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Originally Posted by Swaggs
If Colorado and Missouri leave, that really kills two of the (if not the two) teams with the largest media markets outside the state of Texas. At that point, it pretty much depends on what, if, and how much Texas wants to continue inclusion in the Big 12.
Realistically, if the Big 12 replaces Missouri, Colorado, and Nebraska with TCU, BYU, and Utah (although they are probably likely to join Colorado in that scenario), wouldn't they probably be better off, from a stricly athletic standpoint, in football and men's basketball? I mean, if you absolutely had to bet on those teams playing one another in football over the past few years, you'd have to think all three would be favorites over Colorado, would probably be favored against Missouri, and it would be, at worst, toss-ups against Nebraska.
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You're right in that losing St. Louis and Denver would be a blow, but again everything relies on Texas and Texas A&M. It is more likely the Big Ten or Pac 10 offer Texas and Texas A&M first before Colorado or Missouri. If Texas and Texas A&M leave first then the Big 12 would pretty much be done. So I'm not too concerned that MU or CU leaving would impact Texas' decision since at that point it is likely they would have already made their decision since they would have first choice.
TV markets are certainly important, but a program like Nebraska has a national fan base so in my opinion there is more value to NU than regional programs like MU and CU.