I know most here are fottball fans only but the big 12 cannot survive on football only. I don't know but I would guess tha BSU does not have baseball and since the big 12 only has 10 baseball teams the loss of Mizzou and Neb would be back down to 8 teams. If you think you don't need any other sports besides football better check the top 25 in baseball right now. SEC!

Yeah, sure. Baseball, tennis, track, and gymnastics. Those are the real money making sports. If it wasn't for football and basketball these other sports wouldn't exist at the college level.

Yes, it's a quandry. The schools that will want in the "12" will be schools that want the extra cash (which means that because of their current status they aren't getting much) while the "12" will want someone who brings the potential for more cash to the table. Regional schools in small markets,i.e. the Utah-Idaho schools, New Mexico, etc. won't cut it. The "12" are already limited by Baylor, Tech, OSU, the Kansas schools and Iowa State vis a vis "small markets." The more you look at it the more it becomes obvious that Texas and OU need better deals in this day and age when apparently big tv bucks are the largest deal maker. Obviously OSU is working hard at establishing national football "cred" but it may be too little, too late for them to command a spot in the SEC or an expanded "Big 10."