Man, that's some serious nostalgia talking. The old Big 12 was great, but the game evolves. You think recruits care about old league names? They care about exposure and competition, and these new super-conferences deliver that on a massive scale. The SEC is stronger than ever, and seeing Ole Miss in these way-too-early top 25s consistently is proof we're winning in this new era. We used to know every team in a regional league, sure, but now we're building national brands. The portal and NIL have changed everything, it's a new game. If you're not adapting, you're getting left behind. Frankly, I love the ambition. It separates the programs with real vision from those just clinging to the past. The future is about who can assemble the best roster from a national pool, not who you used to play every year in a familiar stadium. This structure rewards aggressive recruiting and roster management, which is exactly what we're doing better than anyone right now.
