Listening to people talk about the Aggies departure is definitely 2 sided.
1. Horns Fans and Historical and regional fans.
2. Sports Nuts that realize the money differences.
1. The fact that the Horns Network is so profitable for Texas is great, but it also has wording that stops a conference network and allows a huge advantage for Texas against other schools in the conference.
Why would anyone think that the other schools like TTech and Okla are happy with this money and recruiting advantage. Every time I hear people saying its just the Aggies I cringe.
Oklahoma almost went to the SEC during the Big 10/Nebraska debacle.
I really hate these changes, but more is coming.
2. Listening to the college insiders on Rivals and Espn radio, nearly all of them understand and laugh at how big an advantage Texas has over the other conference schools. Even the Oklahoma writers admit that they have problems with the perception of Texas making the decisions. Tom Osbourne was pretty clear with his disgust with UT throwing their weight around in the meetings.
I guess we need to get ready for the changes, they are coming.
J.
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I have a huge Sooner fan that I talk to in my office; he says all his contacts say that TX and OK have agreed behind the scenes to be a package deal for leverage purposes. We'll see if that plays out.
S
I cannot find a benefit with Oklahoma being joined at the hip with Texas.
Oklahoma is a top 5 historical school, they need no one and everyone will want them.
Negotiations with the big conferences will not be that flexible.
I have heard this a couple of times recently, but I also heard that if Texas went to Pac 10- Sooners were going SEC.
J.
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