I think this is why Brett Venables would be a good option, he is familiar in that area and no doubt has the ties out there. Although it would also look good to be able to pull an OC from the NFL depending on what team its from.I hate to see Riley leave but hey, good luck and good riddance to him. Stoops will do just fine through the bowl game. If Stoops does not continue, I hope OU pulls in a highly sought after coach that has lots of ties to the SEC. That would surely help them entering the SEC.
I think this hits the nail on the head, he wants to stay a big fish and he would not be that in the SEC. I think Joe and the administration knew that would happen if they went, but the money to be made moving conferences was more important to them than keeping Riley.Boy I know the fan base is really fired up. They've been calling him soft and a liar and a lot of other bad names. This is for coach whose record at OU is 55 -10 over 5 years. I believe there is some validity though about the argument of moving to the SEC. He has been the big dog in the Big 12 for a quite a while. I don't think the proposition of him moving to a stronger conference where he might not be so dominant to find it very appealing.