re: Wondering when it will come out that going to SEC was OUs idea.

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We were officially done with the BIG XII when the Nebraska game this year was moved to 11am kickoff, and the BIG XII refused to get involved, and FOX sports shrugged us off. Castiglione was pissed.

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I think that is when the fans checked out, but yall were done in 2016 when the Big 12 didn't expand.

It was clear that up to that point the administration at OU really believed in the Big 12 and thought it could work. Most people think OU pushed for expansion to try and make the league more viable long-term.

I think once the league shopped around the writing was on the wall: there was no future for the Big 12, no magic bullet to make it a respectable conference again.

The problem for OU was twofold: 1. they had to make sure if they were going to leave OSU behind every other option was explored which did happen. and 2. In 2016 the buyout on the Big 12 GOR was something like $300 million