see the big 10 going after Clemson & ( UNC, Miami or Florida State pick one) . Destroying the ACC. So then does Georgia tech and the left over Florida team also join the SEC?

Yes crazy but if someone would have told you last week tu & ou was going to try to join the SEC everyone of us would have said they were crazy

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It also makes one wonder if espn might be losing money on the longhorn network and could be behind this proposal. Could a deal be in the works between the SEC and espn that involves Texas and Oklahoma?

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"Might be losing money on the longhorn network"??? Where the hell have you been? ESPN has lost a hundred million maybe more on that albatross.

The only thing ESPN can offer the SEC at this point is an equity stake in the SEC Network to make it financially worthwhile.

South Carolina fans are against it. I live in the Columbia area and they have been discussing it on the radio.

And these type machinations are why ESPN has become a cancer for college football. They reward a bad business partner by getting them a deal in the best, most profitable league in the country. In years to come, when the SEC is paying the price for taking on the most notoriously bad partner ever, espn will be screwing up the next iteration. They're like democrats...if your actions cause abject failure, you double up on them.

Make peace and just whip their arse. Our situation with Auburn is no different. They keep fighting and we do as well. I embrace the fight. We fans have no say. Move on and whatever happens be proud of your school and team. A&M has tens years head start in learning how to be an SEC POWER. You think the current tu or OU teams will sail through the conference? Doubt it. A&M is on the verge of greatness. Renewing your meeting with your arch rival will be ok. You'll win some and lose some. We'll all make more money. The SEC is way bigger than tu or OU. I'm not worried. Let the baby out and enjoy being an SEC partner. Everyone I know respects you and wants to kick your arse.
Roll Tide and Gig'em!

Sorry old timer, you just don't get it. I have been, and continue to be, in favor of playing the game...in all sports. The problem is these jokers destroy conferences. Ask CU, NU, MU, Ark, A&M why they wanted out. They will cause more problems for the SEC than they'll ever be worth. The SEC will ultimately lose stature. Look at the B12. Texas single handedly took a power conference and reshaped it to what it is today...that is what THEY wanted and built. Now they simply decide they want something else and leave 8 other teams with nothing. That's who they are and don't think for a minute that the SEC is above it. When the B12 formed NU and OU were national brands, CU and KSU were national powers and tu and A&M were consistently ranked. Now the entire conference swirls down the drain.

Exactly and why I keep wondering where all this money "tu & OU" will bring in to the SEC. LHN is a failure. tu & OU are such a national brand and draw on tv that the majority of there games this season are 11am time slots!

No one outside their own fan bases care about either of them!

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Make peace and just whip their arse. Our situation with Auburn is no different. They keep fighting and we do as well. I embrace the fight. We fans have no say. Move on and whatever happens be proud of your school and team. A&M has tens years head start in learning how to be an SEC POWER. You think the current tu or OU teams will sail through the conference? Doubt it. A&M is on the verge of greatness. Renewing your meeting with your arch rival will be ok. You'll win some and lose some. We'll all make more money. The SEC is way bigger than tu or OU. I'm not worried. Let the baby out and enjoy being an SEC partner. Everyone I know respects you and wants to kick your arse.
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Oldtimer - I appreciate your kind words and encouragement.

But please don't underestimate the cancer that is tu. It doesn't matter how big and successful the SEC is. Bad decisions can sink big ships and having anything to do with the school from Austin is a bad decision.

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It also makes one wonder if espn might be losing money on the longhorn network and could be behind this proposal. Could a deal be in the works between the SEC and espn that involves Texas and Oklahoma?

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"Might be losing money on the longhorn network"??? Where the hell have you been? ESPN has lost a hundred million maybe more on that albatross.

The only thing ESPN can offer the SEC at this point is an equity stake in the SEC Network to make it financially worthwhile.

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IF that were the case, it would be a slam dunk case of tortuous interference.

You'd be visiting Disney World brought to you by TexasA&M.

And to emphasize that the same crap can happen in the SEC, just remember the B12 initially was just as powerful as the SEC...if you don't believe it ask SEC champ UF after getting humiliated by Nebraska in the title game. That was one of 3 titles in 4 years. A few years later Tom Osborn was so fed up with B12 politics he just checked it in. Who drove that? No need to guess...it's the "partner" the SEC seems ready to roll out the red carpet for. The money WILL NOT BE WORTH THE CALAMITY THAT AWAITS.

I don't have a strong sense of whether or not tu and ou will be granted acceptance, but I am firmly against it.

In the majority of overtures/deals such as this one, economics usually determines the decision. However, fan reaction may play a large and influential role in what happens.

If tu and ou are denied, they will be humiliated. Their request has virtually wrecked the B12, so the collective enmity from others in that conference will be intense. I don't think they would take the risk of rejection on a public stage.

I have a feeling that Sankey and enough university presidents have made the deal to accept them, perhaps unbeknownst to other stakeholders who would be in opposition. Moreover, Finebaum quickly jumping on the affirmative presumption bandwagon is a big "tell" to me.

We'll see.