The move to the Pac 10 would not be a good thing for the Texas teams. A&M will pitch hard for the SEC, IMHO. If the Texas teams go to the Pac 10, the Pac 10 coastal teams would quickly become the Big 12 North. USC will have a few down years due to the Bush thing, and few of the other schools have a consistently good program. Arizona and Arizona State don't really add anything to the mix for the Pac 10 South Division.
Being in the Waco area, and working the Baylor games, this is the only survival method I see for them. Unless they can tag onto the other schools, they'll never get an offer from a major conference. Kansas, Kansas State, and Iowa State have problems.
“USC will have a few down years due to the Bush thing”
Here we go again, blaming Bush!