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Re: Academics of the SEC are much better than academics of the Big XII.

List of reasons from this board that Texas will choose to not join conference X:

Brand control
Don't like SEC academics
Does not want to be treated as equals
Won't give up the power they have
ESPN's influence over Texas
Snobbery in Austin

I may have overlooked some. ESPN's influence over Texas is only as great as the LHN contract, which I believe allows Texas to move to another conference if the new conference is willing to buy-out ESPN. These others amount to less than a hiccup.
Texas will likely join the SEC or the B1G when the Big 12 flops. Oklahoma and Kansas are leaving. Texas will have also lost: Nebraska, Texas A&M, Colorado and Missouri. They could remain in the Big 12 and be the Supreme Emperor over a collection of leftovers with no monetary appeal to the TV networks. They would still be able to raise huge amounts of money thenselves, but will the UT administration be content living in a low rent neighborhood, when so much more is available to them.
When Oklahoma moves, there will be intense interest from the other conferences and TV networks. UT's bargaining power will never be greater. If they decide to stay where they are, the other conferences will find equalibrium without Texas. Texas might be accepted by any conference in the future, but the urgency of the suitors will have waned.

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Posted: 06/27/2017 at 01:48AM

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TO: Schools have expressed interest in joining B1G -- nebraskafaninwi 06/23/2017 8:06PM

So Tom Osborne admits 3 could be in play, that's 17, might as well be 18 or -- Stech 06/26/2017 12:48PM

Nebraska has long wanted the rivalry game to resume. -- DanNUandVT 06/27/2017 08:37AM

The three are easy to guess, OU, KU and UT -- dayooper 06/26/2017 1:16PM

"If" they go to 4 divisions, 20 could work and with 18 you can still do 2 -- Stech 06/26/2017 5:29PM

There are only so many "desirable" schools left to be had -- dayooper 06/27/2017 11:40AM

No double dippin' -- UCHusky90 06/27/2017 11:20AM

Re: No double dippin' -- dayooper 06/27/2017 11:37AM

WRT TT, I am not sure Lubbock and El Paso markets -- VTHokie2000 06/27/2017 12:40PM

Texas Texas tech tcu -- Mercury 06/27/2017 8:17PM

I am not sure the Big Ten has any interest in adding more than 2 TX schools -- VTHokie2000 06/28/2017 10:22AM

Schools interested in joining P5 conferences? Shocking! -- Wolfman 06/24/2017 11:07PM

Wasn't obvious to me. Who? ** -- hokie-c 06/24/2017 11:11AM

Pretty much tells me they have given up on the ACC schools...Oklahoma and -- Stech 06/23/2017 11:21PM

I don't see Texas signing their rights away -- Mercury 06/26/2017 08:35AM

Re: I don't see Texas signing their rights away -- 33laszlo99 06/26/2017 11:38PM

California politicians may kill the Big XII-PAC 12 merger idea. -- HOO86 06/26/2017 7:35PM

I think any Big12 school except UT would -- 133193Hokie 06/24/2017 3:44PM

Yep, don't think the B1X gives any "special" treatment to schools -- EDGEMAN 06/25/2017 08:52AM

Texas does not like academics of sec -- Mercury 06/26/2017 08:37AM

Academics of the SEC are much better than academics of the Big XII. -- HOO86 06/26/2017 7:25PM

Re: Academics of the SEC are much better than academics of the Big XII. -- 33laszlo99 06/27/2017 01:48AM

Re: Academics of the SEC are much better than academics of the Big XII. -- Millpoint 06/26/2017 7:45PM

Texas will insist on keeping some of that anywhere they go. -- HOO86 06/26/2017 7:53PM

Oklahoma wants out more than Texas wants out of the Big 12. -- Stech 06/26/2017 8:06PM

Yes. And I think Kansas does as well. -- HOO86 06/26/2017 8:28PM

Nebraska really misses the Oklahoma game, it's a huge loss for both schools -- Stech 06/26/2017 8:42PM

Still thinking a solution/evolution is separating -- daveinop 06/27/2017 07:49AM

The separation can also lead to schools becoming members -- VTHokie2000 06/28/2017 11:04AM

Revenue goes in one pile regardless of source. The conferences only own -- daveinop 06/28/2017 8:15PM

Even if Texas Tech is a member of the Pac-16 in football, -- VTHokie2000 06/28/2017 11:08PM

They probably wouldn't. my point is, it is contractually -- daveinop 06/30/2017 5:18PM

I understand a school can be a member of multiple conferences. -- VTHokie2000 07/01/2017 9:00PM

Ahhh. Yeah, that is unlikely. And the more I think about it -- daveinop 07/02/2017 11:09AM

If the other conferences Texas Tech is a member of own -- VTHokie2000 07/03/2017 3:28PM

Texas -- Millpoint 06/26/2017 11:08AM

Oklahoma and Kansas -- Millpoint 06/24/2017 2:57PM

Agreed most likely any change would be after the GOR expires. -- Stech 06/25/2017 08:05AM

GoR will collapse if schools announce they aren't going to renew. There -- daveinop 06/25/2017 11:58AM

If Kansas and OK left tomorrow, would the B12 still be paid for 12 schools? ** -- EDGEMAN 06/24/2017 07:02AM

Yes, until it runs out. They would expand with 2 ** -- nebraskafaninwi 06/24/2017 09:06AM

Big XIi contracts are terminated if below 10 members. -- HOO86 06/24/2017 08:52AM

The B12 GOR ends in 2025, however the B1G TV deal is up in 2023. -- seekoHoG 06/24/2017 3:28PM

Obviously it is the University of Buffalo.Just like the dude said years ago ** -- goldendomer 06/23/2017 10:26PM

He must attend JRsec land of delusional thinking ** -- nebraskafaninwi 06/23/2017 10:56PM

Who would that be? ** -- Herr Hokie 06/23/2017 8:18PM

Re: Academics of the SEC are much better than academics of the Big XII.

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