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<blockquote data-quote="Greensboro" data-source="post: 1222912" data-attributes="member: 7536"><p>Generally agree with you that there are a lot of things that stand in the way & could prevent it from happening. But there are also a lot of cracks in the Big 12. I think any team not named Texas would take a B1G offer in a heartbeat barring internal politics , OK & Texas will find a landing spot, everyone else should and is scared. Even Texas/OK have room for some concern of missing the best opportunity when/if the conference crumbles.</p><p></p><p>OU academics are an issue for sure, but not sure they are that much different than NE and in the right scenario may be overcome, such as coming in with Texas.</p><p></p><p>IMO, market will become less significant and football reputation more important as cable moves to a la carte...I think Oklahoma is making is north of 30 million in TV money in Big 12, so they are finding enough following and they will draw crowds on the road, so I don't think market is an issue.</p><p></p><p>I heard rumors that OK came back to the B1G after the B1G said no to OSU/OU package in the last realignment and asked if they could get in without OSU, not sure if that is really true...but there will be politics to save OSU...but if t looks like the choice is OU going down with OSU then the conversation changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greensboro, post: 1222912, member: 7536"] Generally agree with you that there are a lot of things that stand in the way & could prevent it from happening. But there are also a lot of cracks in the Big 12. I think any team not named Texas would take a B1G offer in a heartbeat barring internal politics , OK & Texas will find a landing spot, everyone else should and is scared. Even Texas/OK have room for some concern of missing the best opportunity when/if the conference crumbles. OU academics are an issue for sure, but not sure they are that much different than NE and in the right scenario may be overcome, such as coming in with Texas. IMO, market will become less significant and football reputation more important as cable moves to a la carte...I think Oklahoma is making is north of 30 million in TV money in Big 12, so they are finding enough following and they will draw crowds on the road, so I don't think market is an issue. I heard rumors that OK came back to the B1G after the B1G said no to OSU/OU package in the last realignment and asked if they could get in without OSU, not sure if that is really true...but there will be politics to save OSU...but if t looks like the choice is OU going down with OSU then the conversation changes. [/QUOTE]
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