It just means more in the SEC, and the Sooners will fit right in with the existing culture.
NORMAN — SEC Network pundits Dusty Dvoracek and Dari Nowkah — both University of Oklahoma alumni — believe the Sooners athletic department is ready to make the leap into the Southeastern Conference.
“We know how much Sooner sports means to Sooner fans, which is the vast majority of this state and much of other states, and losses hurt and wins mean something,” Nowkah said. Monday, July 1, marked the university and its athletic teams’ departure from the Big 12 and full integration into the SEC. Not only will Oklahoma’s football program take its seat at the SEC table, but its four-time defending national champion softball program, perennial contending women’s gymnastics program and most other campus NCAA-sanctioned teams will be joining the nation’s most celebrated conference.
“And my hope is that they come back home and see packed houses, not as big a stadium, I get it with L. Dale , but packed houses, rabid fans and they get to enjoy a home atmosphere like they’re going to see on the road,” Nowkah said. “I think gymnastics and softball are going to be ready to rock and roll.
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