What's Going To Happen With The Big-12 Conference?

When the realignment for college football conferences started, the Pac-10 conference invited six major teams from the Big-12 to come West to join them. The Pac-10 would make up a "power" conference and become the Pac-16. Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns did not feel it was the right time for the Texas schools to move and go out West. Apparently at that time Mack Brown, Texas' coach was the savior of the Big-12 conference when they denied their invitation to move to the Pac-10.

Since that time the Texas Longhorns decided to get their own network and all that did was cause controversy with Texas A&M. Texas did not invite their rival Texas A&M to be a part of their Network. Texas A&M is going to move out of the Big-12 conference and put their application in, to join the SEC conference, which is the most powerful football conference in the nation. However, Friday the Oklahoma Sooners and Bob Stoops said, they like the idea going West and joining the Pac-12 conference. Oklahoma State also likes the idea, to join the Pac-12 conference.

Now the Big-12 is in jeopardy of disbanding as a conference. If both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State decide to leave the Big-12 conference, to move west. What will Texas and Texas Tech do? The Big-12 currently consist of ten teams. Colorado has already moved to the Pac-12 conference and Nebraska moved to the Big-10 conference. Texas A&M is all but gone, but will join the SEC or another conference in 2012.

The Texas Legislature is now in the mix and is concerned that the Big-12 conference will be disolved. The Texas Legislature does not think it would be in the best interest for Texas to be in a conference without major competition in the Southwest. The Texas Legislature does not want to tell Texas or Texas Tech what they should do. They want both schools to do what is in the best interest for their schools. It has been said, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could make up their mind as early as three days or three weeks. However, the decision both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will be very soon. If both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State decided to move west, Texas and Texas Tech may not have much of a choice.

Will the Pac-12 end up getting what they wished for?

Being the Pac-16 and becoming a power conference.

The concern from Mack Brown, was the preperation for conference play, being in extremely different time zones. How will it affect each teams preperation? How would it affect each teams travel? Mack does have some valid points. College football is already doing that for non-conference games. For example Oregon had to travel to Arlington, TX to play LSU, UCLA traveled to Houston.

"In my opinion, i think the preperation is the same, you just adjust to it." I don't think it's any different when basketball teams prepare for games across the United States.

"For example UCLA played Texas in Austin, TX last year. Texas is playing UCLA in Pasadena, CA this year." What's the difference? Each teams preperation should not be any different in non-conference games no matter where the game is played. It happens all the time.

"The only difference is there will be playing in the same conference, but in two different time zones."

Texas A&M is going is wanting to play in the SEC, all those schools are on (EST).

"Texas quit being "babies" and be a part of the Pac-16 "Power" conference." If you can't handle it we will understand. Texas Tech decision will probably be affected by what Texas decides to do.

"However, the Pac-16 is coming more into fruition, the answer now lies on the Longhorns decision."