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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade
I think the Big XII will stand pat at 10 unless the unrest in the ACC gets more legs. That's the only scenario I think the Big XII jumps on. Depending upon how many teams they go after, Louisville could be one of the add ons to get to 14 or 16, but I don't think Louisville mkes the Big XII move on its own.
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My guess is that the Big XII desperately wants to be one of the 4 biggest/strongest conferences. The SEC, PAC, and B1G currently occupy 3 of those 4 slots. The BEAST, XII, and ACC are going to go to war over that final spot.
The BEAST is going to lose. That will leave the other two to duke it out. Meanwhile, the other conferences will take advantage of the uncertainty and try to poach attractive targets from the ACC, XII, anf BEAST.
Then, it becomes a game of chicken between schools like UNC and Texas. Do they stand their ground and hope their conference wins, or do they jump to become just another member of a safe conference (UNC to the SEC, Texas to wherever they want)?
That's my analysis FWIW.