It would leave tu reeling in the Big 12 like a jilted bride.

Been saying this all week and do not understand why it has to be both teams. Yes they want to leave Big 12 together. Yes they applied to SEC together. Does not mean they have to be accepted together.

Sure conferences are re-aligning again and possibly merging now with NIL into superconferences. Doesn't mean tu was the best choice for the SEC. More $$ in the short term? Yes. Shenanigans and media crap in the long term? Yep.

We keep hearing reports that tu/ou initally approached the B1G. If the B1G said no to ou b/c of the AAU status, then fine, but no way they should have said no to tu.

B1G was very short-sighted to not allow tu in as they are a better fit over there and would expand their footprint.

Adding tu is like inviting Cal Berkeley "East" into the culture that is the SEC. Just strange...

We need to put maximum pressure on legislators and other schools admins to vote no. We don't need that many votes. I'm okay with ou but no way to tu.

jlAG97 said:

---

We keep hearing reports that tu/ou initally approached the B1G. If the B1G said no to ou b/c of the AAU status, then fine, but no way they should have said no to tu.

B1G was very short-sighted to not allow tu in as they are a better fit over there and would expand their footprint.

---

The B1G would have taken Texas, but Texas declined without OU. Package deal.

More likely that tu asked for the invite with ou to get ou in, once we formally extend the invite ou accepts and tu bolts for the big10

Not saying that happens, but it makes more sense than us only inviting one.

Gaius Julius Bevo said:

---

jlAG97 said:

---

We keep hearing reports that tu/ou initally approached the B1G. If the B1G said no to ou b/c of the AAU status, then fine, but no way they should have said no to tu.

B1G was very short-sighted to not allow tu in as they are a better fit over there and would expand their footprint.

---

The B1G would have taken Texas, but Texas declined without OU. Package deal.

---

Sips and mizz to B1G, thieves take mizz vacancy

Bunkhouse96 said:

---

More likely that tu asked for the invite with ou to get ou in, once we formally extend the invite ou accepts and tu bolts for the big10

Not saying that happens, but it makes more sense than us only inviting one.

---

The Big 10 makes poor sense sports-wise and that really should be all that matters for realignment. I imagine there are closer teams in the SEC and the games/atmosphere will be better.

Not sure sports teams and geography are primary factors any more

jlAG97 said:

---

Not sure sports teams and geography are primary factors any more

---

I agree to a great extent with this, but given the choice between the Big Ten and the SEC for Texas, I don't see a close comparision. Geography, sports interest, and money all point to the SEC.

OP, I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed, if it ever existed.

jlAG97 said:

---

Not sure sports teams and geography are primary factors any more

---

It does have an effect on the 10,000 other athletes in all the non-football sports that will be traveling to BFE every other week. Football carries the budget and all those other expenses would reduce the amount of NIL money they could use on football.

"losing" tu to the Big10 would be the biggest gain ever for the SEC, but the hillbillys are way too ignorant to understand that.

Thereisabsolutely NO pressure to justify adding them. None.

Win At Life said:

---

jlAG97 said:

---

Not sure sports teams and geography are primary factors any more

---

It does have an effect on the 10,000 other athletes in all the non-football sports that will be traveling to BFE every other week. Football carries the budget and all those other expenses would reduce the amount of NIL money they could use on football.

---

That's too rational. Look how far down the road Dodds got with the PAC deal in 2010 before he bothered to look at a map.

aggiehawg said:

---

Win At Life said:

---

jlAG97 said:

---

Not sure sports teams and geography are primary factors any more

---

It does have an effect on the 10,000 other athletes in all the non-football sports that will be traveling to BFE every other week. Football carries the budget and all those other expenses would reduce the amount of NIL money they could use on football.

---

That's too rational. Look how far down the road Dodds got with the PAC deal in 2010 before he bothered to look at a map.

---

Nah. That deal was with Tech, OU, and OK State joining too. We would have been in a division with the Arizona schools. Essentially a slightly more western SWC or Big 12 South. Quite doable.

Nice thought adding OU without sippy. Highly unlikely at this point but we could dream right? If that were to come to pass, then sippy would hitch its wagon with KU and go to the B1G..............or..............go to PAC with Ok State, tech, and BYU. The PAC would be all over that in short order.

For it to come to fruition, the best thing would be for tech and ok state to muddy things up as much as possible litigation wise and pressure the SEC to delay the vote for as long as possible. Have the lawsuits specifically mention sippy but not OU. The SEC might vote to allow OU entry and say it will re-evaluate once litigation is settled. If tu, ok state, and tech have a landing spot in the PAC, then the lawsuit would be dropped.

A&M then needs to push to add Florida State or Clemson, just because. Three five team pods would work with 15 teams.

I guess let's see if there's any rumors swirling from the "sources" connected to the SEC schools over the next 24 hours.

Maybe the SEC presidents will become "tu hesitant" and say they need to look at the #"s a little closer....

Gaius Julius Bevo said:

---

jlAG97 said:

---

We keep hearing reports that tu/ou initally approached the B1G. If the B1G said no to ou b/c of the AAU status, then fine, but no way they should have said no to tu.

B1G was very short-sighted to not allow tu in as they are a better fit over there and would expand their footprint.

---

The B1G would have taken Texas, but Texas declined without OU. Package deal.

---

I have not read or heard anything that supports any of this aside from texags speculation. Anyone have a source????

Sgt. Schultz said:

---

Gaius Julius Bevo said:

---

jlAG97 said:

---

We keep hearing reports that tu/ou initally approached the B1G. If the B1G said no to ou b/c of the AAU status, then fine, but no way they should have said no to tu.

B1G was very short-sighted to not allow tu in as they are a better fit over there and would expand their footprint.

---

The B1G would have taken Texas, but Texas declined without OU. Package deal.

---

I have not read or heard anything that supports any of this aside from texags speculation. Anyone have a source????

---

Watch.