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Message: [QUOTE="CoastAtlantic, post: 1083870, member: 5174"] Very good point. I look at the modern-day conferences as made up of "cores" and "territories". The "cores" are the schools that are most identified by their conferences. For the ACC, it's UNC, Duke, UVA, WF, NCSU, Clemson. For the PAC it's Stanford, USC, UCLA and Cal. Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana of the Big Ten. Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi of the SEC. You get the point. Then the "territories" are the areas where the conferences are spreading their influences. If the Big 12 expands East then they continue to have six to nine schools that are in the "core" area. Those schools like Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State are "core" to their conference, just as they were in the old Big 8. Nebraska was always a threat to leave, even early last century. Then they finally did. Expansion would be an expression that they intend to remain together for the long term. They won't do it unless that is their intention. The votes to disband would have a much higher barrier to overcome. Texas might or might not leave at the end of the GoR but I fail to see from their standpoint where they would get a better deal than they have currently. You know my preference for UConn. However, if the Big 12 takes you then I would be happy for you guys. [/QUOTE]