ESPN's take on whether Oklahoma would be better off in SEC
Jake Trotter of ESPN.com released a column Monday debating whether Oklahoma would be better off in the SEC. The Sooners were on the conference’s radar during expansion in 2012, but instead flirted with the Pac-12 with the objective of leveraging Texas out of the Longhorn Network.
However, Oklahoma ended up staying in its conference, while the SEC has continued to earn a much larger revenue than the Big 12 ever since. So, with the Big 12 facing another transitional summer with the vote to pursue expansion, the talk of Oklahoma jumping to the SEC has increased once again.
Mark Rodgers, who hosts a sports talk radio program on WWLS “The Sports Animal” in Oklahoma City, told Trotter that about half of the Oklahoma-related callers want the Sooners to leave the Big 12 for the SEC.
“I think there’s some apprehension about what (Oklahoma) would be getting into from a competitive level,” he said, “but there’s plenty of excitement about it, too.”
The move would make sense. Oklahoma is a national powerhouse, so its addition would make the SEC even stronger. Financially, the move should help both parties prosper.
Plus, Texas A&M made a successful transition to the SEC during its first season and has benefited from using the conference’s national media attention on the recruiting trail.
You can read more on why Oklahoma is better off in the SEC at ESPN.com here.
Rather have Ohio State:) just kiddin’ they never do that, they would actually have to play someone:)
Yes, can we get them and give Missouri back to Big12?
We need on good team in the SEC East
They would have to put Auburn in the east and let OK be in the west. It’s further west than every school in the west.
I think it’d be easier to send ole miss to the east that way you don’t have to worry about interrupting the third Saturday of October or the iron bowl.
Last I checked we won 2 out of the last four East titles. Who else compares to that outside of Georgia?
Ok then why is Vandy in the east when its further west than Alabama and auburn
Vandy is in Nashville, which is not further West than Tuscaloosa…
I hate all this talk of expansion. The SEC doesn’t need or want Oklahoma. The SEC is already big enough and was doing great with 12 teams! Also there is a reason the league is called the SEC, not the Southeastern plus Midwest!
Every time we expand, all we are doing is watering down the league. If we let the idiots in charge get their way and make super conferences, it will ruin the sport we love.
Hahahaha! You must have lost your mind somewhere along the road, because the addition of OU doesn’t “water down” any conference. One of the top programs of all time would only make it more difficult to win the SEC. Anyone with half a brain would realize that. OU wouldn’t be winning as many conference titles, but let’s get one thing straight…the rest of the teams in the SEC sure don’t want to have to go through another juggernaut like Oklahoma every year either.
Maybe the SEC could expand to 24 teams and never have an SEC team play another SEC team ever again.