(09-07-2017 02:12 PM)YNot Wrote:  If the SEC and PAC both invade and provide power landing spots for most of the B12, why do we think that both Oklahoma and Oklahoma St. will end up in the SEC?

Kansas brings tremendous value to the SECN, and the Kansas-Missouri rivalry has value. I don't think either the PAC or SEC would be content to double dip in Kansas and miss Oklahoma entirely, and vice-versa. If Oklahoma St. finds a home in the PAC, that is likely enough to permit Oklahoma to leave for the SEC (or vice-versa).

SEC
West: Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St., Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas
East: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina

-Adds football King, basketball King, contiguous AAU school, SECN gets Oklahoma and Kansas markets - adds rivalry.

PAC
Northwest: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, California, Stanford
Southwest: USC, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona St, Utah, Colorado
Central: Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma St., Kansas St., Iowa St.

- Adds biggest realignment prize, two AAU schools, PACN gets Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa markets. Texas controls its division.

Per the bolded portion above: Oklahoma really wants to play both Texas and Oklahoma St every year. That would require 2 OOC games should they be in a different conference from both which would likely be a big no-no for the Sooners. I would expect the Cowboys to be the more likely partner with Oklahoma in the SEC than the Longhorns. Having 1 OOC game with either Texas or Oklahoma St would likely be tolerable.