(05-13-2016 12:37 AM)AntiG Wrote: in the next couple decades we'll probably see both OU and UT in the B1G. It'll start with OU which will destabilize and devalue the B12... Texas will then know the best thing to do for themselves is to be in a conference with Oklahoma and Nebraska, and the B1G money will make up for the LHN contract longterm.
I don't think it will happen. We tend to think of things from a midwestern perspective. First of all Nebraska isn't that big of a game to them and that is not meant to be negative to Nebraska. Regional games from OU and other schools from Texas are. Playing a lot of games against Texas schools for Texas recruiting.
I'm afraid Texas would be disadvantaged recruiting wise against Texas A&M with them being in a "southern" conference, whereas Texas in the B1G would be considered a northern or yankee conference.
I think if the Big 12 is dissolved through a movement to PAC 12 which I don't think they want anymore, again they wouldn't like A&M being in a southern league playing EST games where there is more press and Texas playing in a PST league with less press. I think it would take at least a pod of 6 and bringing 2-3 Texas teams at least. I would think they would make the PAC 12 merge and dump a couple of their lesser valued teams also.
I think its most likely either they finally get ACC teams after the B1G & SEC take 4-6 teams or there is some type of merger where Texas wants to take an equal number of teams from their region or old Big 12 to the ACC.
Finally, I think Texas realizes in the final outcome of expansion they will lose some political power, whether a reconstituted Big 12 or another league. But they don't want their region under represented whichever scenario it is, which makes it very hard for that to be the B1G.