5 schools Oklahoma fans would love to kick out of the SEC

After 28 years, the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns are leaving the Big 12 and the Red River Rivalry is heading to the SEC next fall. That means a big change to Oklahoma’s conference slate, with the likes of Tennessee, Alabama, LSU, and eventually Georgia to deal with instead of Texas, Oklahoma State, and then a rotating cast of lesser-than programs. 

So, if the Sooners and their fans could choose to kick out a few schools from the now 16-team conference, these would likely be the first five on the list. 

The Oklahoma-Missouri rivalry has been a one-sided affair. In 96 matchups, Oklahoma is 67-24-5 with a win in the most recent showdown back in 2011. The two will play regularly now in the SEC, after sharing a conference for so many years in the Big 8 and then the Big 12. 

The Sooners are expected to beat the Tigers, but Eli Drinkwitz has quietly built a very strong program at Mizzou and the stakes are much higher for his team with the rekindling of the rivalry. Playing a team every year that was once a familiar rival that can go into almost every game with little-to-nothing to lose as a historical underdog, isn’t a good situation for OU. 

Missouri belongs in the Big 12 and could be a contender in that watered-down conference now, so a swap would make sense.