It’s a new day in the Southeastern Conference.
In the third major SEC expansion and the first since 2012, the premiere conference in college athletics is adding in two of the top teams in the nation.
July 1st marks the official first day of the 16-team Super Southeastern Conference with Texas and Oklahoma adding their names into the fold.
Texas and Oklahoma bring in strong current teams, a bevy of athletic history, the right amount of egotism to survive in the SEC, and – of course – a pair of raging fanbases. The Longhorns take the cake for the… more rambunctious of the two, but the Sooners have a proud fanbase that knows they belong on top as well.
Texas Christian was the first to publicly bid Texas and Oklahoma farewell from the Big 12 conference with a Toy Story-inspired video while SEC Shorts returned to cover the news as well.
More from RTI: Texas and Oklahoma Are Officially in the SEC. Here’s What They Bring To The Table.
Here’s a look at what the social media world has been buzzing about with the arrival of the Longhorns and Sooners into the nation’s top sporting conference:
𝘚𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴#GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/TE01xciRYB
— TCU Athletics (@TCU_Athletics) July 1, 2024
Oklahoma and Texas join the SEC.
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featuring: @ALostrich @FunnyMaine @joshmancuso pic.twitter.com/CO3G1Hef59
— SEC Shorts (@SECShorts) July 1, 2024
SEC fans welcoming Texas and Oklahoma fans to the league… pic.twitter.com/yJfVE5i7X5
— CousinShane (@BigOrangeVolz) July 1, 2024
The SEC does not belong outside this line pic.twitter.com/nGDydk7pod
— Ogga (@Ogga137) July 1, 2024
Welcome to the SEC… pic.twitter.com/fBy9zEKvGW
— Vandy Recruiting 𝕏 (@Vandy_Recruits_) July 1, 2024
We are six “S-E-C” chants in at Toby Keith’s bar and it’s just after 8:30am
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) July 1, 2024
Happy Horns Down Day in SEC Country! pic.twitter.com/EFWy7FUj09
— Nathanael Rutherford (@Mr_Rutherford) July 1, 2024
Oklahoma and Texas are fake SEC states and I will never acknowledge them
— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) June 30, 2024
The SEC watching Oklahoma & Texas enter the conference…. pic.twitter.com/0Sv9uylKUi
— Jordan Moore (@jordanmoore_21) July 1, 2024
I’ve seen enough. It’s time to kick Texas and Oklahoma out of the SEC.
MY COLUMN.
— Mark Nagi (@MarkNagi) July 1, 2024
Every SEC program represented on Oklahoma’s football stadium pic.twitter.com/vpo8vaQU8d
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) June 30, 2024
12 years ago today, the #12thMan officially became a part of the @SEC! Whoop! 👍 pic.twitter.com/GiAGfT6A7n
— Texas A&M University (@TAMU) July 1, 2024
Exactly 12 years ago #Mizzou joined the SEC and Oklahoma and Texas spent years blaming Missouri for the destruction of college sports. Today, the Sooners and the Longhorns officially become members of the SEC.
— Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) July 1, 2024
OU IS OFFICIALLY apart of the @SEC now!! And NOPE………. My energy don’t switch!! It’s @OU_Athletics vs EVERYBODY!! ALL YALL WEAK TO ME!! 🤷🏾♂️ Same energy for me!! BRING THE SMOKE!! pic.twitter.com/0Pcon1RVGn
— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) July 1, 2024
Oklahoma and Texas are officially members of the SEC.
Tennessee is a combined 2-5 against both programs all-time, but two of the Vols’ six national championship-winning seasons ended in wins over the Sooners (1938) and Longhorns (1950). pic.twitter.com/CcLH6ytwF8
— 𝙽𝚘𝚊𝚑 𝚃𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚘𝚛 (@ByNoahTaylor) July 1, 2024
3 years flies by. Texas and Oklahoma are officially SEC schools!!! pic.twitter.com/PQMRE38SdT
— Kyle Umlang (@kyleumlang) July 1, 2024
This is wild. @TexasLonghorns campus is PACKED with people coming to celebrate the introduction to the @SEC. pic.twitter.com/I24T5oqEjQ
— Chris Gordy (@ChrisGordy) July 1, 2024
Texas and Oklahoma are officially SEC members.
Here’s a look at what the Longhorns and Sooners bring to the table:
-How TX & OU Compared to UT Last Season
-Tennessee’s All-Time Record vs OU/TX in football, basketball, women’s basketball, and baseballhttps://t.co/0ai8mM2QuE— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) July 1, 2024
There’s Only One ☝️#OUDNA x @SEC
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) July 1, 2024
A new era has arrived 🤘@TexasLonghorns x @SEC pic.twitter.com/8LRM3rl0GI
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) July 1, 2024
