Per Bret McMurphy on twitter.

[BrunswickDawg]

come on

WEST
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Am
LSU
Arky
State
OM

EAST
Bama
Aub
UGA
Tenn
Cocks
Fla
Vandy
UK

This keeps the stupid Tenn / Bama game and Aub / UGA game

9 game sec schedule ( a home and away with cross division teams )

I think this would be a much more competitive set up for us than what we have now in the West. Everyone thought the "sleeping giant of A&M" was going to kill us forever in the West, and we are 4-5 against them since they joined.
Texas is Texas - the perpetual let down. They have been that way since the early 1980s and need an Elite coach to make them anything else. Thankfully, they tend not to hire elite coaches.
Oklahoma has been feasting on terrible B12 teams for 2 decades - and still typically lose a game or two to the Kansas States of the league - which means they are beatable. Put thru an SEC meat grinder and they will be about like Auburn.
Honestly, I think a west with these teams would be a lot like the West in the 1990s - when anyone not named Ole Miss could win it.

[msstate7]

I doubt they split lsu and bama. That's a huge money game

[msstate7]

Forget that it hurts us, this would make sec football unbelievable. We're basically a non-factor in football anyway, so I won't be upset that the overall product will be fantastic

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Forget that it hurts us, this would make sec football unbelievable. We're basically a non-factor in football anyway, so I won't be upset that the overall product will be fantastic

Are you a SEC fan or a Miss. State fan? How in god's name is this going to be enjoyable for us. I watch for Mississippi State football not OU or Texas football. How is adding Alabama level competition going to make watching MSU football more enjoyable? Sure we are have a very low chance of winning a natty in football but at least there was a bit of hope that kept the fires burning in our guts. With this alignment that hope is pretty much a dead deal.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Are you a SEC fan or a Miss. State fan? How in god's name is this going to be enjoyable for us. I watch for Mississippi State football not OU or Texas football. How is adding Alabama level competition going to make watching MSU football more enjoyable? Sure we are have a very low chance of winning a natty in football but at least there was a bit of hope that kept the fires burning in our guts. With this alignment that hope is pretty much a dead deal.

Texas hasn't been at Bama levels since Fred Akers was roaming the sidelines. Is Oklahoma good? Yes. But are they unbeatable like Bama? No. Also these teams are going to have to completely retool their recruiting strategies. They can't just outscore people anymore. I think people forget that it took an uber generational talent in Manziel for A&M not to struggle in the West. Bring em on, because we have one of the two coaches that strike fear into OU and TX fans.....The 17 Pirate. The other is Saban if you were wondering.

[Offshore Dawg]

Forget that it hurts us, this would make sec football unbelievable. We're basically a non-factor in football anyway, so I won't be upset that the overall product will be fantastic

This if you're thinking realistic.

[TheLostDawg]

This if you're thinking realistic.

And about $$$

[Cowbell]

To my knowledge, this will take a 75% vote and I don't see that happening.

[Captain Falcon]

To my knowledge, this will take a 75% vote and I don't see that happening.

It will get approved. Too much money at stake. Cannot see these schools willingly turning down millions of dollars in extra revenue on a yearly basis.

[Quaoarsking]

To my knowledge, this will take a 75% vote and I don't see that happening.

There's no way it would be getting this much talk if it weren't already a done deal. It's going to be really embarrassing for all of the SEC, Oklahoma, and Texas if this somehow gets derailed, and they would be already spinning and denying it if failure was a possibility.

[FISHDAWG]

To my knowledge, this will take a 75% vote and I don't see that happening.

It's way more than that ... The last time this kind of talk came around, the State legislature of Oklahoma shut it down and declared UO & OK State will remain in the same conference ... it would actually take an act of legislature for this to happen. Maybe the true reality would be UO & OK State coming in to the conference.... screw Texas and their entitled believing selves

[Ari Gold]

Give me Mizzou every year
And I will gladly trade Bama and Aub for Texas and OU.. any and everyday

And have no permanent cross division opponents.. go home and away and rotate different teams
And play a 9 game SEC schedule

This is so easy it won?t get done..

[CaptainObvious]

LSU, Texas, Oklahoma, A&M, Arkansas, Missouri, Ole Miss from the West, Alabama permanent from the East. And rotation of the other 7 East teams in a 9 game schedule.

[bulldawg28]

Give me Mizzou every year
And I will gladly trade Bama and Aub for Texas and OU.. any and everyday

And have no permanent cross division opponents.. go home and away and rotate different teams
And play a 9 game SEC schedule

This is so easy it won?t get done..

100000% agreement.

[msstate7]

Are you a SEC fan or a Miss. State fan? .

I'm both.

We had probably our best coach ever with the Dallas Cowboys starting qb snd multiple nfl guys with a down sec west one 2014, and we still couldn't get it done. With or without Oklahoma and texas, we aren't winning the west any time in the foreseeable future

[FriarsPoint]

There's no way it would be getting this much talk if it weren't already a done deal. It's going to be really embarrassing for all of the SEC, Oklahoma, and Texas if this somehow gets derailed, and they would be already spinning and denying it if failure was a possibility.

Man finally has what he wants. Caesar rules all.

[Commercecomet24]

To my knowledge, this will take a 75% vote and I don't see that happening.

11 of the 14 schools would have to be in. 78.6%

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

11 of the 14 schools would have to be in. 78.6%

A&M is a hard no, I could see Arky (they benefit in recruiting from the lack of SEC Texas teams), and maybe Missouri saying no.

[Leeshouldveflanked]

At least we have a 20-30% chance of beating Texas or Oklahoma in a given year. We have 0% chance of beating Bama.

[msstate7]

There's no way it would be getting this much talk if it weren't already a done deal. It's going to be really embarrassing for all of the SEC, Oklahoma, and Texas if this somehow gets derailed, and they would be already spinning and denying it if failure was a possibility.

Yeah, sec will twist arms to get what they want.

The return of aTm vs Texas as an SEC game would be pretty awesome