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Posted on 11/21/12 at 11:13 am to SwatMitchell
Posted on 11/21/12 at 11:13 am to SwatMitchell
quote:Yeah, that's a lot of travel for USC. Football could swallow it without problem, but the other sports would be a disaster. Oklahoma makes sense, and quite possibly, the Sooners have some contacts in the A&M and Mizzou camps.
Fla-UGA-SC-Ky
Alabama-Auburn-Tenn- Vandy
LSU-Miss St-A&M-Ole Miss
Okla-USC-Missouri-Arkansas
Would be fun, and btw absolutely destroy UTexas, and no need to play anyone else. Obviously, travel/time zones/politics/ties would prevent USC.
Oklahoma should be in play, I don't get the OSU angle either - long term, the SEC would be OU's best option.
In fact, Oklahoma is one of the only prize schools around. Maybe there's a back-room deal in place to save the decent guys from the Big 12; in order to land Big Guy Oklahoma, you also need to take Medium Guy A&M and Little Guys Mizzou and ... are we SURE it's OSU? If so, do it over a couple years, as Oklahoma makes sure the SEC will honor it's word (unlike the Big 12), and take Mizzou. And you can't sell Mizzou by itself, so A&M came with them this season.
If so, commitment honored, and we might now see the bigger prize coming.
And in return, the Big 12 can fill it's slots from the old SWC roster: you still have Rice, SMU and Houston available, just begging to come home. And/or Tulane, which I noted above, can deliver games in the Superdome for Texas and the rest.
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Posted on 11/21/12 at 11:15 am to Scoob
1860 the south will rise again
Posted on 11/21/12 at 11:17 am to Scoob
interesting idea, but that seems too convoluted to be realistic.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 11:21 am to Scoob
Methinks you're not very educated on media markets and such if you're calling TAMU a medium guy. 
On top of that...TAMU could have gone B1G, Pac, ACC, or SEC. Alone.
OU cannot go to some of those. Some because of academics.
On top of that...TAMU could have gone B1G, Pac, ACC, or SEC. Alone.
OU cannot go to some of those. Some because of academics.
This post was edited on 11/21/12 at 11:22 am
Posted on 11/21/12 at 11:48 am to Scoob
WARNING: LONG CONSPIRACY POST. SKIP IF YOU HAVE ADHD
I wonder if the following conversation actually happened:
SEC "come on in"
Oklahoma "we'll think about it, but we want fairness"
SEC "we're fair"
Oklahoma "yeah, we've heard that before. Prove it"
SEC "how?"
Oklahoma "you serious about this? Ok, what's your plan?
SEC "we want you, and to go to 16"
Oklahoma "ok, we'll come, but you gotta take 3 others from the Big 8. We brought these cats in, we owe them"
SEC "no way. You're pretty, but not that pretty"
Oklahoma "ok, point taken. 2, plus A&M. We know you want them, we can pry them free of Texas"
SEC "interesting... so we already know you're bringing your baby brother in. Who else you propose?"
Oklahoma "Missouri" <laughing, trying to call SEC bluff>
SEC "Missouri? You serious? Why?"
Oklahoma "consider it proof things will be equal. You already have Vandy, let's see if you treat Missouri nice too. If you can do that, we have a deal next Christmas"
SEC "we're not taking Mizzou on faith alone. And we aren't taking them with OSU either. A&M at LEAST, just in case you screw us"
Oklahoma "ok, fine. We swing A&M, you take Mizzou. We like what we see, we're in"
SEC "you hose us, you're going down with Texas"
Oklahoma "we know. We were anyway. Trust us, we don't owe them anything. See you next Christmas. 2013 will be a good year"
<handshake>
I wonder if the following conversation actually happened:
SEC "come on in"
Oklahoma "we'll think about it, but we want fairness"
SEC "we're fair"
Oklahoma "yeah, we've heard that before. Prove it"
SEC "how?"
Oklahoma "you serious about this? Ok, what's your plan?
SEC "we want you, and to go to 16"
Oklahoma "ok, we'll come, but you gotta take 3 others from the Big 8. We brought these cats in, we owe them"
SEC "no way. You're pretty, but not that pretty"
Oklahoma "ok, point taken. 2, plus A&M. We know you want them, we can pry them free of Texas"
SEC "interesting... so we already know you're bringing your baby brother in. Who else you propose?"
Oklahoma "Missouri" <laughing, trying to call SEC bluff>
SEC "Missouri? You serious? Why?"
Oklahoma "consider it proof things will be equal. You already have Vandy, let's see if you treat Missouri nice too. If you can do that, we have a deal next Christmas"
SEC "we're not taking Mizzou on faith alone. And we aren't taking them with OSU either. A&M at LEAST, just in case you screw us"
Oklahoma "ok, fine. We swing A&M, you take Mizzou. We like what we see, we're in"
SEC "you hose us, you're going down with Texas"
Oklahoma "we know. We were anyway. Trust us, we don't owe them anything. See you next Christmas. 2013 will be a good year"
<handshake>
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