Big 12 and Pac 10 make 16 team mistake

Rumor Mill:

Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech, OKLA, OKIE ST, and Colorado are to join Pac 10.

I do not understand why the Big 12 would join a conference with a minor fan following.

(Force feeding the big TV markets is not relevant if the people do not watch football or basketball. ) The NFL finally realized this, now no team in Los Angeles.

Not to mention the late night home games when the PAC 10 teams think they need a win in Football and every basketball game. Texas football/basketball teams will be starting games at 920PM Austin time when they were getting up at 5 and 6 am two days before.

Why is the Big 12 reaching? Money?

What really makes me sick. There is "No" Tradition out west in the PAC 10.

Texas and Oklahoma should remain close to their southern roots and fan base.

They should either just recreate the SWC teams with the remaining Big 12 teams or do nothing.

Add - Houston, TCU, SMU and try for Arkansas. Maybe go after Arizona and/or Arizona State.

Then, when they win, (SWC and Big 8 were better than Big 12 combined) they will get the big contracts.

If not: Some teams should join forces with he SEC.

Tx, AM, Tech, Ok, Ok St, Fla St would create a 18 team mega force.

All with loyal fans, and the politicians in TX and OK are happy.

SEC

SE Div SW Div

Fla LSU

Fla St Tx

Aub TX AM

Ala TX TECH

Tenn OK

Ga OK ST

KY ARK

USC OLE MISS

VANDY MISS ST

3 NON-LEAGUE FOOTALL GAMES A YEAR.

Let the Pac 10 and Big 10 have anyone they want and it would not be relevant most years in football. The ACC would get almost as many Championship game appearances as the other two.

Texas is the only thing I see stopping this kind of a mega deal, they reportedly stopped TX AM and Texas of joining also during the addition of Arkansas to the SEC. The addition of adding Tech may force the to join.

Texas may have trouble playing with other AD's with the same political clout and money that they will see in the SEC. Ego Slap at Texas, Suddenly their stadium would be considered average at best and probably bottom third of SEC with Tech, Vandy, KY, MS State, Ole Miss.

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