re: OU President David Boren puts Texas/Big12 on notice.

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Some people said the same thing about A&M. I heard it from all my A&M buddies. No way, the Texas legislature wouldn't allow it. Too much oil money to be split with UT. Rivalries are too entrenched...And so on.

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Whoever you were talking to was woefully misinformed.

There was ONE Legislator who made some noise and he stfu when he realized he had stepped on a land mine.


The only mistake Texas A&M made was not joining the SEC a lot sooner. That move has created a lot of value for Texas A&M and the SEC.

OU can do all the potbanging they want. They don't bring enough to the table:


Money? Oklahoma has less than half the cable subscribers as North Carolina. You going to be okay with a smaller check from the SEC Network?

Football credibility? You are smoking something if you think the SEC needs more good teams.

Nice venue to visit? Away games at that shite hole sux.

Scheduling? Either go to 9 games or eliminate cross division rivalries. Not attractive.

Cultural Affinity? You have got to be effin kidding! They are Yankees.

Academics? Downgrade, they aren't even an AAU school.