There is no conspiracy here, just economics at work.
Has to do with supply and demand. There is a LARGE licensing fee for any "officially" licensed product, and since we're in Oklahoma, you can figure that's the first two.
You get enough of your friends, we'll all buy one.
I told 'em I wanted one half OU (Class of '77) and half USC (Class of '88) but they laughed at me.
I'm sure if you prepurchase enough of them, they'll me MORE than happy to help you out.
Smokin'