You must not remember the screwing the Big 12 refs gave A&M and Nebraksa a decade ago when they left. They probably screwed CU and Mizzou as well, but whatever.
Turnabout is fair play.
Entering SEC play with a coach on the hot seat is not a good place to be in. If your admin knew last year when they fired Tom Herman, and they did, they should have let him stay one more year.
The lone bright spot is that your recruiting will get much better, immediately once the entry date is determined. The stranded assets are no longer stranded. OU will probably remain about the same, which is still very good.