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OU received invite in 2010 but did not think A&M was a good partner
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:05 pm
OU SEC invite 2010
Not sure if this has been discussed but I find it interesting that the SEC wanted OU in 2010 but the fact that it would have meant coming with A&M turned them off.
Imagine if the SEC got OU instead of mizzou in 2010. You talk about a real nail to the head for Texas.
Not sure if this has been discussed but I find it interesting that the SEC wanted OU in 2010 but the fact that it would have meant coming with A&M turned them off.
Imagine if the SEC got OU instead of mizzou in 2010. You talk about a real nail to the head for Texas.
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Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:06 pm to turnpiketiger
Cool man
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:08 pm to turnpiketiger
Most don’t have a clue what goes on behind the scenes why Boren kept pounding the table we had options. Thank the faggies for messing it all up !
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:10 pm to turnpiketiger
What you said:
Reality:
OU is Texas's lapdog, and Oklahoma State's body guard.
None of this is news to anyone who followed the realignment back then.
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but the fact that it would have meant coming with A&M turned them off.
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Boren says because the SEC offer didn't include Oklahoma State and Texas, he didn't consider it a good option.
OU is Texas's lapdog, and Oklahoma State's body guard.
None of this is news to anyone who followed the realignment back then.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:38 pm to turnpiketiger
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Boren says because the SEC offer didn't include Oklahoma State and Texas, he didn't consider it a good option.
OU has always been led by pussies who were afraid to tell their Daddy to take a hike.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:41 pm to turnpiketiger
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(from June 2010)
The president of the University of Oklahoma says his school and Texas A&M both received invitations to join the Southeastern Conference during the last round of conference realignment.
Oklahoma ended up remaining in the Big 12. University president David Boren said Wednesday that the Sooners had offers from both the SEC and the Pac-10.
Boren says the Pac-10 offer was for five Big 12 schools Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech to join as a group. He says the SEC extended offers only to Oklahoma and Texas A&M, both of which opted to stay in a slimmed-down Big 12 after Colorado left for the Pac-10 and Nebraska left for the Big Ten.
Boren says because the SEC offer didn't include Oklahoma State and Texas, he didn't consider it a good option.
So this cat was only interested if the offer included four (!) schools?
Also crazy to think what the current football landscape would look like if those five teams had bolted for the Pac way back then.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:45 pm to turnpiketiger
NOt sure if you were around when this was happening. The reality is that the biggest surprise in that round was that Texas and OU didn't end up going somewhere. It seemed very likely they were heading to the Pac 10 or Big 10 through much of the process.
Nebraska went to the Big 10 (Maryland and Rutgers hadn't joined yet), Colorado went to the Pac 12 and everyone thought the Big 12 was collapsing.
I'm guessing a more realistic viewpoint was that OU probably felt going with Texas to the Pac 10 would be better than going with A&M to the SEC. When that didn't happen, I would guess OU might have been a little put out.
Nebraska went to the Big 10 (Maryland and Rutgers hadn't joined yet), Colorado went to the Pac 12 and everyone thought the Big 12 was collapsing.
I'm guessing a more realistic viewpoint was that OU probably felt going with Texas to the Pac 10 would be better than going with A&M to the SEC. When that didn't happen, I would guess OU might have been a little put out.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:52 pm to turnpiketiger
I would habe liked to habe ok st, OU, texas horns and tx aggies in the sec all this time since 2011. That would have been nice. Okie st. is very competitive in their sports compared to Mizzou.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 2:52 pm to turnpiketiger
All of you that hate Missouri being in the SEC can directly thank good ol’ David Boren from Oklahoma. He’s the guy that held a “we won’t be a wallflower” press conference live while our leadership was desperately holding a closed door meeting trying to unite the Big 12. It pissed our normally-milquetoast leadership off so much that they said “frick it” and ultimately engaged with the SEC.
David Boren put Missouri in the SEC.
David Boren put Missouri in the SEC.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 3:04 pm to turnpiketiger
Gotta love how turnpike starts a thread he knows nothing about. Makes himself look like a fool. Then disappears.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 4:03 pm to turnpiketiger
OU’s POS President at the time, David Boren prevented the move. Glad he is gone.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 4:42 pm to turnpiketiger
Imagine being scared to hop from the big12 with a sub par football partner to the sec in 2010 (not even in the 90s) and blame it on your sub par partner.
As if anyone ties Arky to USCe.
OU was scared to come to the superior conference even if they would get rich doing it.
As if anyone ties Arky to USCe.
OU was scared to come to the superior conference even if they would get rich doing it.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 4:55 pm to turnpiketiger
That’s nonsense, Oklahoma made it very clear that they were willing to go to the pac12 with texas. Unfortunately, Texas did not get an invite to go to the Pac 12.l
Posted on 5/9/23 at 6:34 pm to turnpiketiger
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Boren says because the SEC offer didn't include Oklahoma State and Texas, he didn't consider it a good option.
Did you even read what you linked are are you just a pathetic liar?
Posted on 5/9/23 at 6:39 pm to turnpiketiger
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OU received invite in 2010 but did not think A&M was a good partner
Likely had everything to do with maintaining both rivalries.
OU needed one of them to transfer to another conference with them, so they could keep the other as a permanent OOC rival.
Would likely be more accurate if the title read, OU turned down the SEC because they didn't give a frick about Aggie.
This post was edited on 5/9/23 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 5/9/23 at 7:16 pm to turnpiketiger
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did not think A&M was a good partner
That's what he said.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 7:25 pm to turnpiketiger
OU wants to remain tied to Texas' hip. No surprise here.
B+ troll
B+ troll
This post was edited on 5/9/23 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 5/10/23 at 8:48 am to turnpiketiger
The OU fan base was divided during this time. You had to booster group that wanted to go with A&M and the booster group that didn't want to leave Texas. Both groups at the time didn't think they could divorce themselves from OSU, and knew that wasn't an attractive package.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 1:23 pm to turnpiketiger
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OU SEC invite 2010
Not sure if this has been discussed but I find it interesting that the SEC wanted OU in 2010 but the fact that it would have meant coming with A&M turned them off.
Imagine if the SEC got OU instead of mizzou in 2010. You talk about a real nail to the head for Texas.
I don't think Oklahoma thought it could make the move without Oklahoma State at the time. I think if the SEC would have taken both OU and OSU, they would have made the move.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:54 pm to turnpiketiger
This isn't exactly true, the problem was with Boren, who was OU's President at the time. He wouldn't go to the SEC without Oklahoma State, since he had strong ties with them and was former Governor and Senator of Oklahoma. It had nothing to do with A&M.
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