Since the first round of realignment, OU has lost 11 games to the following programs

They are going to ruin our SOS.

Also bowl games don't matter unless we win.

Lincoln Riley is a hell of a coach

Oklahoma is recruiting at a good level - usually top 10ish

But they have no clue what they’re in for.

I don’t see them falling off a cliff like Tennessee but I think they’ll be Florida’s level.

8-10 wins every year and make a run at the SEC title every 4-5 years

I’ve said it elsewhere but I think it is just as likely that the SEC does for the OU recruiting brand what they need to get the other half of a football team win a national title.

They identify talent and recruit well on offense. Defense is untalented. If they continue to show improvement on being a sound defense maybe the SEC brand for producing NFL defenders gets them a few difference makers?

They’re a helluva lot closer to do it than Texas. I think they’re in for a rude welcome.

I can’t argue with you about it because it is all supposition and it truly could go either way. I can see it your way too.

OU will have to fundamentally change what they do on offense to have a truly good defense. Even with all their talent on defense, talent OU will never come close to matching, Bama took a decent step back on defense after Saban’s philosophy change. Now they have SO much talent it doesn’t matter, but you can’t have a great defense with an offense that operates at that pace.