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One thing that will be interesting to see... how much will the KC market be considered a "Big 12-2-1-1" market for college football once Missouri is gone?
For basketball, KU obviously has the coverage in the market. For football, it's obvious they don't (unless they're having a miraculous season).
Missouri is the big draw among the local schools for college football.
I don't know that KU/KSU get enough TV sets during college football season that the Big 12 will get credit for that TV market when it comes time to renegotiate the football TV deals. T-shirt KU fans don't care about football, and Nebraska has as big a college football fan presence in KC as KSU. With 2/3 of the metro's population outside the league's footprint, the Big 12 might be negotiating a football deal without big markets outside Texas.
That was what ultimately destroyed the SWC (no major TV markets outside Texas)...
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