(01-16-2019 03:52 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  Guys, always remember this. Texas has power issues, not financial ones.

There’s no money in the world that can convince Texas to go to another conference and be a team player. Why? They have money. Tons of it.

What Texas wants is to be in control. They like to dictate terms and conditions, be a decision maker from expansion to tv deals to league matters. They like to be surrounded by an entourage of yes schools. They won’t get any of that in the Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12. Oklahoma can throw a fit once in awhile but they’ve been quite successful in the Big XII. They can look at Arkansas, Nebraska and Texas A&M as a cautionary tale of what happens when you get away from Texas and join a stronger league with more resources. The last thing Oklahoma wants is to be Nebraska.

"What Texas wants is to be in control."

This is an outdated caricature. In days gone by, there were cattlemen/oilmen who had more money than they could ever spend, so their whims and will fell upon all those around them, far and wide. The local constable, judge and politicians were on the payroll. This is that guy you keep referring to as "Texas" who so badly needs to control his realm. These people still exist, but they will not be making the decision about the Longhorns and realignment.

The current University President is from Illinois, I think, and matriculated at Cornell. The rest of the Administration is equally exotic. They will consider football secondarily when the time comes.
Can you imagine that UT could watch Oklahoma and Kansas move to the B1G and remain entirely content to "control" the remaing seven dwarfs. Yes, they, alone, would decide whether we would see Memphis or Colorado State enter the Texas harem.

If Texas believes that Oklahoma is leaving the conference (very likely), then Texas will be proactive about making their own move.