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If it feels like forever until the college football season starts again, think how Texas and Oklahoma feel.
Those two programs have been slated for a move to the SEC for what seems like a decade, even though it’s been less than a year since the announcement that the two schools would be switching conferences a year early.
I know SEC fans who believe those guys and gals have no idea what they are getting into. The counter to that would be that they know exactly what they are getting into – cold, hard cash.
But the Dooley’s Dozen is here to spread the news to fans of both schools. It just means more, so be prepared for these 12 things that are coming, Longhorns and Sooners.
The stadiums are a different story
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With the additions of Texas and Oklahoma, the SEC now has 11 of the top 22 stadiums in terms of butts that can be fitted in seats. The conference they are leaving behind now has 13 stadiums with fewer than 60,000 capacity. The Horns and Sooners are used to playing in front of big crowds, but almost exclusively at home or in Dallas.
The SEC has six of the 10 biggest stadiums in the country.
A lot more people are hoping you fail
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It’s a pretty long list that now includes a lot of fans from the SEC. Certainly, the fan bases that were jilted by Texas and Oklahoma are rooting for disasters. But now you add the fanbases of a new conference that – starting in July when it becomes official – are not going to be rooting for you.
Even in bowl games.
You’re going to get your feelings hurt
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Texas fans especially. They get all bent out of shape in Austin when you flash the “Horns Down” symbol. This is the SEC and they will be showing you different ways to use those fingers. And wait until you see where they put you in the stands at some…
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Publish date : 2024-01-24 12:00:51
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