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Originally Posted by MacroGuru
The whispers will always be there and honestly I think as long as the big dogs stay put, the Big 12 will be fine. And if BYU hangs their hat on the Big 12 and it implodes, they will go the route they are now, independent.
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not only will the wispers be there, but it's pretty laid out now what everyone's options are.
OU is tied to OSU on any move and OSU will only go somewhere if OU leads them there. (only option at this point is BXII or lower)
TT is tied to UT and will only go with UT, and only if they too are accepted, which on thier own they are not wanted. (only option is BXII or lower)
UT will only move if they can keep TLN as it is. (Option is BXII or indy w/ olympic sports at a lower tier)
BYU would be safe throwing their cards into the BXII mess as long as they know what they are getting into ahead of time. Which is a conference that will have 4 stable members, themself, a group of 3-4 that may be interchanging (KU, KSU, ISU & Missouri) along with a possible 2 addons to make 12 in the future.
IF it all falls apart again they can go back to what they did this year.