Toby Rowland on Oklahoma Officially Joining the SEC on July 1st!

Gabe Ikard and Teddy Lehman are joined by the voice of the Oklahoma Sooners Toby Rowland to discuss OU officially entering the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024 (3:58). They discuss what the move means for OU's fans and for OU football, OU baseball and OU basketball. Toby also shares what he will miss the most about the Big 12 and what he's most excited about for the SEC. ENJOY!
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[@PaulGarner-k7w]

As a Lifelong Tennessee Vol . Welcome my brothers .

[@kneeles]

Really excited to see the Rocky Top Experience!

[@PaulGarner-k7w]

@@kneeles It’s ,,,, Iconic. No doubt. You’ll have a blast when you go . But it ain’t just Tennessee. It’s all of em really . Hell ,, even Vanderbilt is in Nashville 😂 Nashville is a helluva party city with great places to eat . You’ll love the SEC . Now ,, it’s big boy football. So,, get ready for that .

[@baysooner5745]

We OU fans still love ypur HC. He will probably get a huge cheer when he walks onto the field

[@derek17005]

Toby is 100% spot on. The prize the SEC is getting is Oklahoma not Texas.

[@kendo7964]

Yep it also just shows how delusional SEC fans are. They don't know any football outside the SEC.

[@PaulGarner-k7w]

@@kendo7964 Lol . Dude . To illustrate delusional a Oklahoma fan told me a couple months ago that there is not any difference in play at Baylor on and Saturday night than play at LSU on a Saturday night. Now that’s DELUSIONAL

[@baysooner5745]

​@@PaulGarner-k7w as an OU fan, I'm gonna agree with you. Big difference in atmosphere, but maybe just maybe what he was alluding to was how hard the opponent was gonna play us. We always get everyone's best shot. Just guessing.

[@BillFowler-y2y]

Welcome Sooners! OU will do well in the SEC -- it's going to be fun. See you in Neyland, 2025

[@drwinstonOboogi]

All I know is with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas, the football programs of the SEC now have 20 of the 50 Greatest Teams in CFB History according to ESPN's GOAT rankings and.... 10 of those 20 teams are Oklahoma's.

[@Mcyoloswaggy69]

The Mex the Dog rumor is not a rumor. He is legitimately buried under Gaylord. Although at this point it's not quite under the actual present day endzone. More under the bleachers. The University has pictures of his burial when they shut campus down for Mex's funeral. OU Football's twitter posted about it about a month or so ago. Super interesting stuff.

[@brianransome9042]

The only part about bedlam ending in football that I’m disappointing about. Is the fact that Oklahoma is probably not going to hit that 100 win mark against them any time in the near future.

[@michaelhapgood782]

I'm 77 and Bottom line the B-12 is boring. Even for an old SOONER

[@chestercarter6081]

BOOMER SOONER 4LIFE

[@jimmysatterfield734]

Agreed

[@TeresaWill61]

The way the Big 12 commissioner is going, eventually the football halftime shows will have a wrestling match taking place

[@shawnd22]

Welcome to the SEC OU fans 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 OU is a true blue blood with great tradition and a passionate fanbase. Yall will fit right in. Gonna be great having you in the conference!

[@achilso]

✊

[@JB-dy9bl]

The fans aren't scared. You can respect your competition without being scared. We know we'll have to prove we belong to begin with, and we know we will do just that. When we lost to the SEC teams in NCGs and playoffs, we DIDNT lose to the entire SEC, we lost to their best team and eventual NC. Never forget that. The rest of those chumps didnt beat us. The best of the best beat us.

[@chrishughes4334]

Welcome to the SEC! Looking forward to the game against Tennessee!

[@robertbutler3053]

I agree with Toby,the goal is the playoffs Nothing short.😊😊💪

[@carvanok4226]

Oklahoma is going to go into the SEC and be Oklahoma. Winning the tradition of conference championship and National Championship, I am look for Oklahoma to be a champion. That is who we are and there will be a rude awakening in the first year of the SEC. If I am correct Oklahoma will have beaten Tennessee,Texas, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Missouri, Alabama, and LSU if they deal with unnecessary mistakes fumbles, interceptions, and drops. If the coaching staff gets them in to great conditioning to through each game and throughout season and the playoffs so that Oklahoma can plays strong. In the Texas we seen the beginning of the new Oklahoma physicality. Now if Oklahoma builds on to that physically and add on some nasty and angrily playing we could be surprisingly good in the SEC. If you do not see your team going undefeated just keep it to yourself and wait and see how things play out. Because in football the goal is to go undefeated at the beginning of every season. BOOMER SOONER 4 LIFE

[@FredPitre-o4b]

How many years you think that will take for each to happen?

[@chrisramsey3603]

​@@FredPitre-o4bas long as it takes, its always the goal at OU, winning Championships.

[@PaulGarner-k7w]

Lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@blacinjin8124]

Spread the word. You can no longer refer to Oklahoma as the Midwest, cancel that bs. OUr identity is establish. Oklahoma is the part of the south baby!!! #Southern #Boomer

[@CornJar81]

SEC fans are football fans. We all know about OU..GO Big Orange

[@brianhaynes9972]

Hearing Toby talking about how OU should go into the SEC with swagger and pride for our history...goosebumps

[@paulmontgomery4696]

I agree Mr. “T-Row” as to the new baseball park. Let’s go Halliburton, step up!

[@ranrodriguezlfc4278]

😂😂😂😂, getting a program that only competes in 2 sports is not a prize, let’s be real the nation is saying Oklahoma is an afterthought

[@baysooner5745]

Trolls gonna troll😂😂😂😂 poorly

[@outnabout6966]

If Venables is 9th highest paid coach on the league, about 6-7 others in the sec are getting taken for a ride. 🤠

[@saucehossjosh7272]

I would say yes conference championships are still going to be a effective recruiting tool, even if they don’t mean as much in the grand scheme of things.

[@OspreyFlyer]

Bragging Rights 👍

[@rayray333777]

Thanks for the history lesson about UTs checkerboard end zone I didn’t know the background either lol Go Vols!

[@skittlehunter9087]

I want to know if Toby practiced at calling games in High School at Mustang #77 says Hi...

[@kylestewart8354]

The day Oklahoma stops supporting Olympic sports is the day its no longer a University, And becomes a Corperation. And I dont support Corperations.

[@Gutslinger]

37:33 - I strongly disagree with Toby. The more college imitates the NFL, and the more the power dynamics shift, the more the universities sell out tradition for corporate money, the less desirable college football becomes.. At some point apathy will set in.

[@johnl5350]

The BCS was great for OU, but it was almost as stupid as the bowl alliance. Getting a clear matchup required luck.

[@Gutslinger]

33:53 - One of the rare instances in which I disagree with Teddy. The expanded playoff is terrible. It significantly cheapens the regular season.

[@Dwezzy-fy3ue]

Boomer Sooner, I'm definitely ready for the SEC

[@daggerkettenring]

Gotta let little brother make their own path sometime. OSU has been led around by the hand for long enough by OU. The "rivalry" was never that, and I am happy to see it end. Better games, atmospheres, fans, game times, recruiting, and no Big Noon Kickoff! At least there's going to be parity in the Little 12 now! 😅

[@kbsteph]

Are we still going to have Soonervision on ESPN+ so we can get “In the Booth?”

[@BrianKLove]

If you swing through Birmingham I can let you know what to eat and where to stay

[@unklerude]

Where can you hear the radio broadcast of OU goal line stand against texass?

[@jwcrunch]

Big bad Oklahoma is going to show the SEC with 80% of it's players from Texas, lots of pride there though😅

[@chrisramsey3603]

There are a lot of things that come out of Texas, most of the crap stays there.

[@outnabout6966]

jw- Teksus players have won more championships playing in Oklahoma than anywhere else.

[@jwcrunch]

@@outnabout6966 that's simply not true, I just think Oklahoma should recruit more of its own, that's where the pride of living a state like Oklahoma should be, it's like playing Tex- Lahoma 🤓

[@OspreyFlyer]

​@@jwcrunchNIL and transfer portal make playing anywhere more of a financial decision than it used to be. I don't like that but that's the game now.

[@oumaniac]

Much better looking banner.

[@Libzarsupergae]

Im 38 and its always been the big 12 since i became a true die hard at the age of 13. I was a fan before that but in 1999 my dad got us season football tickets, by the time the 2000 season started, nobody lived and breathed it more than i. I'll say thanks to the big 12 for that 2000 football season, that was magical and couldnt be improved upon. Other than that, piss off little 12! Seeeeeeee yaaaaaa!!!!!

[@DaleMenard]

Lsu tigers will give you nothing

[@robbymartin4004]

Hahaha!!! So true!! Go SOONERS!!!

[@TheBenzwanger]

Puke heeeeyyyy WOW! 😂😂

[@tkjaer21]

Great show! You all are the true experts and know more than most on OU Football. Also, I surprised that Paul Finebaum hardly knew anything about OU on his visit for being such a renowned media spokesperson. It showed too. The recency bias for Texas is just that, history shows that they will have a good season or two every decade but OU is a sleeping giant and not the little brother moving in. It should be Oklahoma-Texas and not Texas-Oklahoma as most SEC pundits are call it. Here are some stats for that most of us OU fans know but wished that these SEC homers knew too. OU has the second most national championships in the country outside of Yale and Princeton just right behind Alabama that has 18 or (13 unanimous). Oklahoma has seven recognized Associated Press championships. OU has 15 titles that are recognized by the NCAA: Those wins came in 2000, 1986, 1985, 1980, 1978, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1967, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1953, 1950 and 1949. OU only claims AP national titles as they are unanimous unlike many other schools. Just think, Michigan only has 3, but all of the sudden within the last couple of years, now they claim 12 for example. In the past 5 years, Ohio State now claims 8, Notre Dame now claims 11, USC now claims 9. We ae getting passed up and we actually have more than all of those schools. This helps for prestige and recruiting but for some reason the old heads at OU will not budge and update on what they actually have. I don't get it. OU also has the most conference championships of any team. OU is tied for most Heisman winners (7) with Ohio State and USC. OU is the only school with four 100-win coaches, owns a college football record 47-game win streak during the 1950s, and since 1945 leads the sport with 606 wins and a .762 win percentage. OU has the most all-time draft picks of the teams that are now in the SEC in 417. Alabama has 411. Lastly, OU are amongst the top in having the most undefeated seasons in all of college football. Joining the SEC may be tough but it is opening a flood gate to recruits that they would have missed out on since they were not in the SEC. OU is a top 2-3 Blue Blood program. Imagine the 5 star recruits that OU will get now that they are in the SEC. I think that OU is getting exactly what they wished for in terms of money, prestige, recruiting, and a shot to win it all. Like I said, it may not be immediate but it will come sooner than later.

[@jerrytroxell6517]

Why can’t you all admit that MULESHOE decimated the team when he high tailed out of town with the traders that went with him. Bob should have let Demarco whip his ASS like he wanted too!

[@reorea7646]

BOOMER!!!!

[@Here_to_Observe]

Thoughts and prayers for health, healing, and recovery T-Row!

[@jasonhawkins6045]

I’m ready to play some games in the SEC 🎉🎉🎉

[@robertadams8548]

Those statements about having the best talent, Should win" just showing up. All Milliniel GenZ fans also thought that, but the Reality came to light when ALL those games where ou was a Heavy Favorite to win, but Struggled and Stumbled to the End of the Fourth Quarter. Winning most of the Time, but far away from a Bud. & Barry team or what the Breakdown is Saying.

[@chestercarter6081]

Yes True however let's be fair. Stoops era (bcs) we had to play a legitimate 2nd best team. Back in King and Barry days they just needed to win Orange Bowl.

[@mikesparks6368]

I absolutely loved all of this. But.....zero mention of the Softball team. Conference upgrade compared to the Big 12. And yet, crickets. What a missed opportunity. Only Plank allowed to address this?

[@OK_Breakdown]

It's pretty simple...no one is worried about softball. At all. They will dominate.

[@mikesparks6368]

@@OK_Breakdown I know, I just wanted to hear it out loud. BOOMER!!

[@davedodson8175]

😂The Grove🍸

[@anthonycrawford1865]

Yes yes 👏

[@jeremyleforce7926]

TR!

[@Jaduder405]

LFG!!

[@wmouopfg]

Is the SEC going to cater to Texas at the big 12 did?

[@wmouopfg]

Like*

[@mitchconner2021]

If anything the SEC will treat us better lol

[@wmouopfg]

@@mitchconner2021 they’re doing a special on Texas right now, I didn’t see one on Oklahoma.

[@marcuslewis8219]

The one for Oklahoma is tomorrow ​@@wmouopfg

[@klema1480]

@@wmouopfg ours is tomorrow

[@oklahomasooner7686]

Teddy rocking a colorful shirt? I knew that boy was kweeerrrr 😂

[@OK_Breakdown]

That's a Masters x OU golf shirt that Coach Hybl gave us. You're a loser.

[@baysooner5745]

​@@OK_Breakdownlol love it

[@PaulGarner-k7w]

I don’t want to ,,, make light of Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State. I understand that’s important to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State fans . Lol ,, but I’m sorry to tell you that ,, you will not give a damn about it really. From what I’m hearing your permanent crossover is gonna be the Florida Gators 😮 I don’t even know the name of the field at Oklahoma State but I do know THE SWAMP 😂😂😂 . You WILL NOT CARE 😎

[@FredPitre-o4b]

Permanent crossover what? There will be no east west to many teams for that. No scheduling format has been announced by the SEC office. All we know as of now is whatever conference games you have this year you will face exact same 8 next year. Home and away swapped. Don't know if it will stay at 8 or go to 9 conference games.

[@PaulGarner-k7w]

@@FredPitre-o4b right . But I’m hearing that you will be playing the Gators every year. Like Tennessee plays Alabama and Georgia every year . That’s what I’m hearing

[@FredPitre-o4b]

@@PaulGarner-k7w That's how it was set up when there were East and West divisions. Divisions are a thing of the past. Not feasible with 16 teams. The setup with most talk was each team will have 3 annual opponents and other teams will rotate off and on schedule. Nothing set in stone though. Not even the amount of conference games. I would think more will come out at SEC media days in a couple of weeks.

[@PaulGarner-k7w]

@@FredPitre-o4b That’s the talk I’m hearing . Hey if it is true nothing wrong with play the Gators and having your fan base going to Florida every couple years. Plus Florida is loaded with football talent down there . Open up some recruiting for you probably

[@FredPitre-o4b]

@@PaulGarner-k7w LSU has recruited regularly in FL for decades. Been there twice 1-1. The win came down to last seconds. Happened right in front of me and my son. Les called a fake FG. Holder threw an over the shoulder lateral to the kicker. Kicker caught it on a bounce off the ground. LONG delay to make sure it wasn't a forward lateral. Tigers got the 1st down and threw a TD pass with seconds left for the win.

[@mitchconner2021]

I still think we'll regret this move in 10 years. I don't think Oklahoma fans are gonna want to travel and deal with some of the inbred fans we're gonna have to deal with.

[@TheQuintessentialBM]

As opposed to traveling to the west coast or upper midwest and losing our Texas recruiting base? I think not

[@chrisramsey3603]

Crazy talk, it was inevitable OU was going. Big 12 is a joke, more money, better competition, more exposure. Won't be a single regret ever. So long Big 12 💩🖕

[@leemontgomery7914]

It’s gonna be trip. I recall the Sugar Bowl when AL “didn’t want to be there…” and OU beat them. Well some drunk girl started picking a fight with an OU male fan. She ended up getting carried out.

[@outnabout6966]

every league has its tards 🤨😤😖

[@chestercarter6081]

To be the man you have got to beat the man.

[@Libzarsupergae]

It's official y'all!!! I am one happy Sooner fan!

[@outnabout6966]

SOONER NATION, don’t chant s e c at home games. Owen Field is hallowed space. Don’t sully it up with that kind of trashy behavior. 🦨

[@OspreyFlyer]

😂