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Pair of SEC games Sooner fans should be most excited for in 2024, according to ESPN
Dec 1 2007; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford (14) throws a pass as Missouri Tigers safety William Moore (1) applies pressure during the third quarter of the Big 12 championship game at the Alamodome. Oklahoma beat Missouri 38-17 to win the Big 12 championship. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
This one kind of surprised me. Outside of renewing an old Big 12 game that took place for many many years, I’m not sure why this one is so special.
Maybe I’m just too young to remember this game being anything special. I mean, I remember OU and Missouri going at it in the late 2000s for the Big 12 championship, and of course, I’ve seen the Joe Washington play from the 1970s a thousand times, but was this game anything special?
Well, to ESPN’s Bill Connelly, it is.
Hey, sue me, I grew up in Oklahoma, I live in Columbia, and I miss this game a lot. Okay, fine, the real answer is Aggies-Horns, but either way, one of the unique things about OU and Texas moving to the SEC is that it actually reignites a few matchups that either had a long history (A&M-Texas, but also Arkansas-Texas and Mizzou-Oklahoma) or a short but interesting history (OU-A&M, a.k.a. the 77-0 Bowl; Mizzou-Texas, a.k.a. the “Our bad years are better than their good years” Bowl). That is small consolation for the Big 12 schools that lost their most big-name rivals, but in realignment, we take what we can get. – Bill Connelly, ESPN
I mean, sure, I get it will be cool to play some of the old Big 12 foes, but I’m not sure I’m overall “excited” about this one. It just doesn’t do much for me.
If I ranked the eight conference opponents, Missouri might be the one I’m least excited for. Again, maybe chalk it up to me being a 90s baby.
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