OilfieldSooner

I'm absolutely pumped to be in the SEC. For years and years, OU fans have complained about the schedule and the kickoff times, as well as the general stigma that comes with being in the Big 12. You're taking the greatest conference in collegiate athletics (and has been for some time now) and adding 2 historic programs and 2 of the biggest brands in the country. Will it be tougher? Absolutely it will, but that is what we've been clamoring for, for years now. Iron sharpens iron and it has shown itself in the CFP where OU looked outmatched in size, strength, and speed. Being in this conference is what is going to push your team to greatness. There is no off week, no bum team on the conference schedule, just dogfight after dogfight every single week. There will be 9-3 teams in this conference that are better than any 10-2 or 11-1 team in the Big 12 or ACC. It's just the way it is. The passion, the pageantry, the biggest stage, the brightest lights can all be found in the SEC. Am i glad to be here? You're damn right I am, and I know most Sooner fans are just as happy and honored to be here as well. Let's get this thing started!!!!

Based on the schedule and the hope that the defense is much better, I'll say OU goes 11-1

I can tell you that OU fans are absolutely pumped about coming to the SEC. Gunga did a pretty good job of describing things. I will say that the tailgating will improve. Our AD and Brent Venables both made the comment the other night that every available blade of grass would be open for tailgating, so it's something we are working on. The Boomer Sooner chant back and forth between the crowd pregame is always good. In the end, we just want to compete with the best teams in the best conference in college football. Hopefully I get the chance to meet some of you when you come up to Norman. Can't wait for 2024.

My aunt and uncle lived in Prairieville for several years when I was in my teens. One of my favorite things was coming down in the fall and going to a LSU game and the tailgating scene. It's on a different level and maybe it's because I was younger, but I was never treated poorly when we went. In fact, it was just the opposite. I look forward to going back to watch OU and LSU play a game in Death Valley at night. LSU has a great campus. Looking forward to it for sure.

I won’t disagree here. It’s a weird position for schools like OU and Texas to come in to the SEC and now some traditional rivalries may be lost. I can say for sure that’s not what we as a fan base wanted. However, I hope the schools currently in this conference can understand why we made the move. The little 12 had been stale for a while. Changes needed to be made to compete at the highest level, regardless of what the immediate effects may be.

I nominate:
JetDawg
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BigDGator

Congrats to the Rebels! Sometimes you just got to tip your hat to the better team. Looking forward to more of this soon.

I see where you’re coming from and yes there are those who expect to win now. But I really think the administration (President Harroz and AD Castiglione) knows what it’s going to take, which is time. It’s been said here before that Lincoln had some really good skill players, but the defense and both lines were way undersized. Rome wasn’t built in a day and I still feel that most believe it will take time. Honestly, the move to the SEC right away would only hurt Oklahoma more. Coaches need time to recruit the players they want/need to compete in the SEC. I would love to see us here in 2023, but I think it’ll be 2024, which only helps OU .

Good game to you as well. I have a hunch we’ll be seeing you tomorrow night.

Obviously OU has no real say, and I know we will get Texas and most likely Mizzou due to the Big 8 connection. However, going with recency bias, it would be cool to see Florida, LSU, or Tennessee as a third. The atmosphere in this stadiums is amazing and it would be fun to go see new places The problem there is that it makes no sense to tear apart long standing rivalries just to force new rivalries on schools. We’ll go with whatever we get, but it will be interesting to see if this is what they go with and how they divvy it up.