Seems that rumor is picking up steam. The biggest question I would have is financially, would it make sense financially? Since the SEC splits the revenues among the schools, would Texas and Oklahoma bring in enough money to cover those two additional pieces of pie that have to be shared? I think the contract for the SEC Network was renewed not too long ago. I do know that the Longhorn Network would end up being dissolved - so maybe that additional monies would go towards a new contract for the SEC Network? I dunno...this would have to make sense financially for the conference for this to happen. 

And going with the assumption that this does happen, we would need to ditch divisions entirely, and go with a Pod layout for the conference. 

MeridianOMRebel wrote:

Seems that rumor is picking up steam. The biggest question I would have is financially, would it make sense financially? Since the SEC splits the revenues among the schools, would Texas and Oklahoma bring in enough money to cover those two additional pieces of pie that have to be shared? I think the contract for the SEC Network was renewed not too long ago. I do know that the Longhorn Network would end up being dissolved - so maybe that additional monies would go towards a new contract for the SEC Network? I dunno...this would have to make sense financially for the conference for this to happen. 

And going with the assumption that this does happen, we would need to ditch divisions entirely, and go with a Pod layout for the conference. 

I think it would be kind of funny to see the reactions if they did the 4 team pods and put Ole Miss and MSU in different ones.

When the conference expands, I believe it triggers an auto-renegotiation. The SEC would pretty much corner 75% of the focus of college football and the Big12 would fare little better than the Big East. There would still be big name schools with nowhere to go, but the Big 12 would lose tons of money by losing its two biggest names.

Honestly, I am surprised that OU is wanting to go without OSU. That's always been a hang-up for them moving in the past. I'm sure the PAC-12 will make a play for some of them like TCU, OSU, Texas Tech, etc.

The truth is that we all knew the current Big 12 with only 10 teams left was just a temporary conference.

Texas and Oklahoma are to announce to the Big 12 their intentions to leave on Monday and then they can "apply" for admission to the SEC. Supposedly, the SEC has been in talks for a few months about the additions but kept things very "mum." 

The timely  "leaked" story from the Houston Chronicle precisely when old "what's his name?" from A&M took the podium, the additional remarks to the press, the so called "denials" from Texas & Oklahoma, the denials or "no comment" from the SEC offices, etc. Just too much of a coincidence, as par for the course.

All this should get real interesting in the next few weeks, beginning on Monday. 

What a Circus!!!! The "clowns" are running the show!!

By the way . . . ."Horns Down"!!!!!!