6/24/2023 0 Comments Sec conference east and west![]() ![]() Joseph Harroz Jr., the current OU president, worked many years for Boren, but his philosophy on that subject is unclear. Much of that was due to Boren, both because of his relationship with Hargis, and because of Boren’s general philosophy that Oklahoma and Oklahoma State should compete in the same conference. Any deal sending the Sooners to the conceptual Pac-16 would have included the Cowboys. Longtime presidents David Boren (OU) and Burns Hargis (OSU) have both retired, with Hargis’ retirement coming just this month.ĭuring the 2011 realignment talks, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were attached at the hip. Term limits mean the legislature and boards of regents are filled with new faces. He emphasized in a phone interview Wednesday that a lot has changed in the last 10 years. The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University are governed independently by the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents and the OSU/A&M Board of Regents, respectively.Ĭhad Alexander is the former Oklahoma Republican Party chairman and lobbied for the University of Oklahoma during the last round of conference realignment talks. The Oklahoma state legislature holds no authority regarding the athletics conference of state schools. The animosity and leadership schisms of a decade ago were thought to be in the past.Īs news broke about Oklahoma’s possible desire to move to the SEC, a common misunderstanding resurfaced on social media regarding the Oklahoma state legislature and its role. Their board and ADs got through 2020 by working together. In the Big 12, everyone was getting along. I wrote an FAQ about Texas, Oklahoma, the SEC and how to navigate the next several weeks (months?) of wild rumors. If history is any indication, coverage of the potential moves could get pretty wild. What you should expect from the realignment rollercoaster My story on yesterday’s bombshell and all the moving parts, with reporting assists from my colleagues: Įxplaining the far-reaching fallout of conference realignment and its impact across the sportĪ Texas and Oklahoma move to SEC could outrage Texas A&M, but that’s just part of the far-reaching realignment fallout The Big 12’s grant of rights expires in June 2025, and only legal maneuvering could shorten that period. We don’t address every anonymous rumor.” The timing and negotiations of Oklahoma and Texas leaving would be trickyĪ decision by Oklahoma and Texas to leave the Big 12 could come relatively soon, but an actual exit could take a while. Oklahoma: “The college athletics landscape is shifting constantly. ![]() We will not address rumors or speculation.” Texas: “Speculation swirls around collegiate athletics.Oklahoma and Texas decline to comment on reports of their interest in joining SEC Andy Staples on the possible timing and negotiations if Oklahoma and Texas declare their intent to leave.Max Olson on how the Big 12 was blindsided by the report of Texas and Oklahoma looking into joining the SEC.on the far-reaching fallout of realignment. Ari Wasserman on what the addition of Texas and Oklahoma would mean for recruiting in the SEC.Andy Staples on how Oklahoma, Texas and the SEC are having a hard time saying no to each other.Stewart Mandel’s conference realignment FAQ.Matt Fortuna Latest realignment analysis and reaction There are other potential implications, too, be it the birth of a superconference in the SEC or a potential leverage play for the ACC - or something else entirely. ![]() Throw this news - however serious it might be - on top of what has already been a groundbreaking summer for college athletics, and suddenly so much of what has been publicly discussed for the future could be thrown into chaos.Ī 12-team College Football Playoff, for one, would look significantly different with one of the Power 5 conferences down its two biggest breadwinners. Almost immediately, denials, non-denials and “I don’t knows” echoed throughout both Birmingham, Ala., and Charlotte, N.C., the respective sites of SEC and ACC media days. ![]()
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