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[QUOTE="longtimefan, post: 21238, member: 212"]
With the decision by the Pac-12 to stand pat (not bow to Texas?), the landscape has changed.

The ACC, SEC (with MO?) and Big 10 can stand pat, as the Pac -12 has.

But the Big 12 and Big East continue to be unstable.

I think the key is UT vs OU in the Big 12. Can they continue to co-exist? OU has announced that they are willing to remain in the Big 12, with some major modifications, the chief of which seems to be reining in the LHN. But Texas has shown that they aren't willing to give much ground on that issue. So what can OU do if the Longhorns aren't willing be more of an equal partner? The west is shut off. Despite the Sooners'
major brand, I don't think the Big 10 would be interested, especially with OKSt being part of a package deal. But how about the SEC? As the most powerful football conference, they certainly don't need another big time program, and they have already secured entry into the Texas market. So what choice does OU have but to continue to be UT's lapdog?

Now, if Missouri does, in fact, leave: is the Big 12 willing to continue as an 8-team conference? If not, who are the replacement candidates? This where the Big East may get involved. If the Longhorns want to add a couple of teams, everything might be blown up again. And the BE will look like a pile of rubble.
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