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<blockquote data-quote="michaelwalkerbr" data-source="post: 131756011" data-attributes="member: 1601483">The Big 12 was far from desperate when the anti-UT schools left, they still had UT and OK. They could have stocked up on Big East leftovers like the ACC did without consideration of whether they could carry their own weight. That much is obvious. Otherwise the Big 12 would have taken WVU AND Louisville along with another Southwest school to reach 12. Possibly BYU. If taking WVU saved the Big 12 Conference the Mountaineers have even more value than I can see. Because of the GoRs it's very possible nothing else will happen until they expire. UT and OK have probably known they were going to the SEC for up to a year. A conference does not extend an invitation until they know it will be accepted. They don't even vote on asking a school informally if it would accept one until they have had a show of hands behind closed doors. There are no surprises.There is a very good chance UT and OK will be with the Big 12 a couple of more years however uncomfortable it may be. A GoR has never been overcome, no one has even tried. A millionaire could more easily defeat a prenup. Neither of us can possibly know what is going to happen even next week, but we certainly are on opposite ends of the spectrum aren't we? If we ever meet, the first round is on me as long as you cheer for WVU.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="michaelwalkerbr, post: 131756011, member: 1601483"] The Big 12 was far from desperate when the anti-UT schools left, they still had UT and OK. They could have stocked up on Big East leftovers like the ACC did without consideration of whether they could carry their own weight. That much is obvious. Otherwise the Big 12 would have taken WVU AND Louisville along with another Southwest school to reach 12. Possibly BYU. If taking WVU saved the Big 12 Conference the Mountaineers have even more value than I can see. Because of the GoRs it's very possible nothing else will happen until they expire. UT and OK have probably known they were going to the SEC for up to a year. A conference does not extend an invitation until they know it will be accepted. They don't even vote on asking a school informally if it would accept one until they have had a show of hands behind closed doors. There are no surprises. There is a very good chance UT and OK will be with the Big 12 a couple of more years however uncomfortable it may be. A GoR has never been overcome, no one has even tried. A millionaire could more easily defeat a prenup. Neither of us can possibly know what is going to happen even next week, but we certainly are on opposite ends of the spectrum aren't we? If we ever meet, the first round is on me as long as you cheer for WVU. [/QUOTE]

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