It's possible the Big 12 is waiting on potential ACC targets, but if the SEC and Big Ten split the ACC up with 4 or more each then the Big 12 will be limited in its growth opportunities. Mostly because the ACC targets after 8-10 have been taken are pretty paltry. If there were that many great targets then an ACC Network would be a no-brainer. I think the only real shot the Big 12 has is if the other leagues aren't willing to go beyond 16.

My opinion has been that both the ACC and the Big 12 will fail. There are too few good products in the Big 12 and the ACC has a host of issues. I think it would be hard for them to fail at the same time, but that's assuming the Big 12 GOR is much tougher. Obviously, there's debate about that.

We know that 8 are necessary to disband the league and break the GOR. It might be prudent to place all 10, but that wouldn't be terribly beneficial except for one league or maybe 2. So the incentive there is significantly less. I'm intrigued by the idea that the GOR could be broken with 5 or 6 teams leaving at the same time with the theory being that any future contract would be so devalued that the remaining members would play ball and not take the thing to court. Of course, that's a rumor from the Twitter mafia and the track record of reliability isn't great.

If the ACC crumbles first...and if the following moves are the more likely ones...

SEC takes Florida State, Georgia Tech, Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Louisville...

Big Ten takes North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, and Syracuse...

Notre Dame stays independent for now...

I suppose you could see the Big 12 grabbing Pitt and Miami and maybe throw in Cincinnati and UConn as well to increase their lot. I don't see that lasting long though. Eventually, the league is going to crumble. Assuming viewers are imminently more valuable by this time than markets, could we actually see the 2 major league expand again?

If it's not a host of schools moving to the PAC then maybe this?

Oklahoma moves to the SEC for a final total of 21. You get 3 divisions of 7 and one team always has a BYE week during conference play.

Big Ten adds Kansas and UConn to finish off an unbelievable basketball league. They stop at 20 unless Notre Dame comes calling.

The PAC finally responds by adding a few respectable brands that increase their overall viewership and tap the Central Time Zone...Texas Tech, TCU, Houston, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Iowa State...

Texas goes independent. They along with Notre Dame affiliate with a leftover league.

A leftover league emerges that focuses on basketball...Baylor, SMU, Memphis, Miami, UCF, USF, East Carolina, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Temple, and Boston College