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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129593518" data-attributes="member: 1428007">Back to the original post--OU against expansion now indicates they don't have long term intentions with the conference necessarily. The conference will go forward with the disadvantages of a guaranteed rematch and fall behind the Big Ten and perhaps the SEC financially as their networks pump up their revenues.Nothing to deliver a better tv contract in 2025 spells trouble.OUs fanbase has been turned against the BIG 12 from a deliberate and constant barrage of outside influence, and that is really all it takes.&nbsp; The Big Ten is the most likely target conference for that school--fully expect them to be offered in 2022 or so which will lead to Texas seeking other homes-most likely the Pac 12 since they basically have to get Texas or are in big trouble.&nbsp; OSU and Texas Tech and probably TCU have homes as a result.WVU has a more difficult situation as only the SEC and ACC are viable next conferences, but the ACC is having its own financial problems and the SEC is as likely to add OU and OSU as a group than OU and WVU.&nbsp; Schools like OU and Texas have clout and will likely try to pull certain schools with them.WVUs best bet should realignment tear up the BIG 12 would be UT, OU, OSU and Tech to the Pac 12.&nbsp; Then the Big Ten would likely go back to targeting ACC schools such as UVA, UNC, and GT.&nbsp; That could mean a new conference with the likes of FSU, Miami, Clemson and Louisville-- a nice base for a conference and those pining for the east get it.WVU has an SEC chance if Baylor and TCU are the competition.&nbsp; TCU is probably a lock but with Baylor's issues who knows how they'll look by the early 2020s</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129593518, member: 1428007"] Back to the original post--OU against expansion now indicates they don't have long term intentions with the conference necessarily. The conference will go forward with the disadvantages of a guaranteed rematch and fall behind the Big Ten and perhaps the SEC financially as their networks pump up their revenues. Nothing to deliver a better tv contract in 2025 spells trouble. OUs fanbase has been turned against the BIG 12 from a deliberate and constant barrage of outside influence, and that is really all it takes. The Big Ten is the most likely target conference for that school--fully expect them to be offered in 2022 or so which will lead to Texas seeking other homes-most likely the Pac 12 since they basically have to get Texas or are in big trouble. OSU and Texas Tech and probably TCU have homes as a result. WVU has a more difficult situation as only the SEC and ACC are viable next conferences, but the ACC is having its own financial problems and the SEC is as likely to add OU and OSU as a group than OU and WVU. Schools like OU and Texas have clout and will likely try to pull certain schools with them. WVUs best bet should realignment tear up the BIG 12 would be UT, OU, OSU and Tech to the Pac 12. Then the Big Ten would likely go back to targeting ACC schools such as UVA, UNC, and GT. That could mean a new conference with the likes of FSU, Miami, Clemson and Louisville-- a nice base for a conference and those pining for the east get it. WVU has an SEC chance if Baylor and TCU are the competition. TCU is probably a lock but with Baylor's issues who knows how they'll look by the early 2020s [/QUOTE]

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