We are the way we are because since Texas can remember they’ve wore the big bad evil empire label, really for very little reason at all.
Up until the news broke that Texas was heading to the SEC, Texas had been in 2 conferences (SWC and Big 12) since 1915. Yet anywhere you go Texas is this evil entity pillaging college athletics that leaves conferences destroyed in its wake.
I’ll say similarly to what Huckleberry was saying, just like the Big 12s lack of leadership, Texas biggest issue under Dodds is he just didn’t give a fuck about Texas public perception. Oklahoma and Nebraska were more selfish than Texas and OU during their time in the Big 12 and Dodds pretty much just stood there and let them slander Texas in the court of public opinion and didn’t do a damn thing to combat it simply because they (Texas administration) were arrogant. I think this current administration led by Del Conte had enough of the rest of the schools biting the hand that fed them and took their ball to the SEC and said good luck, will give you a real reason to hate us. Not saying you have to love us, genuine hate and passion between the white lines is what makes college sports great, but the hate for Texas amongst the Big 12 schools ran way deeper than that and much of it was based on the bullshit spewed by the 4 schools that left (mainly NEB and A&M)
Iowa isn’t as worthless as you think they are if you see past the hate. Iowa has only had two losing seasons since 2000 and have six 10 win seasons in that same time period. Iowa has been a pretty solid football program since 1980 especially when you look at the fact that they have been sandwiched by historical powers in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State.