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The other stray thought I had on this topic is that the Big12 seems to also be in danger of falling way behind revenue-wise compared to the Big10 and SEC.

I think a 20-ish team, football-only "Big Pac" conference would attract TV dollars on par with the SEC and Big10, and the Big12 schools just might be desperate enough to give it a try.

Could it actually happen? Give Kansas to the SEC (the conference wants more respect for its basketball), West Virginia to the Big 10 (the conference wants cred in the East)--and those conferences would still object tremendously. But I'm sure somebody with influence has at least thought about this.

[needle]

The other stray thought I had on this topic is that the Big12 seems to also be in danger of falling way behind revenue-wise compared to the Big10 and SEC.

I think a 20-ish team, football-only "Big Pac" conference would attract TV dollars on par with the SEC and Big10, and the Big12 schools just might be desperate enough to give it a try.

Could it actually happen? Give Kansas to the SEC (the conference wants more respect for its basketball), West Virginia to the Big 10 (the conference wants cred in the East)--and those conferences would still object tremendously. But I'm sure somebody with influence has at least thought about this.