Report: OU, Texas reach out to SEC

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.NOW 2 NEWS KLOAHOMA SPORTS.AND WELCOME INTO SPORTSEVERYBODY..TO QUOTE THE NEWS DIRECTORFROM ANCHORMAN..'THIS... IS A BIG ONE'..THE HOUSTON CHRONICLEREPORTING TODAY -- OFFICIALSFROM O-U AND TEXAS..

HAVEREACHED OUT TO THE S-E-C ABOUTPOTENTIALLY JOINING THECONFERENCE..WHOA..ACCORDING TO THE REPORT..

ANANNOUNCEMENT COULD BEFORTHCOMING IN THE NEXT COUPLEWEEKS..SAID TO BE A RUMOR AT S-E-CMEDIA DAYS..THIS THING..

TOTALLY OUT OFTHE BLUE FOR MOST OF US IN BIG12 COUNTRY..O-U OFFICIALS..REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE STORYTONIGHT -- CALLING IT "ARUMOR"..O-S-U..ACTUALLY DELIVERING ASTATEMENT OF MORE SUBSTANCE..SAYING THE SCHOOL IS"GATHERING INFORMATION".."MONITORING CLOSELY"..AND QUOTE.."IF TRUE..

WE WOULD BE GRAVELYDISAPPOINTED".."WE WILL AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDAND ADVANCE WHAT IS BEST FOROKLAHOMA STATE AND OUR STRONGATHLETIC PROGRAM"..IF TRUE..IF IT HAPPENS..THE BIG 12 MAY NOT SURVIVE..AND THE RAMIFICATIONS -- INSTILLWATER AND ELSEWHERE..ENORMOUS..THE BENEFITS OF THE S-E-C --OBVIOUS..MORE T-V MONEY AND FAR MOREMARQUEE GAMES -- TO PUT FANS INTHE SEATS..MAKING THE PLAYOFF BECOMESMORE DIFFICULT..BUT THAT PROBLEM COULD BESOLVED IF PLAYOFF EXPANSION IS