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<blockquote data-quote="michaelwalkerbr" data-source="post: 129559610" data-attributes="member: 1601483">Leverage to do what? Take their toys and go home? No program is irreplaceable by itself. Not Texas, Oklahoma or even Alabama. Texas is not currently a big enough draw on the road to support the LHN or even sell out Puskar Stadium. If two major draws leave a ten member conference it would indeed lose it's power 5 status.What makes Texas the 'main attraction' of the Big 12? The past? The athletic budget? Certainly not their drawing power in other stadiums. If you asked someone in the administration of ESPN if Texas was the main attraction of the Big 12 his honest answer would have to be, &quot;Lord, I hope not!&quot; at this point. Texas last glory days were seven years ago.&nbsp; I hope they come back!I do not understand all of this worrying about what Texas may or may not do. They have it made where they are and could NOT be competitive in the SEC or B1G at this time. WVU's athletic budget will top $100 million in the next three years. Isn't it a great time to be a Mountaineer?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="michaelwalkerbr, post: 129559610, member: 1601483"] Leverage to do what? Take their toys and go home? No program is irreplaceable by itself. Not Texas, Oklahoma or even Alabama. Texas is not currently a big enough draw on the road to support the LHN or even sell out Puskar Stadium. If two major draws leave a ten member conference it would indeed lose it's power 5 status. What makes Texas the 'main attraction' of the Big 12? The past? The athletic budget? Certainly not their drawing power in other stadiums. If you asked someone in the administration of ESPN if Texas was the main attraction of the Big 12 his honest answer would have to be, "Lord, I hope not!" at this point. Texas last glory days were seven years ago. I hope they come back! I do not understand all of this worrying about what Texas may or may not do. They have it made where they are and could NOT be competitive in the SEC or B1G at this time. WVU's athletic budget will top $100 million in the next three years. Isn't it a great time to be a Mountaineer? [/QUOTE]

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