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[QUOTE="RASWVU, post: 293450, member: 2285"]
That was the whole reason that the GOR was put in place.  Who can afford to walk away from their media rights for 6 years? 
 
Let's say Texas does decide to bolt. Does the Pac 12 welcome them with open arms, knowing that they cannot include the rights to Texas home games in their TV package for 6 years? Do they include Texas in their conference revenue sharing, when they are not bringing in any TV revenue for that period of time? Would Texas agree to play in the Pac 12 for 6 years without getting any Pac 12 money?
 
What about those left behind in the Big12? They would suddenly be spltting a $200 million/year pie 9 ways instead of 10. For each additional member that left, the pieces of that pie would keep getting bigger and bigger. Essentially, the remaining members would have to have 2/3's majority vote to disband the conference and abandon that $200 million a year, for the GOR to become meaningless. 4 current B12 members could prevent disolution of the conference, and so long as the conference exists there is that $200 million per year war chest to use in attracting new members.
 
Sure, that could all happen, but why in the world would Texas, or any other b12 member sign on to the GOR if they were thinking about leaving? Why wouldn't they just refuse to sign it, like Missouri and A&M did, and negotiate a buyout instead?
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