(11-16-2017 11:35 AM)HHOOTter Wrote:  

(11-16-2017 10:22 AM)OdinFrigg Wrote:  If, assuming here, that OU and the SEC would bond around 2023/24, the SEC would seek a plausible another to the east. Recognizing no ACC option would be available at the time, there is only one high profile, contiguous choice: West Virginia. Even that may not be met with enthusiasm.

Robert Allen, Long Time Okie St "insider"
Claims that OU & Okie St
have an SEC "offer" on the table.

IF, a HUGE IF,
IF that scenario played out,
supposedly, Bama & Auburn
would agree to move to the SEC East
& Mizzu would move back to the SEC West.

Don't B surprised
when it is all said & done
on future TV/Cable/Streaming contracts
Big 12 stays as is.....

The bold font above ^ states the primary reason why the B12 isn’t viable long term: It cannot increase its value because of myopic leadership, which caused certain schools (like Louisville which OU has never gotten over losing) to become unattainable. The last B12 expansion fiasco clearly indicated that the networks aren’t willing to pay more for G5 expansion. Moreover, the B12 is not in the position to raid another “Power” conference. Thus, its future fate is inevitable—unable to maximize future TV/Cable/Streaming….

In addition to this, UT and OU are not going to stay in a conference while former B12 members are making approximately $50 mil in TV revenue alone in the B1G and SEC. Despite making less $$, CU is content with being in the PAC 12. Furthermore, the ACCN will eventually propel the ACC past the B12 financially. Consequently, when the ACC surpasses the B12 financially, certain marquee schools in the B12 will consider other options in my opinion.

Nevertheless, I doubt that the B12 will totally dissolve because there are too many schools in the AAC and MWC which would eagerly join a rebuilding B12. What happens to WV will determine which conference (the AAC or MWC) gets decimated. Therefore, this thread should be entitled: Will the AAC or MWC eventually dissolve