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<blockquote data-quote="DaHouse77" data-source="post: 129601724" data-attributes="member: 1050406">We'll see.&nbsp; Of the major conferences, the Big 12 is on the most unstable ground.&nbsp; It's precisely why all of this news broke about Big 12 expansion after the ACC announced its new network and grant of rights extension.&nbsp; I mean, just days ago, the Big 12 ADs insisted there wouldn't be expansion; now, it seems like a certainty...I'll just say this... Texas makes for unpleasant bedfellows.&nbsp; Oklahoma is a bit better, but still a bunch of jerks.&nbsp; They do what benefits them exclusively.&nbsp; If one of them decides it makes more sense financially to jettison the rest of the Big 12, they will.&nbsp; In fact, I think Oklahoma will finally tired of Texas and the lack of a network that they'll be the first to leave, which could start a domino effect.For your sake, I hope it doesn't happen that way.&nbsp; Yeah, I would be shocked if the Big 12 didn't expand by four.&nbsp; Per reports, the Big 12's contract with FOX and ESPN mandates them to increase their payout to the conference by $20-25M PER school.&nbsp; That's as much as $100M per year.&nbsp; Furthermore, the conference will not gives those new schools a full cut of that $20-25M.&nbsp; Instead, they will be relegated to junior member status.&nbsp; That all sounds good for now, Mountaineers.&nbsp; But contracts like that breed contempt.&nbsp; It's a big reason why Nebraska, Missouri, and Colorado left the Big 12 to begin with... The conference members don't like to operate as a single entity; instead, they act solely in their self interests.&nbsp; It doesn't make for a good long-term business relationship.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaHouse77, post: 129601724, member: 1050406"] We'll see. Of the major conferences, the Big 12 is on the most unstable ground. It's precisely why all of this news broke about Big 12 expansion after the ACC announced its new network and grant of rights extension. I mean, just days ago, the Big 12 ADs insisted there wouldn't be expansion; now, it seems like a certainty... I'll just say this... Texas makes for unpleasant bedfellows. Oklahoma is a bit better, but still a bunch of jerks. They do what benefits them exclusively. If one of them decides it makes more sense financially to jettison the rest of the Big 12, they will. In fact, I think Oklahoma will finally tired of Texas and the lack of a network that they'll be the first to leave, which could start a domino effect. For your sake, I hope it doesn't happen that way. Yeah, I would be shocked if the Big 12 didn't expand by four. Per reports, the Big 12's contract with FOX and ESPN mandates them to increase their payout to the conference by $20-25M PER school. That's as much as $100M per year. Furthermore, the conference will not gives those new schools a full cut of that $20-25M. Instead, they will be relegated to junior member status. That all sounds good for now, Mountaineers. But contracts like that breed contempt. It's a big reason why Nebraska, Missouri, and Colorado left the Big 12 to begin with... The conference members don't like to operate as a single entity; instead, they act solely in their self interests. It doesn't make for a good long-term business relationship. [/QUOTE]

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