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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 290831, member: 622"]
Larry Scott is limited in what he can do by the Pac 12's standards: No religiously affiliated schools (Yeah, USC was founded by Methodists, but nobody should confuse USC with seminary), High level academics, Graduate research, and No military related schools (TAMU is the largest ROTC school but that really is not their focus).  Thus, the only real schools the Pac 12 would be interested in are UT, Kansas, K-State, and Iowa State.  They would take OU, OSU (Okie Dokie State) and TTech (or T-Blech as it is known down here) to get Texas, but without Texas, none of these three has a chance.  Baylor, BYU and TCU are out.  Boise St. lacks academics and research.  Texas will not go to the Pac 12 unless they can keep the LHN or if it should fail and be done away with, they might reconsider.
 
Could the Pac-12 take Kansas, Kstate, Iowa State and hold their noses and take AFA, or someone else?  That remains to be seen.  I don't think those markets are sufficient to warrant the Pac 12 making that move.  Could they talk to the first three and force Texas' hand?  I don't think they can do that.  Texas has a mind of their own and they would simply reload the cannon fodder with (pick any 3-4 schools).
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