Was rereading
this article from last year.
Last year, when the Big 12 looked like it was about to fall apart, Kansas made a choice. They chose to have unequal sharing of departure fees from Nebraska and Colorado, and they chose to have unequal TV revenue sharing. (The fact this 2nd decision was changed this year does not change the fact that they had a choice last year).
However, Kansas had another option. Kansas, and Kansas alone, had the choice to jump to the Big East. The BE would have taken other teams in order to get Kansas, but Kansas was the prize.
If Kansas would have said "no" to unequal revenue sharing in the Big 12, it's safe to say that OU, OSU, Texas, and Tx Tech would have left for the Pac-12. A&M would have went to the SEC, and the Big East would have gained a bunch of new members: Kansas, KSU, Mizzou, and one of either Iowa State, TCU, or Baylor (and possibly all 6). Would Pitt and Syracuse have left to the ACC if this came to pass? Doubtful. The Big East would have been stable, with 12-14 BCS quality football teams and an even more formidable basketball lineup than before. Without Pitt or Syracuse in the ACC, the SEC could have taken a school they
really wanted for #14 out of the ACC (probably FSU or Va Tech) , rather than being stuck with Mizzou, who they still seem to have issues with.
As we all know, Kansas chose to stick with Texas. The question I pose to you is:
Do you think Kansas is regretting their choice now?
Kansas would have been in a football division with UC, UL, all of the new members. In basketball, their division would be with UC, UL, ND, Marquette, Depaul, and all the new members. So the geography would have been similar, but more midwestern-based rather than a Texas-based, with a few extra games in the big cities on the East Coast (where Jayhawk basketball is surprisingly popular).
Would they rather have their conference basketball tournament in Dallas or in Madison Square Garden? Would they rather be with Texas and OU, or with Mizzou and Big East basketball? Would they rather be considered a conference's crown jewel, or be bossed around by Texas? What do you think?