If Oklahoma and Texas leave the SEC, who should join the Big12?

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

Here are the top contenders:

Houston
UCF
Cincinnati
Memphis
SMU
Boise State
San Diego State
Nebraska
BYU
Iowa
Notre Dame (if they no longer want to be independent)

Analysis: Breaking down top candidates to join the Big 12 if Texas, Oklahoma jump to SEC

With talk that Oklahoma and Texas have made overtures to join SEC, USA TODAY Sports breaks down likely candidates who could be invited to join Big 12.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Montalban]

Here are the top contenders:

Houston
UCF
Cincinnati
Memphis
SMU
Boise State
San Diego State
Nebraska
BYU
Iowa
Notre Dame (if they no longer want to be independent)

Analysis: Breaking down top candidates to join the Big 12 if Texas, Oklahoma jump to SEC

With talk that Oklahoma and Texas have made overtures to join SEC, USA TODAY Sports breaks down likely candidates who could be invited to join Big 12.

www.usatoday.com

No one. It will collapse without them and go into the history books like the southwest and the Big East

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

What Big XII? There won’t be one.

 

[JohnShadows]

From that list, the best gets are Houston and Cincinnati. That's after excluding Nebrasks, Iowa and Notre Dame (no way they'll do it).

 

[Fountain City Blues]

There is absolutely no use for the Big 12 at this point. Needs to die. Everyone with a pulse/options is going to scurry to either the BIG/ACC/PAC-12

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Here are the top contenders:

Houston
UCF
Cincinnati
Memphis
SMU
Boise State
San Diego State
Nebraska
BYU
Iowa
Notre Dame (if they no longer want to be independent)

Analysis: Breaking down top candidates to join the Big 12 if Texas, Oklahoma jump to SEC

With talk that Oklahoma and Texas have made overtures to join SEC, USA TODAY Sports breaks down likely candidates who could be invited to join Big 12.

www.usatoday.com

They’ll probably merge with some mid tier conference like the Mountain West or CUSA.

 

[Gatorchip]

If Oklahoma and Texas leave the SEC…​

 

[Duckboy33]

I think UCF and Cincy would be obvious additions for now. Houston, Memphis, BYU and SMU could make sense as well.

 

[BamaDude]

If Oklahoma and Texas leave the SEC, who should join the Big12?​

Nobody. The rest of the league will be parceled out amongst the remaining conferences.

 

[Kaplony]

What Big XII? There won’t be one.

I think there will be, unless the schools left behind all panic, or the SEC was just the first to act in a planned carve up of the conference.

Even with the two tent poles leaving the Big XII still holds advantages over the G5 conferences. Contracts with high prestige bowls, they are still one of five "autonomy" conferences, and until the next contract they get a larger piece of the playoff payout than the G5 conferences. They should be able to attract any number of the stronger G5 schools to cobble together a conference that while it wouldn't be anywhere near it used to be would still be a clear step above the AAC and MWC.

 

[BamaDude]

I think there will be, unless the schools left behind all panic, or the SEC was just the first to act in a planned carve up of the conference.

Even with the two tent poles leaving the Big XII still holds advantages over the G5 conferences. Contracts with high prestige bowls, they are still one of five "autonomy" conferences, and until the next contract they get a larger piece of the playoff payout than the G5 conferences. They should be able to attract any number of the stronger G5 schools to cobble together a conference that while it wouldn't be anywhere near it used to be would still be a clear step above the AAC and MWC.

Without Oklahoma & Texas, the Big 12 would be bypassed by the AAC in power & prestige, and would most likely pull in some of the former B-12 members, not vice-versa. The Vitamin League's negotiating power would drop precipitously with the loss of the Sooners & Longhorns.

 

[Duckboy33]

If Oklahoma and Texas leave the SEC, who should join the Big12?​

Nobody. The rest of the league will be parceled out amongst the remaining conferences.

Do you think the PAC, ACC or Big Ten are going to add any of the remaining teams? I'm not convinced they will

 

[JohnShadows]

Do you think the PAC, ACC or Big Ten are going to add any of the remaining teams? I'm not convinced they will

I could see Kansas, ISU or K-state in the B1G.

 

[JohnShadows]

College football realignment: AAC may look to poach Big 12 teams should Texas and Oklahoma exit, per report

The AAC would see its football presence increase with the addition of Big 12 schools

www.cbssports.com

 

[Payton]

Do you think the PAC, ACC or Big Ten are going to add any of the remaining teams? I'm not convinced they will

Again, now would be the time for the ACC to re-address admitting WVU…. After that, deliver an ultimatum to ND on full membership and if they refuse, find a logical 16th member, though not sure there is a good fit from the Big XII (even if athletically they’d be a help)

 

[BamaDude]

Do you think the PAC, ACC or Big Ten are going to add any of the remaining teams? I'm not convinced they will

If they want to try to keep up in the television rights arms race, then I could see the Big 10 adding Kansas & Iowa St. Neither school is as big a catch as Oklahoma or Texas, but they are the only two AAU teams left that they could get their hands on.

ACC would reluctantly at West Virginia & push Notre Dame to join for football.

The Pac would probably go after some combination of Texas Tech, Baylor, TCU & Oklahoma St., but at least half of those schools may end up in the AAC. The Pac might get two of them, and maybe Kansas St., to go along with some combination of BYU, Colorado St., and/or Boise St.

 

[JohnShadows]

Again, now would be the time for the ACC to re-address admitting WVU…. After that, deliver an ultimatum to ND on full membership and if they refuse, find a logical 16th member, though not sure there is a good fit from the Big XII (even if athletically they’d be a help)

WVU certainly seems like a natural fit.

If ND Doesn't join, try and get Maryland back (probably a no-go), then who?

 

[Kaplony]

Without Oklahoma & Texas, the Big 12 would be bypassed by the AAC in power & prestige, and would most likely pull in some of the former B-12 members, not vice-versa. The Vitamin League's negotiating power would drop precipitously with the loss of the Sooners & Longhorns.

Again, I believe that as long as the remaining Big XII schools have the advantages listed, most especially the fact that they are an autonomy conference and the AAC isn’t, they have the power. Add Houston, Cincy, Memphis & Boise and they’ve distanced themselves from both the AAC and MWC.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

LOL!

 

[JohnShadows]

LOL!

Texas should take that. They're not going to be anymore of a perennial contender in the SEC than they were in the B12. And #bottomline.