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The SEC has officially granted membership to OU and UT
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:53 am
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:53 am
https://www.secsports.com/article/31921323/sec-grants-membership-oklahoma-texas-starting-2025
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 30, 2021) - The Southeastern Conference today announced that the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas will become members effective July 1, 2025, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2025-26 academic year.
The addition of Oklahoma and Texas will bring the number of SEC members to 16 beginning July 1, 2025. Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt have been members since the formation of the SEC in 1933. The Conference has twice previously expanded, adding Arkansas and South Carolina in 1991, followed by Missouri and Texas A&M in 2012.
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Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:53 am to Contra
Nice
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:55 am to Contra
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will become members effective July 1, 2025, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2025-26 academic year.
Let's pretend ESPN isn't going to destroy the Big12 before then.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:56 am to Contra
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:58 am to Contra
There goes the neighborhood.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:00 pm to Contra
Damn we gotta wait that long?
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:05 pm to Contra
They want four years to sell recruits that they are SEC without actually playing SEC.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:07 pm to Contra
The whole July 1, 2025 thing is such a farce.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:10 pm to SCgamecock2988
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The whole July 1, 2025 thing is such a farce.
It would not surprise me if it starts next year. 2023 at the latest
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:11 pm to SCgamecock2988
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The whole July 1, 2025 thing is such a farce.
Yup, I imagine TX and OU are hoping the Big 12-2-2 goes under before then allowing them to join SEC sooner without penalty.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:24 pm to ibldprplgld
Big 12 leader is not stepping back though.. I got a feeling it will be 2025.. It gives Big 12 time to try and get a few more teams if they want stay together..
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:27 pm to Contra
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From the SEC:
The Southeastern Conference today announced that the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas will become members effective July 1, 2025, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2025-26 academic year.
The addition of Oklahoma and Texas will bring the number of SEC members to 16 beginning July 1, 2025. Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt have been members since the formation of the SEC in 1933. The Conference has twice previously expanded, adding Arkansas and South Carolina in 1991, followed by Missouri and Texas A&M in 2012.
"The Presidents and Chancellors of the Southeastern Conference are pleased to welcome the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas," said Jere Morehead, President of the University of Georgia and current President of the SEC. "Both universities are prestigious academic institutions with strong athletics programs similar in tradition, culture and success to our current member universities. We look forward to a productive and successful future together beginning in 2025."
Oklahoma and Texas submitted requests for invitations for membership to the SEC on Tuesday. The Conference's Presidents and Chancellors voted during a meeting conducted by videoconference on Thursday to extend invitations to the two universities. Both universities' Boards of Regents officially accepted the invitations during meetings conducted on Friday morning.
"This is an important moment for the long-term future of the Southeastern Conference and our member universities," said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. "Oklahoma and Texas are outstanding academic institutions with two strong athletics programs, which will add to the SEC's national prominence. Their additions will further enhance the already rich academic, athletic and cultural legacies that have been cultivated throughout the years by our existing 14 members. We look forward to the Sooners and Longhorns competing in our Conference starting in the 2025-26 academic year."
Notably, the University of Texas will be the fifth institution in the SEC to hold membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities, joining Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
"The Southeastern Conference's dedication to the success of our member institutions - and our members' commitment to one another - has produced a sustained level of excellence unrivaled throughout college sports," Sankey added. "It is the unity and collaboration of our institutions that makes the SEC special, and Wednesday's decision of the Texas A&M Board of Regents to approve a vote supportive of Conference membership for their long-time in-state rival is an example of the overall culture of this Conference. I appreciate the opportunity for our Conference to move forward with a spirit of unanimity."
The University of Oklahoma, founded in 1890 and located in Norman, supports a student population of approximately 28,000, including the Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and a Tulsa campus. The university offers 170 majors. In athletics, Oklahoma has won 39 national team championships dating back to its first in wrestling in 1936. Its first women's team national title came in softball in 2000.
The Sooners sponsor 21 varsity sports. Men's sports include football, cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field, basketball, golf, tennis, baseball, gymnastics and wrestling. Women's sports include volleyball, soccer, cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field, basketball, gymnastics, golf, tennis, softball and rowing. Oklahoma participates in every sport sponsored by the SEC except men's and women's swimming & diving and equestrian. The SEC sponsors every sport in which the Sooners participate except women's rowing, men's gymnastics and wrestling.
The University of Texas, founded in 1883 and located in Austin, supports approximately 51,000 students across 18 colleges and schools. In athletics, Texas has won 58 national team championships dating back to its first in baseball in 1949. Its first women's team national title came in swimming & diving in 1981.
The Longhorns sponsor 20 varsity sports. Men's sports include football, cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, basketball, golf, tennis and baseball. Women's sports include volleyball, soccer, cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, basketball, golf, tennis, softball and rowing. Texas participates in every sport sponsored by the SEC except women's gymnastics and equestrian. The SEC sponsors every sport in which the Longhorns participate except women's rowing.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:27 pm to Fireman17
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Big 12 leader is not stepping back though.. I got a feeling it will be 2025.. It gives Big 12 time to try and get a few more teams if they want stay together.
Bob Bowlsby is the the smallest dick in the room. He will cave within weeks, I guarantee it.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:29 pm to Fireman17
Here’s the thing about that “other teams waiting it out”, now that the SEC is making this move, other conferences are going to add in order to have a super conference status as well. Those other teams are going to have to make sure they don’t miss the boat to save a spot for themselves in other big conferences if they get the opportunity. Those other schools aren’t going to have 4 years to wait in order to lock down their next spot.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:29 pm to aero1126
The Big 12 will be folded by Christmas.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:32 pm to TexasForever
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Bob Bowlsby is the the smallest dick in the room. He will cave within weeks, I guarantee it.
Saw that whiny arse letter he sent to ESPN. They even told him to sit down and shut up. LOL.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:42 pm to TexasForever
Tamu announced during sept and played in the SEC the next year. Missouri announced in November and played in the SEC the next year. History shows that these things take off....
Sure Oklahoma leaving Big 12 is a much bigger deal than tamu or Missouri leaving but the forces at play are also bigger now than back when tamu and Missouri left.
Sure Oklahoma leaving Big 12 is a much bigger deal than tamu or Missouri leaving but the forces at play are also bigger now than back when tamu and Missouri left.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:45 pm to Tiger_Claw
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There goes the neighborhood.
Who didn’t see this coming when we allowed Mizzou, Arky, and TAMU in. That destroyed the pretense of being a Southeastern conference. When NCST, VA, Maryland would have had more sense we settled for the low hanging fruit.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:47 pm to 3down10
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Let's pretend ESPN isn't going to destroy the Big12 before then.
Carefully constructed public messaging to block all legal avenues for the poor 8.
Meanwhile, the AAC is trying to corner the market on basketball by adding all the remaining teams.
I think they should all take it and make the AAC competitive with the ACC and even the B1G.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:49 pm to Contra
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