NY Times sports reporter Pete Thamel Tweets:

"Big 12 AD confirms to the NY Times that Texas is on cusp of committing to Big 12. He said, 'The musical chairs will stop.'"

Based on what? You have to think that any of the North schools that have received formal offers would have jumped by now ---- two already have done so. If any conference coveted either MU or KU, that conference would have offered, knowing that the schools' ties to the Big 12 were tenuous at best.

I'd like to think that all three local schools end up in a major conference, but without the Big 12, I'd say it's a crapshoot.

OU gets an invite because of the Texas rivalry and their own history. OSU and TT are Tier 3 academic institutions, they're not getting in on their own merits. Stanford, Cal, USC, etc. only let those 2 in if UT and OU's ability to come to the PX is tied to those schools following.

Besides Texas, the southern schools were only on 1 of the approved expansion scenarios.

TV markets and academics would carry Mizzou. Plus, they have a solid fan following, as evidenced by football attendance numbers.

KU? Why, basketball, of course.

KSU would go to the MWC. Decent football conference and wouldn't be the end of the world for KSU, IMO. I know, I know, Wildcats. That's easy for me to say b/c I don't have a vested interest.

fyp

Let's be honest here, ok?

"In a concession to Texas, schools get an unequal distribution of television revenue and have the opportunity to develop its own network."

WTF? Would the other schools go for this? Talk about being someone's bitch-boy.
Would the other schools be allowed to make their own schedules or would they need to run them by UT for sign-off?

Yeah, I think they're definitely in a more precarious position. But the Big East would be the absolute fall-back, IMO.

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An announcement that a remodeled Big 12 will survive with a new television deal could be announced as early as Monday, sources say.
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All 10 schools remaining in the Big 12 are are at the table working on a deal that would save the league, sources tell Orangebloods.com.
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Not to mention, MU "academics" have NOTHING to do with this equation, which was the other part of my - fyp

Yea thats what i dont get, of course im sure they are willing to be Texas' Bitch than to be in the MWC

For the record I think KSU football will do quite well in the MWC if that were to happen.

KU football in the Pac 10..... ummmm, errr

Is that a serious question? They would do it because the alternative (MWC?) offers even less revenue than the unequal distribution of this new format. Sure, pride takes a hit here, but reality is reality.

I think KSU football would do quite well in the MWC, but I think basketball would suffer from the lack of revenue.

If you want a good laugh every now and then follow Iowa State's Womens Basketball coach Bill Fennelly on twitter.

http://twitter.com/ISUCoachFen

Heck, if you discount U$C and their cheating ways, the MWC has been on par with the Pac 10 the last few years. The last couple of years the MWC has been better in basketball too.