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Wrong. They want money and their Longhorn Network was a dud. They would have taken the money and conference dominance and stayed in the crap conference. Instead they have neither and are leaving.
If you want to see more SEC schools recruit Texas, join the SEC. With A&M, LSU, and Texas all regularly pulling from Texas, I can now see schools like UK seeking Texas players who just want to compete with the best. It will be interesting to see how this hurts TCU, Baylor and Tech beyond the demise of the BIG 12.
Everyone is recruiting Texas, the Big10 schools will be the ones hurt most if this all works out.
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If you are correct and I think along those same lines….this HURTS UK!!
OSU has dipped into Texas quite a bit, now with more of these kids staying in the “New SEC” OSU will now be taking more in state kids, this cutting UK out of guys like Benny and Lynn who were back burnered by the Buckeyes.
Perhaps the oddest thing in this is the team that seems the keystone.
Texas has not been relevant OTHER THAN IN THE MINDS OF THE MEDIA since......well, maybe when Vince Young was quarterback?
That's been long enough all those guys are retired from the NFL.
Oklahoma is the prize in this deal.
True re Oklahoma but wouldn't be surprised if Riley eventually takes his show to the NFL.Perhaps the oddest thing in this is the team that seems the keystone.
Texas has not been relevant OTHER THAN IN THE MINDS OF THE MEDIA since......well, maybe when Vince Young was quarterback?
That's been long enough all those guys are retired from the NFL.
Oklahoma is the prize in this deal.
But are they relevant in the media? That is the key question. And, I think OK and Texas have said all along that they are attached at the hip.Perhaps the oddest thing in this is the team that seems the keystone.
Texas has not been relevant OTHER THAN IN THE MINDS OF THE MEDIA since......well, maybe when Vince Young was quarterback?
That's been long enough all those guys are retired from the NFL.
Oklahoma is the prize in this deal.
Had absolutely nothing to do with running Mack Brown out of town for Charlie Strong.
Seems to me that would hurt UK. May have to take more of their local players if they can’t pull from Texas.Everyone is recruiting Texas, the Big10 schools will be the ones hurt most if this all works out.
Why would we recruit Texas when A&M, and Texas will rule the roost there, I know there's a lot of talent down there, but We would be way down the pecking order for the states best. I wouldn't want to go there and compete with lower tier programs for recruits. We need to stick to our bread and butter, and continue to recruit Big 10 and ACC territory for players who want to compete in the SEC and still be relatively close to home.If you want to see more SEC schools recruit Texas, join the SEC. With A&M, LSU, and Texas all regularly pulling from Texas, I can now see schools like UK seeking Texas players who just want to compete with the best. It will be interesting to see how this hurts TCU, Baylor and Tech beyond the demise of the BIG 12.
Unlike Tennessee, Texas will be back.Perhaps the oddest thing in this is the team that seems the keystone.
Texas has not been relevant OTHER THAN IN THE MINDS OF THE MEDIA since......well, maybe when Vince Young was quarterback?
That's been long enough all those guys are retired from the NFL.
Oklahoma is the prize in this deal.
So it will be 2025 or 2026 before they would officially join?
Why would SEC schools be “way down the pecking order for the state’s best” if Texas kids want to play in the SEC? If Texas and A&M are in the SEC (I include LSU, because it recruits Texas hard), why would those players who don’t get picked by the big 2 of Texas not want to play in the SEC? The other Texas programs will likely be in far inferior leagues.Why would we recruit Texas when A&M, and Texas will rule the roost there, I know there's a lot of talent down there, but We would be way down the pecking order for the states best. I wouldn't want to go there and compete with lower tier programs for recruits. We need to stick to our bread and butter, and continue to recruit Big 10 and ACC territory for players who want to compete in the SEC and still be relatively close to home.
Seems to me that would hurt UK. May have to take more of their local players if they can’t pull from Texas.
Why would we recruit Texas when A&M, and Texas will rule the roost there, I know there's a lot of talent down there, but We would be way down the pecking order for the states best. I wouldn't want to go there and compete with lower tier programs for recruits. We need to stick to our bread and butter, and continue to recruit Big 10 and ACC territory for players who want to compete in the SEC and still be relatively close to home.
Now the question becomes will we ever actually play Oklahoma and/or Texas? A&M still has never played football in Lexington, and they've been in the conference how long now?
As far as recruiting, Stoops has name recognition in Texas thanks to brother Bob. OU has always been made up primarily of Texas high school players.
Wrong. They want money and their Longhorn Network was a dud. They would have taken the money and conference dominance and stayed in the crap conference. Instead they have neither and are leaving.
In what world is UK solidly ahead of Mizzou now? We have had a better SEC record than them once over the past 4 years and they had a better record than us last year.I am all for adding Texas and Oklahoma from a $$$ perspective....but I don't get why some fans are worried about adding more competition. Personally, I think Texas will be better but to be fair...they've had a decade of some bad Big12 teams. Their best record in 7-2 (one time) in last decade in that conference. The norm is stuff like 5-4.
Am I the only one thinking as Texas and Oklahoma have to play a 9 game SEC slate....they'll be spending more time at 3-4 losses. Heck Mizzou was winning their side of Big 12 before coming to SEC.....now UK is solidly ahead of them. I just think it will be more likely to see schools like Auburn, LSU, Florida, Bama, UGA, stay ahead of them both and middle tier schools like Texas AM, Tenn, UK, Mizzou, Ole Miss, etc...to maybe push Texas to middle tier vs. top tier.
You actually have to line up in a defense in SEC...not something witnessed in Big 12 lately.
- Last year Mizzou beat UK at their place...and finished ahead of us in SEC....that I concede.In what world is UK solidly ahead of Mizzou now? We have had a better SEC record than them once over the past 4 years and they had a better record than us last year.
Fair enough on the 2nd point. I look at solidly ahead as us and Vandy. I feel like the Mizzou game is still a pretty even matched and all though we’ve won 5 of the last 6, they are generally close games.- Last year Mizzou beat UK at their place...and finished ahead of us in SEC....that I concede.
- But to be fair....UK won 5 in a row vs. Mizzou before that...So we've won 5 of the last 6 head to head...and some of those were beatdowns by UK. I'll call that UK is solidly ahead of them given that kind of streak. That is why I consider UK solidly ahead of Mizzou and South Carolina in SEC East....we've been better than them on the field like 5 of the last 6 years.