[The Sons of Liberty]

i suspect this is just a stopgap for a year or two.

[OKSooner]

Clearly driven by a particular entity throwing its weight around, so yeah, I could see the same thing happening again in a few years.

Problem is there are only so many conferences, TV networks, and other schools to jerk around in this kind of deal. Those who have been paying attention will see this coming next time.

[Crimson Elephant]

Rumor is it is a long term deal...at least 7-8 years.

Then Texas may go independent. They used the PAC 16gazillion and the rest of the Big 12 like a kleenex to get what they really wanted, their own Texas regional network owned by the Longhorns. They get a conference they can really dominate now, got rid of that pesky championship game and they got half the schools to thank them for it. Also aTm, Tech and OU continue to follow Texas around like obedient little puppies.

The only person who saw through them was Tom Osbourne and Nebraska. Good for them.

[Le Chien Rouge]

i suspect this is just a stopgap for a year or two.

Agreed.

This is far from over.

No big 12 title games will mean less money.

[Ro_Thunder]

The Sons of Liberty wrote:

i suspect this is just a stopgap for a year or two.

Just like the SouthWest Conference; it was bandaided for a year (or two?), then folded, dissolved, and became part of the Big 12, and C-USA.