Fans cheering during an Oklahoma Sooners football game. Photo courtesy of the Oklahoman.
The first major changes to college conferences began this summer, when University of Texas and Oklahoma University both announced their move to the SEC, leaving behind the Big 12 conference — a conference which they had founded in 1994.
No big deal right? Most of the schools in the SEC are relatively close to where these schools are located. However, this joint move has opened up several significant flaws in college conferences.
Ever since the major college conference shift of 2013, there have been several schools who seemingly are affiliated with conferences that are not quite in their region.