Personally, I was very happy with the SEC we joined ( as I was also happy with much of the B12 as it existed, with the exception of the divisions makeup).
The conferences made sense. Now, they just seem so bloated. There can only be one conference champion. Arkansas has been in the SEC for 30+ years and hasn’t won it yet ( 4 CCG appearances). UTenn hasn’t won since 1998 ( coincidentally A&M’s last title as well). I can see a future where you have 3-4 blue bloods that get stuck in the middle for decades, sorta like UNL is right now. 1999 was their last, 24 years and counting and it may not happen for them ever again. I know OU fans have plenty of high expectations ( and a little hubris ) but seriously it only takes a few years of mediocre coaching and bad leadership and your program will be in a deep hole that’s hard to get out of. How happy is OU and its fans going to be when they hit 20-25 years with no conference titles. Has that ever even happened before in their history?
All the signs point to the SE US being the power center for football. Bama, UGA, UF.LSU is on that list also with 3 MNCs this century.