Many feel the same about you.
-
You do not need to register if you are not going to pay the yearly fee to post. If you register please click here or log in go to "settings" then "my account" then "User Upgrades" and you can renew.
HuskerMax readers can save 50% on Omaha Steaks .
OU sucks again
- Thread starter lincoln84
- Start date
Should be. We better play better than we did today for sure.was really looking forward to the showdown with Okie State, bummed they wet the Bedlam...
should be an interesting game nonetheless
Always a delight to hear from someone who speaks on behalf of many.
But there is a HUGE difference for them "crapping the bed" this year than in normal years:
1) It was NOT to KSU and
2) It was NOT in the playoffs.
Glad I could delight you!
so much for bye-week advantage
Yep. Move to real competition.
Huskers moved to Big 10 and OU-UT will move to SEC ..... all three teams bad decision.
Colorado & Misery too.
Baylor has a pretty good team this year. There is certainly no shame in losing to them. And it's certainly no reason to take a shot at NU on a Nebraska board, particularly when they're having a rough time. It's similar to some of the weakest arguments in the cafe where someone is criticizing the current president, and some dillweed responds with "Oh yeah, well what about (insert name of the previous president).
Nebraska joining the Big Ten in 2011 was absolutely the right move. From an overall academic standpoint, the university is better off. Unfortunately for Husker fans, the football program hasn't really been up to the challenge for the most part since the move was made. But that will change and Nebraska will have a winning football team again. College football is cyclical.
All of the teams that left the Big XII for other conferences didn't want to deal with the uncertainty and drama caused (primarily) by Texas. Nebraska was fortunate it made the move years ago, because given the current state of the football program (and the AAU issue), membership approval to join the Big Ten would not have been a sure thing in 2021. BTW, I noticed you omitted Texas A&M, lol. The Aggies were downright thrilled to get away from Texas. The additional media rights revenue from the SEC was a bonus. That's why A&M was so ticked off when Texas applied to join the SEC. Fortunately, Texas won't be able to throw its weight around and bully other members in its new conference.
Yes, it will likely be more challenging for OU to win a conference championship in the SEC compared with the Big XII. That being said, the Sooners made the move with the expectation the CFP will be expanded -- at least that's the sales pitch the SEC Commissioner probably gave. CFP expansion will likely happen at some point when the contract is up for negotiation; whether the new format is 6, 8, 12 teams or some other configuration, who knows. Money talks and when multiple networks have an opportunity to bid, the fees will be significantly higher if there are more games. Joining the SEC will also allow Oklahoma to better tap into the SEC recruiting base. There aren't many top prospects in Oklahoma (sorry, Jenks HS) compared with, say, Florida & Georgia, so overall the move is a win for the Sooners from a recruiting standpoint. Other SEC programs will no longer be able to use conference affiliation against the Sooners once OU is a member.
Completely agree except football.
Good chance OU and Texass will be .500 records starting at 2025.
Last edited:
It will probably take OU and Texas a few years to get up to speed on their new conference opponents. Preparing for @8 to 10 new opponents and gain an understanding of their tendencies is a learning curve. By comparison, each of their SEC opponents will only have to prepare for 1 or 2 new teams. Sarkisian coached in the SEC for a few years, so he's somewhat familiar with many of the SEC programs and recruiting that part of the country. Absolutely need that experience/expertise on the coaching staff when making the move to another conference (see Frost, Nebraska on how *NOT* to do it). Having that should help Texas when it makes the jump, assuming Sark is still head coach at the time. I don't closely follow Oklahoma, so I don't have much of an idea about the Sooners coaching staff backgrounds.
One thing I forgot to mention -- Oklahoma's move to the SEC also ensures the Sooners wouldn't be blindsided by Texas in the future. Who knows if Texas would have left the Big XII on its own (independent) at some point. You just never know for sure with those characters & egos. Oil money does strange things.
Texas is starting a few years early.
Taft? Harding? Cleveland?
