Did Texas and Oklahoma play its hand too soon?

it should happen by next year

there are lots of legal issues, and today was simply one of those

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I realize it’s a foregone conclusion but should Texas and Oklahoma have waited until the SEC would officially accept them if they left the Big 12.

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I don't think the SEC would reach out first because they didn't want any lawsuits from the Big12.

Even if the SEC votes no (highly unlikely), the sips and sooners are done with the Big XII. Rumor has it texas will look into going independent if this doesn’t work out but worse case the B1G is kicking their chops.

No. Worst-case scenario, Texas and Oklahoma could change their mind and decide to stay in the Big 12. Just like the guy whose ex-girlfriend has a killer rack, the Big 12 would be falling all over itself if that pair decided to come back.

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No - they are playing a game of chicken to see who blinks first. They have created instability by making their desires known. Their hope is that other conferences will come calling and 2 more schools will be picked up. Once they get to a total of 4 schools exiting, the penalties for exiting ($$$) go away. If schools don't do anything, they will have to decide if they want to pay the ~$75M each or stick around the conference longer.

While the situation was different, there were some similarities when A&M left. Probably the biggest thing is the SEC wants to avoid interference claims, so they won't be sticking their neck out for Texas and Oklahoma. Texas and Oklahoma have to exit at which point the SEC can formally offer. When A&M was leaving, they were slowly wading through the water to ensure there were no upcoming or pending lawsuits. Once those were cleared, they received a formal invite from the SEC. I would expect the same here (although the media is reporting that it will move much faster this time around).

I'm sure there is clear language on how to exit the conference, but the quickest and easiest way to dissolve the conference. That is what you are seeing now.

If the remaining schools stick it out, it will become much more painful to leave (most likely in terms of money), but potentially having to stay - otherwise Texas and Oklahoma's media rights in the SEC would be owned by the Big 12 and I don't even know how that would work.