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<blockquote data-quote="topdecktiger" data-source="post: 131759546" data-attributes="member: 1459051">The point is, you don't have to see what the ACC looks like without Clemson, or what the SEC looks like without Alabama, because these schools aren't leaving the conference. Nobody is saying the remaining schools have &quot;no value.&quot; They are saying the value of the conference will be significantly diminished when Texas and Oklahoma leave, and that's true. Even Bob Bowlsby said that was 50% of the Big 12's value. That's not me saying that, or social media saying that. It's the commissioner of the Big 12 himself saying that.The issue with your argument is that playing some OOC games does not in any way make up for the loss of two programs. Again, that's why Bowlsby made that statement. Aside from that, you also can't overlook the fact that the remaining 8 schools are playing OOC games now. You aren't starting from zero. Some of that value is already factored in. That said, it's simply not realistic to suggest that simply playing OOC games brings that much value. If that was the case, then conferences wouldn't need to expand. They would just play more OOC games.Again, nobody is saying the remaining schools have no value. The problem is the conference as a whole loses a lot of value with Texas and Oklahoma. Even the commissioner says so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="topdecktiger, post: 131759546, member: 1459051"] The point is, you don't have to see what the ACC looks like without Clemson, or what the SEC looks like without Alabama, because these schools aren't leaving the conference. Nobody is saying the remaining schools have "no value." They are saying the value of the conference will be significantly diminished when Texas and Oklahoma leave, and that's true. Even Bob Bowlsby said that was 50% of the Big 12's value. That's not me saying that, or social media saying that. It's the commissioner of the Big 12 himself saying that. The issue with your argument is that playing some OOC games does not in any way make up for the loss of two programs. Again, that's why Bowlsby made that statement. Aside from that, you also can't overlook the fact that the remaining 8 schools are playing OOC games now. You aren't starting from zero. Some of that value is already factored in. That said, it's simply not realistic to suggest that simply playing OOC games brings that much value. If that was the case, then conferences wouldn't need to expand. They would just play more OOC games. Again, nobody is saying the remaining schools have no value. The problem is the conference as a whole loses a lot of value with Texas and Oklahoma. Even the commissioner says so. [/QUOTE]

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