Texas will decide whether to take the money or create it

Your point that the SEC and Big Ten (because of their networks) have the upper hand with respect to poaching the cream of the Big 12 is valid.

But Texas is a big enough brand to move needles. Only Notre Dame is clearly a bigger brand. You can argue either way about Ohio State. But my view is that Texas is big enough (particularly when paired with one or three other schools) to help push the Pac 12's failing television deal over the top or make the ACC's plans viable.

Texas is never going to lack for money. So for Texas, a decision to leave the Big 12 may come down to whether it wants to get easy money while taking the back seat, politically, to Ohio State, Michigan etc., or Alabama, Florida, Georgia, etc. Or alternatively, whether it wants to go the ACC or Pac 12 where its brand strength is such that it not only can help generate comparable dollars, but also give Texas a seat at or near the head of the table along with UNC, etc.

In response to this post by Old Line Hokie

Posted: 05/13/2016 at 2:30PM

David Boren is backpeddling on Big XII Expansion -- HOO86 05/13/2016 02:24AM

When are folks gonna get that Boren's end game is to leave Big12? -- marcbvtgm 05/13/2016 7:18PM

He's just been getting his ducks in a row these past few years... -- Calamitous 05/14/2016 08:02AM

Exactly. It's so transparent, I can't believe people are still debating it ** -- marcbvtgm 05/14/2016 11:38AM

Oklahoma and Texas really don't want to be in an expanded Big 12, it's .. -- Old Line Hokie 05/13/2016 12:46PM

Texas will decide whether to take the money or create it -- Tailgate Guru 05/13/2016 2:30PM

Until Texas A&M left for the SEC, Texas was always keen on going west -- Old Line Hokie 05/13/2016 2:49PM

Probably, and UMASS applied for ACC Membership -- BigCrumpy 05/13/2016 11:03AM

You have to be sponsored to join the ACC. Can't just apply. -- HOO86 05/13/2016 11:22AM

Given the way the ACC bylaws are currently written -- VTHokie2000 05/13/2016 12:09PM

ACC has anti-discrimination policies. They cited them this week RE: HB2 -- HOO86 05/13/2016 12:19PM

Interesting because it could be a fine line between rejecting a -- VTHokie2000 05/13/2016 12:33PM

That isn't "discrimination" as defined today -- mrcaniac 05/13/2016 2:37PM

I believe all the current anti-discrimination laws are -- VTHokie2000 05/13/2016 3:35PM

Who knows -- mrcaniac 05/13/2016 9:27PM

That's got to make some schools in and out of the Big 12 nervous. Wonder -- Stech 05/13/2016 07:31AM

Making this so public enables opposition to organize. -- HOO86 05/13/2016 08:17AM

Getting a network with a max of only 20 Million potential subscribers in -- ChrisLords 05/13/2016 05:05AM

That same low population limits their value to other P5 conferences ** -- East Cobb Hokie 05/13/2016 11:50AM

They'd have to get Texas to let ESPN change LHN to Big XII Network -- HOO86 05/13/2016 09:12AM

Texas will decide whether to take the money or create it

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