Uhh. No, they didn't, judging by what's happening now.

This wouldn't be happening now if they had stayed.

Also, it will be a massive mistake for Texas especially to head to the SEC. They can't really compete in the B12.

If Oklahoma and Texas join the SEC it’s going to create a comedic free-for-all save yourself landscape for the rest of the teams.
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Disagree. Texas's constant flirtations with the PAC 10/12 back in the early 2010s is what led to this. After that why wouldn't the other schools GTFO and head for greener pastures.

Quality of the on-field product is just one facet of the whole picture.

Nebraska is in WAY better shape now than when they were in the B12. Way better.

It would be a massive mistake for Texas to leave the Big 12, period. They essentially run the conference right now. They'd have to actually share and collaborate if they joined another conference.

The teams that left left for good reason. The Big 12 is not a conference, it's a pyramid scheme.

Exactly.

Yeah they might not be as competitive in the BIG 10 but at least that conference is solid as a rock. I think we are headed to 3 or 4 large conferences, no more power 5, and in doing so they are going to govern themselves as a league. NCAA is nothing more than a playoff bracket and tournament organizer.

Not to make this political, but the driver in this is just as much COVID than it is TV contracts.

Not going to be a popular thing to say but I see no reason for the Big 10 to bring in KU. Not really adding much in regards to audience, basketball won't be a driving force as evidenced with the teams in the Big East, and KU is probably going to be saddled with KState.

AAU School as well. That along with the Basketball program would probably be enough to make them the most desirable. Assuming this leads to an arms race to 16 teams in each conference, of course.

What is happening now is the reason Missouri left when it did.

Texas was never going to commit to anything other than Texas. Missouri saw an opportunity to secure its own destiny/place, and took it.

Because this was always going to come around again. At some point, UT would decide it could get a better deal for itself elsewhere. And rather than risk getting stuck fighting desperately for a few spot in a new B1G or new ACC or new PAC.

The whole realignment scenario exposed just how fragile the Big 12 was. For the same reasons that led the Big 8 to expand in the 90s.

KU will be fine. Oklahoma and Texas will be fine. It's all the other schools that will be left scrambling. I feel for them and their fans.

:hmmm: Didn't Mizzou go to the SEC championship game in 2 of its first 3 seasons in the SEC?

If the Big 12 was such a joke of a conference that left teams "unprepared", why did a middling Big 12 team go over and have so much instant success?

Because we still had the same coaching staff and recruits without any turnover at that point. The SEC East was pretty weak the first couple seasons we were there with Georgia and Florida. It was like the Big 12 North. Make no mistake, Mizzou lucked into those championship games. They have always been a mid-tier team in football. Pinkel was way overrated by Mizzou fans. He was the Marty Schottenheimer of the Tigers program. Never won anything big, but a consistent winner toward the middle-top of the league. I do think the SEC move and Odom debacle slowed down what the end game was, but I think we’re starting to see what a good coach can do in the SEC with his recruiting already so the future is definitely looking much brighter for them now. They put together another promising season like last year and then get that top 20 recruiting class in here, the wheels could really get turning.

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Iowa State has the academic pedigree and the in-state relationship with U of I that could make them desirable to the Big 10. In fact, they might be the most likely candidate right now.

Yeah. Unless Iowa wants to block them for whatever reason KU and ISU just seem to make the most sense. Both AAU with a blue blood Basketball program and emerging football program respectively.