One columnist from the Kansas City Star thinks that the Big 12 will survive without Texas A&M as a 9 team conference.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/10/3069496/could-big-12-survive-more-shrinkage.html
Reasons...
Texas probably will not become independent
Oklahoma could begin their own TV network
Plenty of Texas fans in Houston
Unsure if anyone would leave with Texas A&M
-Missouri has sights on Big 10
-Oklahoma and Oklahoma State wish to stay together
-Same for Kansas and Kansas State (Kansas school fit in with the Basketball Big East, but are concerned about the travel costs.)
-Texas Tech and Baylor are not on the SEC radar
-Iowa State is outside of the SEC footprint
If only Texas A&M leaves, the Big 12 can invite BYU without a partner and remain at 10.
In other words...Texas A&M joins the SEC West, Georgia Tech or Clemson joins the SEC East. The ACC takes West Virginia, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati or Syracuse. The Big East takes Central Florida, SMU or Houston. Conference USA takes Louisiana Tech and the WAC...still can't get more football schools.
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