(03-09-2016 07:22 PM)JRsec Wrote:  The only ways to resolve the Big 12 are as follows:

1. Wait until the GOR expires and cherry pick.

2. ESPN grows a pair and the SEC adds Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa State and OSU and the ACC adds Texas, Baylor, Kansas State, and a 4th of their choosing. Or ESPN finally gets the SEC to take two and Virginia Tech and N.C. State while the ACC adds 6 for a western division.

3. FOX grows a pair and forces the Big 10 and PAC to divide them up. I just don't see FOX and ESPN amicably resolving this. One or the other is going to have to place 8 to get it done.

Pretty much. It will take 2 conferences, at least, to kill the B12 without drawn out courtroom drama. Scenario one is most likely to happen since it is hard to bet against the status quo backed by GoRs when dealing with university presidents, but 2 is much more likely than 3 due to the SEC and ACC being much more open to the types of schools they are willing to add and their strong partnerships with ESPN. Plus, it could convert an underachieving existing network (LHN) into a more profitable ACCN. The B1G and Stanford/Cal/UCLA might blackball enough schools from consideration, for academic standing or perceived academic freedom issues, that 8 might not be possible. Also, I think FOX is not interwoven with those conferences quite like ESPN has been with the ACC and SEC. Could be mistaken though.