Who's to say the Big 10 and/or Pac 12 aren't looking at some combination or all of Kansas, Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma? Missouri obviously doesn't fit in well with the SEC and wanted the Big 10 in the first place. The Big 10 is a research powerhouse and virtually prints money to its teams and could double what the Big 12 schools make over time.

What strikes me as odd in the Big 10 adding Maryland is that they could've gone after anybody - ANYBODY - in the ACC but they chose Maryland. Why get Maryland first when you can get UNC or Virginia instead? The lawsuit is a nasty deal and could come down on either side. But if it comes down on the ACC's side and the $50 million buyout is upheld why would the Big 10 risk it on Maryland instead of one of the other two schools? Delaney has shown to be the most shrewd and cunning commissioner in the business and it doesn't sit well with me he'd make a gamble on Maryland instead of a bigger school.

I know I know the GoR is supposedly infallible. But is it really? If the Big 10 were to offer the Big 12 schools don't you think they would all pool their resources to find a way out of it? Wasn't there some clause that if a certain number of teams all left at once the GoR is voided?

In this case it would leave Kansas State, Iowa State, WVU, Texas Tech, Baylor, TCU, and Oklahoma State out in the cold. The SEC, if it lost Missouri, would add either Oklahoma State, WVU, or maybe an ACC school. If the ACC lost a member it would add Navy for football only or WVU or UConn. The Big 12 would add Cincinnati and the two Florida schools to get back to 9 or 10, and maybe try for Colorado State and BYU or Boise which would make a halfway decent league.

I'm just throwing this situation out there, I have no sources so don't flame me.