Texas/OU + NIL: Disaster. A LSU perspective.

Honestly most of you might have already discussed this but still...

In summary: CAN YOU COMPETE TO WIN AGAINST THE RESOURCES OF TEXAS. THE ANSWER IS NO.

The long form version:

[1] Recruiting
In the NIL era it is all about the $$$$. We are LSU and we have money, but compared to Texas we do not. They will win every recruiting battle. We used to do very well in the Houston area. Now that market is all but shut.

They will raid North Louisiana, they will raid Baton Rouge and New Orleans for all the 5 star recruits. Lil brother A&M just bought one of our own.

Now this would not be so bad if we were not in the same league but now we will have to play them, in all like hood every year.

We have never been outgunned by talent in the SEC in the last 20 years. Now we will get outgunned.

[2] Scheduling

How will the SEC schedule its games.

Four POD system
The 4 pod system will not fly because, how will you select the 2 participants for the SECCG without a 4 team playoff?

Managing the rivalry games i.e, Au-Al, Au-GA, Al-TN, Fl-GA, FL-TN, OM-MSU will be difficult.

Two divisions
If we maintain the two divisions and add Texas and OU to either division, who goes where. Our schedule then will be Al, Au, TAMU ($ advantage), UT ($ advantage)/OU, Fl ($). That is brutal especially with at least 3 schools with deep pockets for recruiting and Alabama. Wow!

Al and Au moving to the east and Texas and OU joining the west along with Mo
So our opponents will be Texas, OU, Mo, Ark, TAMU, OM, MSU. Basically we are moving to the pre-expansion Big 8/12/SWC.

So the traditional SEC will be the SEC East or the (SouthEastern division) and SEC West will be the Big12/SWC division.

Texas and OU are not moving to the SEC, LSU along with OM and MSU are moving to the Big12/SWC.


Now in that case all traditional rivalries will be intact as all the bloody SEC powers will be in the same division......except LSU.

We will be the 4th power in the Big12 division. Oh! my God, we will become Ok. State

If we have the 8 game conference schedule, we will play the likes of Auburn once in many years....We can cherish the "Earthquake Game","Barn burner game", "The Cecil Collins game", The 2007 "Catch", The 2018 come back from behind.



[3] Losses to other schools
While we get burnt the most, other states will be hurt.
You think Texas will allow:
(a) The SEC championship game to be held in Atlanta...Neaux...It will be in Jerry world.

(b) The SEC media days and the baseball tournament will be held in Hoover...Neaux...In Houston.

(c) How long before the league office is moved from Birmingham, AL to Dallas or Houston or Austin. The money, the media will all be in Texas.

(d) As a LSU fan, I hated the call that overturned the PP7 interception @Tuscaloosa in 2009, The innumerable bad calls against us while playing @Bama and @Auburn. You can do that to LSU but you cannot do that to Texas, not with their financial advantage. So the Tom Ritter shenanigans will have to end.



Almost makes it worth while.

(e) All of Nick Saban's hard work on the recruiting trail will come to naught. Whatever those idiots in Alabama think, they do not have the money to by 85 of the ESPN / Rivals top 100. That price tag annually is 85 million USD and if you throw in the million of a player, Texas will throw in 2 .

[4] Arrogance of Texas
(a) Texas never demands a seat at the table of equals. They demand a thrown from where they can rule. As Nebraska, Colorado, Texas A&M, Missouri. How long before they demand a thrown or the Longhorn network within the SEC.

(b) Texas destroyed every conference it is part off. The SWC was wiped off the map. So will the Big 12 in its current form. The SEC will be next

[5] Money
It is true we will earn a lot. But how much will it take to recruit against Texas. Also if we are outgunned in talent, we will get outgunned in coaching (we always have had mediocre coaching Archer, Curly, DiNardo, Les, EdO etc.)

If we can't win can we make money