UConnDan97
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Don't think so.
The problems that the Big 12 has in expanding is their complete discord over divisions. They could not come to any agreements on structure.
What you pick up is that some do not want a North-South that almost ruined the Big 12. And that all of the Texas teams and Oklahoma teams want to play one another. And that the Texas crew wants ISU, Kansas, KSU, and WVU together.
The Big 12 North in 2010
Nebraska
Missouri
Colorado
Kansas
KSU
ISU
The good ole boys of Texas and Oklahoma (who own the conference) would just plug FSU into the North and hope that they could take Nebraska's place.
They might plug Clemson in the North, and move OU to the south to keep the Red River Rivalry in tact. Or they would just have the Red River Rivalry game as a cross-divisional game. Either way, that game would stay in tact. And you are correct; Texas would absolutely want ISU, Kansas, KSU, and WVU together, and that's why they would stick with the North / South divisional set up.
Again...5% chance of happening, but that's how it would go down. The Big12 conference forms a straight line currently from North to South, so that's how they would shape themselves...