Texas A&M has already informed the Big 12 that they plan to leave the conference after the 2012 season paving their own way to the SEC. Wednesday, SEC officials unanimously voted to have A&M join their ranks.
However according to SI.com’s Andy Staples Baylor is now threatening legal action to keep the Big 12 intact, which makes sense. You have to figure that if and at this point when the Big 12 becomes extinct Baylor may have trouble finding its way into a conference that’s going to continue to bring in money for their own program.
You have to ask yourself though, is Baylor acting alone? My guess would be no.
The program with probably the most to lose in the Big 12 breakup is Texas and their newly formed Longhorns Network. This is especially the case when you look at Texas options or lack thereof to go to another conference and still keep their network.
Now obviously if the Big 12 sticks around, Texas gets to keep the network considering it was established in the Big 12. BUT, if Texas were to make a jump to the Pac 12, SEC or even Big Ten you can probably safely bet that they would have to give up the network. Or they could join the ACC or Big East, keep the network then go through this same thing in a couple of years when those conferences are threatening to fold.
In the end though, Baylor’s lawsuit will fail, Texas A&M will join the SEC and the Big 12 will be one step closer to death.
Source: SI.com
