No, I'm afraid we can't simply turn back the clock to 2010, 2020, or even two years ago, and while Texas and Oklahoma may be new neighbors and partners to our new and improved SEC, awkward and odd as it might be for Auburn, LSU, Georgia, and Ole Miss fans or "traditionalists" to accept it, Texas is indeed part of our larger Southern football family and sports collegiate conference. Culturally,.socio-political and historically, Texas has strong ties to the South as well.