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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131664705" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p>Texas is quite happy being nearly as much the sole proprietor of the Big 12 as William Faulkner was of Yoknapatawpha County. Every Big 12 member is at the mercy of Texas. Even Oklahoma, with more football wins since World War 2 than any school, could not get admitted to the PAC without Texas also joining. </p><p></p><p>The Texas arrogance is not going to shuffle under the leadership of Ohio State and Michigan.</p><p></p><p>Assume that there is a college football move that would only have 4 major conferences and was about to declare that Texas must leave the Big 12.</p><p></p><p>Texas would try to persuade the ACC to grant it the same deal that Notre Dame has: full membership in all sports sponsored by the ACC except football, with five-eights membership in football. Texas would prefer that arrangement for two reasons.</p><p></p><p>The first is that pulling it off would mean Texas has proven that it is fully the equal of Notre Dame. </p><p></p><p>The second reason is that perhaps the only way the Longhorn Network can succeed is if it can show at least three or four Texas football games per year. And the only way that can happen is if Texas is no more than a partial member of a conference in football and not part of the league's TV deals for football.</p><p></p><p>Would the ACC make such a deal? Of course, because the league's full football members would gain a good deal in both national TV interest and ability to recruit, especially in the Lone Star State, by playing Texas five games per season.</p><p></p><p>Texas is not joining the Big Ten. Not now, not next year, not the year after, not when the Big 12 GOR expires.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is the Big 12 will be a Major conference as long as Texas wants it to be, and there is no sign Texas does not want it to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 131664705, member: 1112294"] Texas is quite happy being nearly as much the sole proprietor of the Big 12 as William Faulkner was of Yoknapatawpha County. Every Big 12 member is at the mercy of Texas. Even Oklahoma, with more football wins since World War 2 than any school, could not get admitted to the PAC without Texas also joining. The Texas arrogance is not going to shuffle under the leadership of Ohio State and Michigan. Assume that there is a college football move that would only have 4 major conferences and was about to declare that Texas must leave the Big 12. Texas would try to persuade the ACC to grant it the same deal that Notre Dame has: full membership in all sports sponsored by the ACC except football, with five-eights membership in football. Texas would prefer that arrangement for two reasons. The first is that pulling it off would mean Texas has proven that it is fully the equal of Notre Dame. The second reason is that perhaps the only way the Longhorn Network can succeed is if it can show at least three or four Texas football games per year. And the only way that can happen is if Texas is no more than a partial member of a conference in football and not part of the league's TV deals for football. Would the ACC make such a deal? Of course, because the league's full football members would gain a good deal in both national TV interest and ability to recruit, especially in the Lone Star State, by playing Texas five games per season. Texas is not joining the Big Ten. Not now, not next year, not the year after, not when the Big 12 GOR expires. Bottom line is the Big 12 will be a Major conference as long as Texas wants it to be, and there is no sign Texas does not want it to be. [/QUOTE]
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