(07-29-2019 06:08 AM)Gamecock Wrote:  My overly simplistic view:

-The SEC is a non starter because UT will never admit that A&M was right
-They would be too big of an outlier for the Big Ten and ACC
- Independence might work if they got a ND style deal with the Big 12 remains, to me this is the second most likely scenario

Overall though, the current Big 12 setup makes the most sense overal and continues to be their best path to the playoff

Your view is simplistic. But that doesn't make it wrong. It's sensible. Where I find fault with your view and so many others is in your first bullet: "UT will never admit that.... ". You are reading the mind of some imaginary person called UT. We see many posts that tell us, "Texas wants to be the big cheese ... ", "Texas must keep their in-state schedule... ", Texas this and Texas that...."

The decision about realignment will be made in a boardroom in Austin, or maybe a in Cayman Islands hotel. But it won't be made by this imaginary Texas guy. It will be made by academics from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and God knows where else. They will weigh the wishes of The Longhorn Loyal. They will get support and data from TV wonks, and financial oracles. It will be, primarily, a business decision. Not a cold, heartless, corporate style decision, but one that considers that Texas guy we read so much about. Egos, emotions, and public psychology will be secondary.