It might come down to what the Pac-12 decides to do in regards to any expansion. They are losing their main rival, potentially to the Big Ten, but does the Big Ten want the Wildcats? I’d wager no. Would the Mountaineers try and get into the ACC? What about K-State? They seem to be kind of an odd man out here. Schools like Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, West Virginia and the rest of the Texas schools ( TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor) need to figure something out too. It would appear that the Jayhawks are already being proactive about their prospects. KU has a call set up with the Big Ten.- Mike Vernon July 23, 2021 None of the remaining schools are “name” athletic brands, outside of Kansas men’s basketball (but their sad sack football program brings them down several notches), so there will have to be some package deals worked out. To go along with the answer to the first question, I think all of the Big 12 schools will “leave” the conference. The Big Pac-12 has a nice ring to it, no? Which other Big 12 schools will leave the conference now that the two best football teams, and brand names, have moved on? The best option? Maybe trying to take all of the Texas schools leftover and Oklahoma State and merge with the Pac-12. What schools could you even convince to join the conference at that point? Would Cincinnati be interested? UCF? Bring Mizzou or Texas A&M back from the SEC because they’re pissed that Texas and OU joined the SEC? None of those seem likely at all. Losing the two best football programs, two top men’s basketball programs, one top volleyball program (Texas) and two respectable women’s basketball programs in the conference does not exactly scream CONTINUED VIABILITY to me. ![]() I’ll be perfectly honest with you, I don’t see any scenario where the Big 12 survives this move. What will the Big 12 do to survive (will it even be able to)? Let’s try and answer these questions one by one. What will the Big 12 do to survive (will it even be able to)? Which other Big 12 schools will leave the conference now that the two best football teams, and brand names, have moved on? What will the Big Ten do to try and keep up with the SEC? Is this the beginning of the end for regional college athletics conferences that have ancient rivalries and silly traditions and local bragging rights on the line? Texas & Oklahoma will notify Big 12 next week of intention to leave the league, sources told “The feeling is they’ll then notify (the SEC) next week (to officially apply for SEC’s league membership),” source said- Brett McMurphy July 23, 2021
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