You can make an argument that mizzou and A&M are better in the sec. In fact the overall records are better in the sec than the old big 12

@jesuschristhomeslice9492

22 күн бұрын

Both those teams are recruiting better in the SEC than they did in the Big12

@olemancharles4108

22 күн бұрын

Both those teams couldn't win a national championship in the big 12. And haven't done it in the sec with all the recruiting they've done. But the faggies love buying coaches they can't afford and will continue to do that. They're the worst big 12 team in the sec and will keep that tradition going.

@nickfra

22 күн бұрын

A&M went 10-2 in their first year in the SEC and Mizzou went 11-1 in their second, before they started recruiting at a SEC level.

@jesuschristhomeslice9492

22 күн бұрын

@nickfra yeah pop years. Now look at the totality.

@TravisCombs-oi4zo

22 күн бұрын

@@jesuschristhomeslice9492 10 years is hardly a good sample for a body of work considering Mizzou had an entire staff turnover unexpectedly then got hit with a death penalty.

As a Texas fan I want all the smoke I want to see Texas play all of them

@user-pe9ti4bi7x

22 күн бұрын

As a OU fan I like texas mentality I'll take em all on

@ARMY-ep6fz

22 күн бұрын

Don't worry about that. You will get it.

@user-pe9ti4bi7x

22 күн бұрын

Lets get it

@strappeduptv3969

22 күн бұрын

Sir your new to this trust me South Carolina good if you let them be. 😂

@ARMY-ep6fz

22 күн бұрын

More competition makes everyone better. See y'all soon 😁

😂 we dominated the conference when a couple of these supposed daunting mid tier teams were there too. How terrifying 🤣

@chriswilliams6896

Күн бұрын

Texas has never been in the SEC, and they’ve never consistently played an SEC schedule.

@AlexanderWinterborn

Күн бұрын

@@chriswilliams6896 Put the Kool-Aid down. Only two SEC teams defeated a CFP qualifier last season: Texas and Oklahoma. Ask Mizzou and A&M fans over 30 what's coming. They know.

It's funny that no one wants to count the number of "have nots" in the SEC.

@user-xp6qd4sk1j

22 күн бұрын

SIX different SEC schools have won national titles since start of BCS. No other conference has more than TWO teams able to do it. I would call that a deeper conference that the rest of the country. That's more than the xii, big and ENTIRE left coast COMBINED.

@Sniper_T_2x

21 күн бұрын

@@user-xp6qd4sk1jit’s really the coaches tho and not the schools themselves

@ljgaming639

21 күн бұрын

Research buddy.

@user-xp6qd4sk1j

21 күн бұрын

@@Sniper_T_2x Some schools are better at bringing in top level coaches than others. Its the NAME of school that gets said coach there. Some schools are willing to PAY to get the best coaches.

@Sniper_T_2x

21 күн бұрын

@@user-xp6qd4sk1j how many of the SEC champions is Nick Saban lol

What people are forgetting, this isn't Arkansas, Missouri and South Carolina coming into the SEC, it's Texas and Oklahoma. Big enough brands that are capable of competing with the biggest names in the conference.

@Damariun224

21 күн бұрын

Ok lol.

@JohnThomas296

21 күн бұрын

@@Damariun224 😬

@cisco1dog

21 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@Damariun224

20 күн бұрын

@@JohnThomas296 They’ll find out fast

@AlexanderWinterborn

Күн бұрын

@@Damariun224 Didn't Mizzou win division championships its first two seasons on the SEC? Since the end of WWII, Oklahoma is 51-8-1 over them. Ask either a Mizzou fan north of 30 what's coming. They know. If you don't, you'll find out fast how those seven Heisman trophies and seven AP National Championship trophies came to Norman. Jesus, even Texas has a better resume than all but Alabama. Overrated = SEC. ESPN's bullsh*t.

Sure we Texas/OU fans are ‘ready’. We just went through online training in how to communicate with the SEC fans 1. Just say (insert school here) sucks. And say it alot. Thats the entirety of the communication. 2. Stock up on natty lites 3. Uniform in June is school logo sox, shorts, tshirts, hats and sunglasses. 4. Marlboro Reds - mandatory 5. Seeing that Belly that makes one wonder… is that guy pregnant? 6. Haircuts that take you back to the days watching The Three Stooges. So yeah, we are ready. Not looking forward to it. But teady.😅

Tech fan here. I hate the longhorns. But the sec might be in for a rude awakening. And hurts me to say it 😂😂

@ssippilandelta4365

21 күн бұрын

The way their schedule is set up is brutal all their rivals on the road and got Oklahoma and Georgia back to back. That stretch from Florida to A&M ain’t no joke

@ssippilandelta4365

21 күн бұрын

I got them going 8-4 only because how their schedule is setup but if they win more it won’t surprise me cause they’re a good team

@lawrencealeman1544

21 күн бұрын

@@ssippilandelta4365 8-4? I can be happy with that.

@kelshotss

21 күн бұрын

@@ssippilandelta4365 there is a slight chance a 8-4 SEC team makes the playoff , I think people forget with the 12 team playoff now 9-3 and 8-4 actually is a good season now especially when playing in the SEC

@ssippilandelta4365

21 күн бұрын

@@kelshotss that’s wild, and what’s interesting an 8-4 get to the playoff and starts playing like a 11 win team

I mean Texas did beat Alabama on the road🤣

Texas definitely has a easier conference schedule than Oklahoma does.

“Then you gotta go play Kentucky” 😂😂😂lol

@benfontenot9896

21 күн бұрын

Kentucky isn't a push over. They certainly aren't top tier but going to Kentucky isn't exactly a game you want to be playing right before or right after a big game. They are a team that can push you to and maybe even over your limit if you're not careful.

@JohnThomas296

21 күн бұрын

@@benfontenot9896 Yes, Kentucky football is 💩

@mrmike9803

20 күн бұрын

@@benfontenot9896just like every other mid tier team in any other conference. The sec isn’t special

@franknitti100

19 күн бұрын

I respect Kentucky but this is *VERY* recently...they need to stop it acting like they've been a problem.

@cmac8

10 күн бұрын

@@benfontenot9896 Bro a middle tier SEC team like Kentucky isn't that different than a well coached Iowa State team at Jack Trice Stadium.

They're beating the hell out of that "They aren't ready" meme. If only Texas and Oklahoma had been playing major college football of these years. If the Mizzous of the world can adapt, I imagine Texas and Oklahoma can too.

@patbrooks9823

21 күн бұрын

How many SEC championships has Missouri won? A&M? Arkansas? South Carolina? Same answer for all: zero.

@Sniper_T_2x

12 күн бұрын

@@patbrooks9823 mizzou made it to the championship game the first season

Missouri and AM were no where near the top of the crop when they were in the big 12. OU and TX were.

@rachet0708

22 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Do you honestly think that is saying something????? It's the Big 12 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Once again, you people have serious mental issues.

@mjuntz707

17 күн бұрын

Great Point!

@WheresJiohdee

15 күн бұрын

Been saying it for years..... I think OU is gonna dominate the SEC. Let's not forget Missouri was middle of the road at best in the Big 12, somehow ended up in the SEC championship game its 1st 2 years in the mighty SEC 🤷🏽‍♂️ Missouri! Not even gonna talk about tx a&m... Average & Mediocre

@rachet0708

14 күн бұрын

@WheresJiohdee first of all they went 2-6 in the SEC their first year. They made it the 2nd and 3rd and got their clock cleaned and haven't been back sense. It was more of an indication of Florida and Georgia not being up to their standard than any imagined success by Missouri. Two trips in 12 years???? That's success????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I thought Missouri was "The Show me State".........not the "Make up BS and pass it off as truth in some pathetic attempt to show your ignorance on the internet State."

Bad teams worry about tough schedules. I'm happy OU is getting punched in the face their first year. By the end of the season there will be no doubt where they stand.

@cgiii2440

13 күн бұрын

Exactly, which is why I want FSU to join the SEC nobody at FSU is scared of the SEC during our dominant stretch from the late 80s to the early 00s we would have dominated ANY conference period.

@samright4661

8 күн бұрын

Chokelhoma didn’t play Ga you’re not getting the best

@chriswilliams6896

Күн бұрын

@@cgiii2440FSU is not getting in the SEC. 63-3 against Georgia proved they would be in over their heads.

@AlexanderWinterborn

Күн бұрын

@@samright4661 Oklahoma has over twice as many AP national championships and over three times as many Heisman trophy-winners as Georgia. If that's choking, we'll take it at the same rate forever.

@samright4661

19 сағат бұрын

@@AlexanderWinterborn And do you think winning a title In the 50s really matters now? Chokelhoma hasn’t won in well over 20 years! What program is the standard In 2024? It sure ain’t Chokelhoma! Cry more

My team is an SEC team, and I can tell you Texas and Oklahoma will do fine in the SEC. They will be competitive. They have been successful in the BIG12. Adding that SEC patch to their uniforms will only help them attract even better talent. They will be fine

@tonyvstan4175

17 күн бұрын

I’m a fan of an SEC team as well. I’ve never said they’re going to look like Vanderbilt in our conference that’s completely unrealistic. But it’ll be harder with teams on their schedule like ole miss and Alabama as apposed to Kansas and Baylor.

@ret.stockbroker663

16 күн бұрын

@@tonyvstan4175 Y'all just let the wolf in the hen house. Vandy? wtf? Half the SEC will join Vandy. smfnh

@tonyvstan4175

15 күн бұрын

@@ret.stockbroker663 read my comment again I said it was delusional to say Texas *would* look like vandy in the SEC. I’m giving your team respect. It’s not going to be easy for Texas but they *can* do well. But if they make a Charlie strong type hire again it’ll be rough for Texas so make sure yall pay Steve.

@AlexanderWinterborn

Күн бұрын

@@tonyvstan4175 But they'll both have direct access to recruiting all the black HS football players in the South. They didn't have that before. So they will both grow much stronger. There are very few SEC schools a HS kid would pick over OU or UT. You can't just do half the 'math' and then make a conclusion, chief. OU is second only to Alabama. And Texas is third only to Alabama and OU. I'd say they're right there with LSU and Georgia, but ahead of Florida -- in the long term. This is how things will be. Believe it now or believe it later. Ask a Mizzou or A&M fan over 30 what's coming. They know.

@tonyvstan4175

20 сағат бұрын

@@AlexanderWinterborn 30 million people live in Texas on top of that most of the 5 stars are born there. This changes nothing for Texas recruiting significantly. Like I said great team good coach. Really the winner is Vanderbilt as they get all the money from the Texas brand joining the sec and they still won’t have to have a good team.

I’m a lifetime Sooner fan, but lived in Columbia, SC for a year. I was shocked to see Gamecock fans so passionate despite not winning a conference for 50 years. They packed the stadium, 80,000. A long way from Lawrence and Fort Worth where they draw 40K.

@patbrooks9823

21 күн бұрын

Passionate about mediocrity. How special.

@AlexanderWinterborn

Күн бұрын

They're the OSU of South Carolina. Clemson is the OU.

OU’s defense is top tier by roster standards, fantastic receiver core and a great youngster at qb. If that o line plays well they will surprise some teams. I feel OU being dismissed prematurely

@darrylbrown8253

22 күн бұрын

no OU just sucks.

@tarheeledsooner3920

21 күн бұрын

@@darrylbrown8253 Says a fan of a team we probably beat last year, or have a winning record over.

@darrylbrown8253

21 күн бұрын

@@tarheeledsooner3920 49-0....Cant figure out what team to root for? So when Texas beats down ZeroU you cheer for NC but when you escape with the refs you want to claim the chuck wagons. You are the pure definition of a troll living in mommy's basement.

@tylervanmarter7303

21 күн бұрын

@@darrylbrown8253congrats on that 49-0 win against a team playing a TE at QB. You should be super proud that’s the only time Sark has beaten the Sooners. Mack Brown was 7-9 against OU, Charlie Strong was 1-2, Herman was 0-4, and your beloved Sark is 1-2. Good luck this year though.

@michaelak1416

21 күн бұрын

@@tylervanmarter7303 facts

If it's true that nobody can beat B tier SEC programs, why don't they dominate their nonconference games? This idea that there are other conferences out there, that don't have anyone that can beat a good team, are just not rooted in data. The Big 12, Big 10, and even the lowly ACC, have all sorts of B tier teams, that can beat you in their house.

@GoatedAtNFS

7 күн бұрын

7-5 Kentucky beat 10-2 Louisville last year. 10-2 Missouri beat 8-4 Kansas State last year. and if you wanna count bowl games Ole Miss over Penn State. LSU over Wisconsin. Kentucky came close to Clemson. Texas A&M lost to I forgot who it was but it was awful. so therefore, many B teams when they have a competent coach most of the time beat the other B teams unless they’re from the B1G. the tiers of a B team from each conference SEC: LSU/TN/Miss/Mizz ACC: Louisville/NCST Big-12: OKST/WV/KST/KU B1G: PSU/Iowa/WIS Pac-12: AZ/Utah/USC

@Tijuanabill

7 күн бұрын

@@GoatedAtNFS Didn't the SEC lose like all it's bowl games just two years ago? 😂😂🤣🤣

OU has a winning record vs all but 4 SEC programs, and those 4 average a 1 game advantage. We do not fear you. We hope that makes you laugh. We look forward to having you fine folks up for a visit to our little Palace on the Prairie.

@dairyair5371

22 күн бұрын

As a Dawg fan OU got some major respect ever since the rose bowl.

@Tijuanabill

21 күн бұрын

@@dairyair5371 Dawg fans, Bama fans, LSU fans...they all seem to think we will do just fine. It's the little guys that have a hard time admitting OU is a blue blood and they aren't.

OU and Texas have beat plenty of SEC ass over the years, sure would be funny having OU and Texas in the SEC championship game!

@kelshotss

22 күн бұрын

It’s actually insane how they remember the wins more then the loses🤣🤣🤣 Texas beat Georgia in 2018, bama last year, lost to 2019 lsu by 7, Bama beat us by 1 at home🤣🤣 hell the only time bama ever beat Texas was by hurting our QB

@squiresam

21 күн бұрын

Texas could be there, but not Oklahoma this year. Georgia still has the best chance at winning it again this year.

@tarheeledsooner3920

21 күн бұрын

@@squiresam How do you know Oklahoma couldn't? Do you even know our roster?

@jimmycutter4307

21 күн бұрын

Seriously? Lol. We beat ut again last year, 11 out of last 14 years, "lost " to 2 refs teams last year. OU 3-1 against Bama this century. Beat UF 55-20 in a down year. ​@squiresam

@bradwaller2635

21 күн бұрын

@@kelshotss The past doesn't matter for next year at all.

The SEC or the media that cover the SEC is forgetting that the OU and Texas schools that's coming into this league will benefit the most because of recruiting Texas kids OU and Texas will get the cream of the crop of the best players now over the middle of the road schools.

@AlexanderWinterborn

5 күн бұрын

Yep, only Alabama, LSU, Georgia, and, maybe, Florida can recruit with Oklahoma and Texas.

Keep these OU needs a few years takes coming.

What you, Crain and Company, do not understand is that both Texas and Oklahoma have played in the BIg XII for years when the target by all other conference teams was on their back. Week in and week out, the Longhorns and the Sooners always anticipated a dogfight, because they always got the best effort from their Big XII opponents. You should not think that the Longhorns or the Sooners will take any SEC opponent lightly, because they are used to having to bring their A game each week. The only real transition for UT and OU will be in having more travel more to games.

@liljace1721

3 күн бұрын

High levels of delusion. 😂😂😂 keep thinking like that

Why are yall acting like BV doesnt know what the SEC is?

Meh- OU has a winning record over the SEC and 3 top 10 recruiting classes. Only been playing football pretty good for 100 years. We will be alright.

@jesuschristhomeslice9492

22 күн бұрын

OU winning record exists because of bowl games, literally one-off games, not an entire schedule of SEC teams. But I agree that long-term OU will be fine, the talent rich SEC will make recruiting easier for OU and Texas

@brandon_mac6267

22 күн бұрын

Y’all are gonna be fine but there’s the issue of players transferring. That’s an overlooked issue here. Y’all are obviously gonna go probably 500 this year so players might transfer to SEC rivals. I’ve seen it happen, auburn players going to LSU, Florida players going to Georgia, etc

@bvschwarz9997

22 күн бұрын

@@brandon_mac6267 Players can no longer transfer to other SEC schools, they would have to transfer to another conference. We will do better than 500.

@ljgaming639

21 күн бұрын

I think you missed his point. Do not think of it in terms of bowl records. vs SEC. Think of it in terms of the grind. Your last 3 games are @Mizzou, Bama@home, and @us. Not to mention @OlePiss 2 weeks before Mizzou. That is a hard run for anyone. And you all will be in a completely new environments. Your last game @us will be loudest stadium any recent OU team or OU fan has ever been in. OU never had to played in stadiums like that in the Big 12, maybe back in the SWC days, but 100,000 yelling against your team is rough. I am sure you all will be fine, you have the backing. But it will be an adjustment. As side note, I see you all at @Auburn. If you can go to that game, go. Auburn is hands down my favorite SEC road trip and pound for pound is loudest stadium I have been to.

@ExcaliberHD

21 күн бұрын

@@jesuschristhomeslice9492Discounting OU’s success over the SEC because they were “one off games” is an incredibly weak argument. Believe it not there was a time where the Big 12/Big 8 was a tougher conference than the SEC. And guess what, OU still dominated

One minute Texas isn’t ready for the SEC, the next minute Texas has an easy SEC schedule . Which one is it? 🥱 Texas isn’t worried about the SEC. We’re about to run that sh*t. The only team we’ll compete with is UGA. At this point, nobody else is on our level as far as recruiting, coaching, or resources. We’ve already showed Saban the door, who’s next?

@dairyair5371

22 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@stevejohnson6248

22 күн бұрын

I tell you, one good season and it goes to their heads lol. You left off the team that's beaten you 7 of the last 10 times you've played them. 14-4, Texas isn't running anything. You will be good though. Always a nice bump to the resume. See you in the Cotton Bowl.

@kelshotss

22 күн бұрын

Exactly🤣🤣🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 they just keep moving the finish line bro

@kelshotss

22 күн бұрын

@@stevejohnson6248buddy what does the wins against Texas get you?? No national titles, you and those Aggies only care about beating Texas that yall lose sight on the real picture🤣🤣🤣

@stevejohnson6248

22 күн бұрын

@@kelshotss what it got was domination of the conference which gave OU opportunities thar Texas wasn't getting. It's easy to attack OU for losses in games Texas wasn't good enough to play in.

I wish SEC would play 10 conference games 5 permeant rivals 5 rotating it would be awesome as fans of college football

@jesuschristhomeslice9492

22 күн бұрын

5 permanent rivals is too many. 3 permanent rivals and 6 rotation is better

@tracejones5952

22 күн бұрын

​@@jesuschristhomeslice9492this cause then you would have essentially have 4-4 team pods. Like Texas, A&M, Oklahoma, Arkansas as one for example.

@mimixownzall

22 күн бұрын

No, playing the same teams every year gets tiring.

@user-zk1di2bk2o

21 күн бұрын

Don't be scared

@user-zk1di2bk2o

21 күн бұрын

Your favorite school can keep their favorite rivals and play more meaningful games less cupcakes

This is the same crap everybody was talking when two mid tear big 12 teams joined the conference and trucked everybody the first five years they were there

As a normal human, I like how your reason for the red river rivalry being better was something no normal human would get to experience.🎉

@olumideaje9612

20 күн бұрын

If you ever get the chance to go to a TX/OU game even as a normal person, you would understand. Its just different.

@user-rn3rb5mp2x

20 күн бұрын

@@olumideaje9612 if you were to ever go to an Arkansas Vs LSU game during thanksgiving weekend, you’d realize, it ain’t shit compared to some angry Cajuns hating on ya but also giving you the best tailgated food you’ve tasted, it doesn’t just mean more dog.

@olumideaje9612

20 күн бұрын

@@user-rn3rb5mp2x A casual isn't taking anything from an LSU/Arky game and I'm not really sure that game even registers to anyone outside of those fanbases. LSU/Bama and LSU/Florida are probably much bigger deals to the Cajuns. I've got buddies that are Ohio St, USC and Miami fans that have attended TX/OU and agreed that its different.

The SEC has the best propaganda machine in sports. People act like the SEC is 2019 LSU, 1998 Tennessee, 2021 Georgia, 2008 Florida, 2010 Auburn all at the same time. News flash: it’s not. You’d be surprised at how difficult it is playing in Ames or Lubbock or Manhattan or Madison or East Lansing in the middle of a long season

@benfontenot9896

21 күн бұрын

LOL I am not scared if LSU had @ Texas Tech or at Iowa St on their schedule. I'd be more scared of @ Kentucky, @ Tenn, @ Arkansas @ Mizzou. I think all 4 of those teams are beating any of those big 12 teams.

@texasforever7887

21 күн бұрын

Lubbock at night with the Pirate still gives me nightmares.

@carlpeterson8182

15 күн бұрын

@@texasforever7887 Playing at Lubbock sucks!

@AlexanderWinterborn

Күн бұрын

@@benfontenot9896 I'm sorry, where did the best QB in the NFL go to college? =] You need t put down the SEC Kool-Aid. (shakes head) I should never be surprised by how exceptional people from the armpit of America think they are. Ai, ai, ai...

I might be mistaken but according to 247 recruiting rankings there are only 2/3 teams more talented than them

@stevejohnson6248

22 күн бұрын

SEC fans and talking heads don't want to hear it but they will find out soon enough.

@INoticeTooMuch1

19 күн бұрын

@@stevejohnson6248I think one point people are missing is that even mid tier and bad SEC teams have more NFL talent than in the BIG12. For the 2023 season the SEC had 367 players where as the BIG12 had 207. You take out 3 of the top 4 teams (UGA, BAMA, LSU), the SEC still has 218 players. The BIG10 would be the only conference with more NFL players. For example the third ranked BIG12 team was TCU with 19 total players. There were 9 SEC teams who have 21+. The worst team in the SEC has 9 NFL players, which is the same as WVU and more than Texas Tech. I’m not saying y’all are gonna be bad. I just think y’all are completely disregarding how much wear and tear you’re gonna take throughout the season.

@MarkyMark1221

Күн бұрын

@@INoticeTooMuch1this is true but they’re still objectively more talented than all but 3-4 teams (depending on how you factor portal rankings) per the talent composite

“It just means more” Lol, Oklahoma football ends up dominating every conference they’ve ever been in.

@ninerealms69

21 күн бұрын

You've been in the same conference for several decades until this year. "Every conference" is just the big 12. Do you people hear yourself talk?

@johnk4969

21 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@ninerealms69 😬 Simple internet search. Oklahoma football conference affiliations are as follows; Independents, SWC, Big 6, Big 8, Big 12, SEC “Do you people hear yourself talk?” 🤡

@kalesanders9824

21 күн бұрын

@@ninerealms69 L

@charlesdavis3142

21 күн бұрын

@@ninerealms69exactly! These OU and Texas fans are delusional!

@Del-Scent

20 күн бұрын

​@ninerealms69 OU has 50 conference championships . That should tell you something.

I love how we’re pretending like OU and Texas haven’t been Juggernauts in CFB for decades now. Sure, this is trouble for the win record for both teams. But if you think it isn’t going to affect everyone else’s win records then you’re just being stupid. Oklahoma and Texas can both beat any team in the SEC on any day. They’re both Elite teams and Programs.

@drwinstonOboogi

5 күн бұрын

but but but Kentucky 😂

At some point there has to be something different to talk about yall have been having this conversation since 2021

From this Bama fan Texas will be fine in the sec

@ThatTexasDude

21 күн бұрын

TX fan here. I think both TX & Bama will be upgraded versions of last year's teams & I have a feeling Milroe will be in the Heisman race late in the season. See y'all in Atlanta.

@pureblood3823

21 күн бұрын

One lucky season doesn’t make Texas good. You’ll soon see how hyped they get every year only to end up sucking. Now, OU will be just fine.

@ThatTexasDude

21 күн бұрын

@@pureblood3823 " Lucky." 😂

I dont understand the narrative that texas and ou "are gonna learn what the sec is all about" that any team in the sec can beat them. Whos arguing different? Yall act like the big 12 hasnt been to most competitive conference yesr in and year out. We have only had 2 undefeated conference champions since 09. Both texas and ou have lost to Kansas. Every team in the big 12 has beaten texas at least once in the last 13 years. Texas "only" has 9 undefeated seasons. Nobody believes their school has better odds of going undefeated than not. If texas is the best team in the conference, then they will win it. It doesn't matter their record. Because it will be better than anyone elses if thats true. And another question. Who needs to learn? The fans? Last time i checked the fans dont play the game. Is it the players? Last time i checked, texas has recruited as well, if not better than all the sec schools except Georgia. The team practices and plays against each other. That's where teams get better. And we have as much if not more talent than any other team in the sec. So im confused on who needs to learn?

@AlexanderWinterborn

5 күн бұрын

(chuckle) Exactly. Talk about some dumb sh*t. Ai, ai, ai... I've seen four national championship teams and five Heisman trophy winners at Oklahoma...in person, with my own eyes. (shakes head)

Only two SEC teams defeated a CFP qualifier last season: *Texas and Oklahoma*

Im tellin yall, unless you have been to the Red River Shootout. You don't know what you're talkin about when comparing rivalries.

I have a sneaky feeling OU is going to surprise these guys this year.

What you aren’t talking about is any time Texas and OU go into a game they are the Super Bowl for most teams. We have a target on our backs and we know we are getting their best. We are aware of how tough the floor of the SEC is and that it is higher than the floor of the Big 12 or any other conference. We “Texas” are ready and will be as advertised, we have the depth and have been building for this. We have a staff with SEC experience, who know what it is and will be ready. Just hide and watch what is coming!!

Texas beat Bama last year, champ of the SEC.....

@dairyair5371

22 күн бұрын

That's a bit of a misnomer, at the time they beat Alabama they were still working out QB problems and drastically improved as the season went on. They got lucky in the SECCG because UGA choked among other things. But the cry of Texas beat the SEC champion? They weren't at the time. This sounds like a mindset that fosters false hope.

@mgoboski

22 күн бұрын

@@dairyair5371 Bama never worked those problems out. They needed a miracle to beat Auburn and couldn't pass protect or snap the ball against Michigan. Yet, Bama still won the SEC.

@kelshotss

22 күн бұрын

@@dairyair5371brother then how come no other team in the SEC including UGA couldn’t beat bama also then?🤣

@NDiddy

21 күн бұрын

​@dairyair5371 don't get me wrong, Georgia could have beaten Bama on any given day last season but Bama dropped 4 interceptions in that game. On that particular day, Bama really should have throttled Georgia.

@drwinstonOboogi

5 күн бұрын

@@NDiddy lol Texas dog walked Bama , don't pretend it was flukey

As an LSU fan, I can't wait to see Oklahoma travel to Tiger Stadium on Thanksgiving weekend. I wish we were getting Texas this year or next year in Tiger Stadium.

@olemancharles4108

22 күн бұрын

The purple Cubs ain't shit.

@brandonreese1434

22 күн бұрын

@olemancharles4108 not saying they are, but it should be a good game

@stevejohnson6248

22 күн бұрын

Everyone is hoping for a night game so there is no excuses either way. I think it's going to be a great game.

@brandonreese1434

22 күн бұрын

@@stevejohnson6248 I'll be surprised if it's not a night game

@benfontenot9896

21 күн бұрын

@@stevejohnson6248 That game is going to be about 17-24. Great game to bet the under in. LSU is going more single back this year. Look for 12 personnel and under center and playing for TOP. We have a gunslinger but we have 3 REALLY good backs that we are confident in.

Let’s just get the season started and be done with all the talk. BOOMER

You guys are missing what he said.He said with the lower tier teams in the SEC have more NFL talent than most teams of other leagues.Even if the team itself is 6-6 you dont get a break from that talent at certain positions and it can take a toll on your players week in and out.Depth is the key

Um, as a Texas Ex, we don’t have any preconceptions as to what to expect. There will be an adjustment period and they know that. It’s the media that has all of the fanfare. Now, in other sports, the addition just made the conference even harder. ie the best 2 softball teams just joined the conference.

Haven't heard anyone in Norman saying that. Fans know it's gonna be a tougher road, but aren't afraid of the challenge to upgrade (especially in the trenches). As for TX, the overhype is nothing new, except now it's coming from SEC people as well lol

The depth of the SEC is overrated. Texas and Oklahoma will be just fine.

@jaxongriffith5321

21 күн бұрын

The SEC has 6 potential Playoff teams and that’s without Texas and Oklahoma. UGA, Bama, Tenn, Ole Miss, LSU, and Missouri. I think Texas is elite but no other conference has that depth and it isn’t close. Oklahoma will definitely have trouble, Texas maybe not as much

@AlexanderWinterborn

Күн бұрын

@@jaxongriffith5321 LOL...OU has 14 Big XII championships to Texas's five. You best not think anymore.

We gotta welcome our southern brothers to conference lets be grateful they chosen the sec to join

I get the whole SEC is different week to week because more talent but here's the thing. At least for Texas (and mostly OU too), almost the entire B12 considers them a rival. Every single team plays up and puts all their energy and focus and offseason into preparing for Texas. That's not going to be the same in the SEC. Texas is just another good team. Because of that, I think Texas (and probably OU) will be more than prepared to go through an SEC season. As Pate said, it's about depth, and Texas (OU a bit less so), has depth as good as anyone in the SEC perhaps not named Georgia. They'll be just fine. OU needs another year or so to develop their culture and depth but they'll be fine quickly too.

There is no best rivalry game anywhere in CFB. There are tiers at best

OU owned Mizzou and TAMU prior to the SEC. UT and OU have wins over Bama in the Saban era. OU worked Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia won the big Rose Bowl but only after their vaunted D coughed up 500+ yards to the OU offense. Bama, LSU, and Georgia are great football teams. The remaining SEC teams aren't better than the Big 12 teams were. Could OU and Texas have tough first seasons? Sure, but I don't see them struggling to compete long term.

Comply wrong, you have the top tier of the SEC (Bama and Georgia). Then you have teams that are good every 3 years (LSU and Auburn) and then the rest of the SEC is straight cheeks. No one is scared of going to Starkville or Columbia to play against teams that at their peaks play group of 5 teams close and then get killed by Bama and Georgia.

To be realistic 8-4 9-3 will get you in a 12 team playoff

I honestly don’t understand this narrative that’s been created that a bunch of fanbases of the less-historical programs (South Carolina, Kentucky, Vanderbilt) are sticking their chest out full of SEC pride looking at Texas and Oklahoma and saying collectively that there in for a rude awakening. You’re speaking to, at max, maybe 15% of those fans. The rest are more than understanding that things will be more difficult from here on out. The condescending tone topped with the insinuation that these fanbases are completely naive is getting quite old.

@kelshotss

22 күн бұрын

As a Texas fan I don’t understand the fact that yall love that SEC logo as a Texas fan I don’t give a damn if we’re in the same conference we’re not cool with nobody, Texas was the most hated team in the big 12, and they now will be the most hated in the SEC and probably the country

@wesleyowens4089

22 күн бұрын

I would say you're wrong because I have seen countless ignorant sec fans. I had a conversation with an Arkansas fan that said Ohio State would struggle to make a bowl game in the sec

@HeadlessAce

20 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, we live in a world where the loudest voices are the most delusional and as a result, perspective becomes truth. As an OU fan, I see the comments discussed everywhere. But, I’m also wise enough to recognize those fanatics & homers don’t represent the silent majority. I view it through the same lens as I do politics. And the silent majority is a monster you don’t want to wake up!

@AlexanderWinterborn

5 күн бұрын

@@wesleyowens4089 Ai, ai, ai...they're the marines of college football. -- a former paratrooper and an OU and Penn State alum

OU an Texas recruit better an more talented players then anyone in the sec besides bama an Georgia but they are right there beside them ! Besides Ou an bama ..Ou an texas don’t have to play sec teams , sec teams have to play OU an texas !

@INoticeTooMuch1

19 күн бұрын

As of the 2023 season LSU and UF had more NFL players on active rosters. Texas and OU weren’t even top 10. LSU was 4th and UF was 7th. To add even more perspective to this, the third best BIG12 team (active NFL players) was TCU; they would be 10th in the SEC. However I saw another page (247 I think) that had Bama 1, UGA and LSU T-2, Texas and OU T-10.

@drwinstonOboogi

5 күн бұрын

NFL veterans from Oklahoma will combine to earn more total money in 2024 than any other school not named Alabama. To add more clarity to this, starting in July 2024, Oklahoma will be able to pitch recruits, "come play for the SEC's all time leading producer of NFL Draft picks"

SEC!!! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!!! WE'RE NOT TRAPPED IN THIS LEAGUE WITH YOU. YOU'RE TRAPPED IN THIS LEAGUE WITH US!!!!!! GET READY, BOYS, YOU'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S UP!!!!!!!

OU vs. Texas is unlike any other rivalry game. It is like OSU vs. Michigan but with a party atmosphere outside of the stadium also. Okay maybe not party but it has the freaking fair. It is a whole experience even beyond the game but the game is an experience itself. But as a Texas fan who live in Houston most of his life, I think the Texas vs. A&M game is as big as the Iron Bowl. The hate is definitely the same or greater. This year the A&M game will definitely be the biggest rivalry since it has not been played for a while.

As a Mizzou fan I remember vividly everyone telling us Missouri was a small fry and not ready for what was coming.....then we won the east back to back. Also, Mizzou and OU fans have a vitriolic hatred for each other, that is going to be a rivalry revived.

@voiceofreason2674

22 күн бұрын

I agree Mizzou was ready but y'all do benefit from the best home field travel advantage in the SEC. It's kinda brutal for Florida UGA and South Carolina having to travel to y'all. And to be clear y'all got stomped in both ur SEC championship game appearances. Yallve been a good team borderline great but never actually a stud.

@rodneyhewitt2772

22 күн бұрын

Lets not pretend the SEC east was very good back then

@kensterling5217

22 күн бұрын

Good point....the one guy says the Georgias and the Alabamas...... Hello..there is Only one of each. 🤣🤣 Georgia will have the #1 D, after that 2 - 4 is wide open and OU and Texas will take 2 of those spots. The guy in the middle should really do some Homework.... Josh was the Only one making sense......🍺🍺

@jcarte29

22 күн бұрын

Then what happened the next 10 years as a doormat

@user-bg1xx6ik7q

22 күн бұрын

Mark richts only 8 win season. Seriously. Mizzou hasn't won anything since Bush was president

Lmao Sec shouldn’t have even made the playoffs last year 😴 bias is unreal

I have not heard that from a single Oklahoma fan.

Prior to last year, aggy last 11 years in big 12, they were 41-48. In their first 11 years in the SEC, they were 48-41 in the conference

I'm sorry is Kentucky considered good? Because if I recall everybody was shitting all over Louisville for losing to Kentucky last yr like it was a garbage loss...

@GoatedAtNFS

Күн бұрын

they’re gonna be the best 8-4 team this year dude. they beat louisville because louisville had a weaker schedule getting by with an OK defense and weak QB

You keep putting Texas over Oklahoma but, seem to forget Oklahoma beat Texas last year. Yes Texas blew out Oklahoma with no quarterback in 2022, but still Oklahoma has owned Texas this decade.

@woodcrest4655

22 күн бұрын

A game that Texas shouldn’t have lost. Y’all had to damn near play perfect just to beat us. We will win in October

@ROUGHNECK75

22 күн бұрын

​@@woodcrest4655Excuses

@ShaunRHouser

22 күн бұрын

@@woodcrest4655what game were you watching? OU led nearly the whole game and was disastrous on special teams, but dominated the line of scrimmage.

@user-pe9ti4bi7x

22 күн бұрын

Texas got happy as hell winning the big 12 😂... OU has plenty of those..

@woodcrest4655

22 күн бұрын

@@ShaunRHouser you did not dominate the line of scrimmage 😂 the only reason you had 100 yards rushing was because of Dillon Gabriel. Y’all couldn’t run between the tackles on us. Jonathan Brooks had 129 yards on you guys. But you controlled the LOS right 😂?

Hey, sounds like some SEC teams may be a little intimidated. Let’s get the games started. Oklahoma can hang with anyone.

I can recall mizzu and a&m did very well in the first few years... better than in big 12.. Mizzu was like 7-1 and 12-2... won the east... A$M was like 6-2 and 11-2... The SEC seemed almost like it had to adjust.. Which they did kinda of... those teams are about like they were in the Big 12... up and down but solid most years..

Josh, I understand your point, but you are wrong. Oklahoma is 17-8 against Texas in the last 25 years. Oklahoma will never sit behind Texas on the bus!!

@dairyair5371

22 күн бұрын

Careful, you are starting to sound like a Bama fan. LOOK WHAT WE DID YESTERYEAR!

@SoonerinTexas-lk9rf

22 күн бұрын

@@dairyair5371 and that was what? Go to the CFP? Screw Texas, we will never take a back seat to them!

@Ginja1983

22 күн бұрын

The problem is that it’s a narrative that the media is pushing about Oklahoma not being up to the same standards as Texas lol 😂 they are literally stacking the deck against OU lol Texas has a cupcake schedule comparatively against OU’s. Every single SEC game OU plays the opponent either has a bye week previously or a fbs/vandy the week before South Carolina is the only exception. Giving everyone two weeks to prepare for OU lol guess the powers that be know what the truth is that they have to actively try to keep OU down or this will be just like every conference we’ve ever been in OUr conference

@bassraider5914

21 күн бұрын

Oklahoma has owned Texas not even close over the last 25 years it will not change dominance hands down baby boomer

@wetblanket1977

21 күн бұрын

People forget that Oklahoma beat Texas last year and won 10 games. This is coming from an OkSt alum

The middle and lower part of the pack in the SEC aren’t any better than any other conference. OU and even Texas to some extent have historically done very well against the SEC. I think sec fans are probably going to be smoking a lot of copium for the next few years. 😂😂😂

@voiceofreason2674

22 күн бұрын

Texas yea that's a juggernaut. But OU has signed its own death warrant joining the SEC.

@ROUGHNECK75

22 күн бұрын

​@@voiceofreason2674Your a 🤡

@ROUGHNECK75

22 күн бұрын

​@voiceofreason2674 Oklahoma 17-8 vs Texas in the last 25 years. Oklahoma 7 national championships and 14 big 12 championships. 7 heisman winners

@woodcrest4655

22 күн бұрын

@@ROUGHNECK75also lost 3 championships in 03, 04, 08. Nobody is worried about Oklahoma. Can’t wait to beat yall on October 12th

@fadedlobo

22 күн бұрын

You didn't know?! Going into Manhattan, Ames or Stillwater is so much easier than Lexington..... .... ....

I would not be too upset if A&M and Missouri whipped them in any matchup. After the first year, I won’t care if Oklahoma and Texas perform well.

Ive been an Ou fan since i could walk. My prediction is based off of a pattern ive noticed throughout the years. Which means we will surprise the Sec this year by beating the teams we "should not" beat and then lose to a few sub par teams. Which means LSU, BAMA, OLE MISS are on the hit list. One if not two of those three will go down. Ive never been more excited for a year of football in my life.

Texas & OU aren't ready for SEC, New Mexico St sure didn't mind 🤔🤔

A&M went 10-2 in their first year in the SEC and Mizzou went 11-1 in their second, before they started recruiting at a SEC level. Acting like Texas is going to struggle with Vandy is a little overblown

@floridapmi

21 күн бұрын

Missouri went to 2 straight conference championships.

@paulshears5202

21 күн бұрын

A&M was because of Johnny Manziel they haven’t done anything since. Sure Missouri won the East and went to the SEC title game it’s first two years but they got their ass kicked in Atlanta by the west both times and they’ve been irrelevant since. Thanks to NIL they’ve been able to put up a fight the last year or 2 though but still not on the same level

@floridapmi

21 күн бұрын

@@paulshears5202 A&M was an average team in the SWC and in the Big XII.

@johndoe67

21 күн бұрын

​@@paulshears5202 so MU was the second best team in the entire conference those years with 2 and 3 star recruits. Let's see what we do now when our SEC coach of the year has his pick of 4 and 5 star recruits.

you guys are right Texas and oklahoma fans wont fit in. we can all read, we dont marry are cousins, we can count passed 10. All you uncle daddies and Aunty Mommies arent ready for us

I bleed burnt orange because my peewee football team was the Longhorns when I lived in Fort Worth. I then moved to SEC country and grew up there from 76 to 85 and love SEC football, so I would never say that the Longhorns just need to beat Bama or Georgia. They need to show up every week because I know you can lose any week. But, that also holds true for any team in any conference. UT and OU both had teams show up each week only wanting to call it a good year is to beat OU or UT. Now, I know the talent is not the same on the BIG12 teams and on SEC teams but UT and OU know what they are headed into.

@johnk4969

21 күн бұрын

Most humans when they bleed, it’s crimson.🩸

The texas TEAM is ready for the SEC. Shoot im scared of them. But yea i don't think either fanbase understands how brutal an SEC gauntlet can be. And how yea a trip to go visit a middleweight SEC team in November is no guarantees

@ThatTexasDude

22 күн бұрын

Outside of aTm, Texas doesn't have a tough conference road game. They get Georgia at home, no Bama, Tennessee, Missouri, Ole Miss or LSU. Arkansas might be one of those weird games though.

@dairyair5371

22 күн бұрын

@@ThatTexasDude Texas could lose to any of those teams.

@darrylbrown8253

22 күн бұрын

Texas owns every single SEC team all time. They will be just fine.

@ThatTexasDude

21 күн бұрын

@@darrylbrown8253 They have a losing record against Vanderbilt. That finally gets to change. 😂

@darrylbrown8253

21 күн бұрын

@@ThatTexasDude my bad....Good old Vanderbilt still has a team? Very interesting. Ya that is going to change in a heartbeat.

7:13 “can’t out score everybody” LSU did it in 2019 and their defense was very average

@jesuschristhomeslice9492

22 күн бұрын

That's an outlier though

@dairyair5371

22 күн бұрын

Alabama did it for years.

In big 12, everyone has speed but the big dogs have speed AND size. However, in the SEC everyone has size but the elite teams have size AND speed.

Josh pate I'm just laughing at your analogy about Texas and Oklahoma just look at Missouri and Texas a&m they're not even better than Oklahoma and Texas and they're doing just fine in the SEC😂

Oklahoma will not have any problems in the SEC. OU won’t win the SEC every year like it did the Big 12, but will win the conference every 2-3 years.

@munsell2010

7 күн бұрын

OU thrives with that chip on their shoulder… ou may not win it all, but they will beat down each and every opponent!

@utcnc7mm

Күн бұрын

Ou winning the SEC every 2-3 yrs? Lol Georgia hasn’t done that yet.

As a Texas mega fan, way too many people are sleeping and hating on OU. They will content for SEC champ just fine. The new big 4 in SEC will be OU, Texas, Georgia and Bama

@jimwheeler4266

21 күн бұрын

We will see... I do not think OU and Texas are in the conversation with Georgia and Bama. It has not been that long since OU and Texas were 6-6 type teams-- in fact OU was 6-7 in 2022. Texas was 5-7 in 2021.. and only 8-5 in 2022. And we all know the Big 12 is not the toughest schedule to face. So I would not be overly confident thinking you are going to run the SEC.

@drwinstonOboogi

5 күн бұрын

@@jimwheeler4266 ESPN's 150 Greatest Teams of All Time OU and Texas have 11 of the top 50 the entire SEC has 9 of the top 50 OU and Texas are definitely in the conversation with Georgia and Bama

The strength of the SEC is felt over the course of the season. Texas beat Alabama last year, but that’s only SEC team they played last season. Now they have to follow that up with Georgia, Miss state, Florida…also, they got 3 hated rivalry games that are impossible to predict. Oklahoma, Texas AM, and Arkansas. It’s going to be fun to watch, I’m ready.

Not sure why people think that UT/OU fanbases should “shut up” or “humble ourselves” before getting in the SEC. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone say “Texas/Oklahoma is gonna be the new Vanderbilt” i’d crash the global economy

i may be in the minority here but imo SEC is overrated as far as public opinion there’s 3 teams and everybody else is mid yeah ole miss might have a 10’win season here there but overall there’s a lot of 5,6,7,8 win teams in this conference who would be that same team in another P4 conference

Vanderbilt recruits better than most of the big12 LOL TX and OU fans are in for a surprise. It's gonna be fun though. I'm looking forward to eating at their places and showing our hospitality when they come to town. There are some really nice venues to see in the SEC. The Grove at Ole Miss is one of my favorite places to visit as a Bama fan. I've got some good friends in Baton Rogue and that place knows how to entertain their company well too. Whatever ya do eat before you visit Knoxville TN though. Nah just kidding they have some good places as well. Welcome in, looking forward to singing Rammer Jammer in your stadiums. Good luck

@edwardmartinez6401

22 күн бұрын

Texas fan here, Is it hard to get hotels? & the drive from hotel to the stadium?

@stevejohnson6248

22 күн бұрын

Looking forward to hosting you guys this year.

@rickrhoden1

22 күн бұрын

​@@edwardmartinez6401 You do need to plan way ahead.

@__B--MAN__

21 күн бұрын

@@stevejohnson6248 Some of the nicest people we ever met there in Norman, what 2002 or 2003 i can't remember now. We got a chance to go and the people were very hospitable and i enjoyed the food. if i get a chance to come this season where is a must stop to eat? LOL Thats my favorite part of the games....finding those fine places to eat the locals love!! Here you have got to try the RIBS at Archibald's BBQ, and the BBQ butts at Dreamland BBQ.

It’s funny. That’s what I was thinking about Texas and Oklahoma; mid-tier, at best. The only SEC teams to NEVER play in an SEC conference championship game are as follows: Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Texas, Oklahoma. That is an exclusive club. Good luck getting out of that club.

Amazing that the OSU - Michigan rivalry game gets a mention in an SEC video. It's called 'The game' for a reason.

Y'all are scared and you know it. Texas will contend for the conference title and I promise you, regardless of Oklahoma's brutal schedule, They'll get to double digit wins.

The sec is overrated and top heavy..BOOMER!

As far the Texas secondary...I dont expect them to see as many dynamic pass offenses as they did in the Big 12.

Love the collaboration here!

SEC thinks Texas is a juggernaut? Texas has done nothing.. Texas, A&M, Missouri has always been second fiddle to OU, why is the SEC so high on them? Texas is such a fan of OU they named their stadium after a Sooner. Oklahoma invented championships. Owned the big 8 and the big 12.

Is the SEC ready for Texas? We won national championships in volleyball, rowing, and too many sports to mention here. See the Director's Cup. We are set to not compete, but dominate in football. Our only competitor is Georgia, and we know to keep Bevo away from UGA this time. 2 years ago would be different, we have geared up.

@KosisochiIfediba

22 күн бұрын

Y’all don’t get to coast against Baylor, Texas Tech and TCU anymore. It’s real, NFL level competition week in and week out. I will say, yall got a very favorable draw with the schedule, but OU beat yall last year, so to say that they aren’t even competition is absurdly hubristic. Arkansas put it on yall two years ago, and that A&M game is going to be much tougher than you think. Not to mention your losses on the D-Line and problems in the secondary… I think Texas will have a relatively easy road in the SEC this year - but a tough time walking it. Good Luck

@dairyair5371

22 күн бұрын

I know this is hard for you to comprehend but your volleyball and rowing teams have no affect on your CFB team. 😆

You gotta beat Kentucky at the World’s Largest Outdoor Kroger!!!

Texas drew a very favorable schedule(vs. Miss State, AT OU, vs UGA, AT Vandy, vs Florida, AT Arky, vs Kentucky, AT A&M). They dodged Bama, LSU and Ole Miss. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see them go 7-1 in the SEC and contend for an SEC title this year.

Because they're not SEC. Oklahoma is Big 8. Texas is Southwest Conference.

@GlorfindelofGondolin

22 күн бұрын

Hey now, Oklahoma was also an original SWC member. They were there when the SWC was founded in 1914, but left in 1919 to join the MVIAA and help form the Big 8. So, technically it’s two SWC members. Lol!

That's what I hear all the time Texas and Oklahoma are not ready for the SEC but I don't think that's true I think the SEC is not ready for Texas and Oklahoma so yeah you keep on talking that bull crap

If Missouri can go to the SEC title game two times why can't Texas and Oklahoma be good in the SEC?

@AlexanderWinterborn

5 күн бұрын

Exactly.

Not sure what OU fans are saying “We will dominate.” Thanks for the brutal schedule in 24/25. You gave Texas a sweetheart schedule in comparison.

@jaypalmer3545

15 күн бұрын

DOMINATING??? nah. We may post some W's some of us ain't expecting... but how bout... competing. OU gon be a tough out anytime they show up. But whoever is saying "dominating"... yeah that's... that's crazy talk.

Dude. Stfu. They’ll be fine

A&M and Texas is a way bigger rivalry that OU Texas

@drwinstonOboogi

5 күн бұрын

lmao

There are 7 blue chip teams in the SEC (50% or more) this year, inc texas, 3 teams between 30 to 49, and even vandy is at 9%. The B12, this year, doesn't even have a team over 30%. Texas and OU were the only Blue chip teams in the b12, so that meant Texas only had to play 2. This year, they play 5, not including the SEC championship game if they make it. 1 team in UK that has the same Blue chip ratio as the highest rated team in the b12 (ttech), then an average b12 team in Arkansas. So, rather than playing 2 tough games and 1 good game, this year they will be playing 5 tough games and 1 good game. That's a huge step up as far a wear and tear goes.

Josh makes a great point. TX v OU will be the best rivalry for the CONFERENCE. Not the best overall. Nothing like an in state rivalry. TX v OU is great because it is regional beyond a state. It isn't Michigan v Ohio because it has traditionally been out of conference for decades, not the intensity of being kept out of the Rose Bowl like The Game. Will be close to that level trying to make the SEC championship game. Excited for the new schools.