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I've been torn about this too - it's all on UT by Irish2003

IMO, OU is almost exactly on our tier, albeit with a gizmo offense and some recent Heismans, yet I'd think we'd whoop them on the lines and fare well against them.

I wasn't sure if you were the UT Law guy or that was another poster, but that would be a massive gamechanger if they realized their potential. Southern Cal, Texas, LSU, Georgia, and Miami can all win titles recruiting solely within a 100 mile radius, but UT is a 60,000 flagship school in a booming state and has boosters that make even ND look poor. It's bizarre seeing A&M in the SEC as I think they would have been a great foil for OU lately, but a strong Texas + OU gives the Big 12 two monsters even if the rest is weak. As for the ACC, it's trash outside of Clemson and agree on your analysis, but FSU & Miami are always one coach away, UNC and VT should easily be more attractive than Ames or Gundy, and while it doesn't matter to me, there are the academics like Duke and UVA for the Ivy League folks.