NCAA Conference Musical Chairs

[JeffHCross]

I agree, that's it. Rumors are, MWC doesn't even want Baylor.

Baylor and BYU in the same conference is just mind-blowing from a sociology standpoint.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- High level sources in multiple conferences have told KCTV5 that Texas and Texas A&M are looking to move to the Big Ten Conference and have petitioned for membership, while the University of Oklahoma is planning on petitioning the Southeastern Conference to become a member of its conference.

While from a Big Ten fan standpoint that would be awesome, there's no sense in the move. I'd still love it though.

If Texas and Texas A&M join the Big Ten that would be stupid. They are so far away from the other schools.

... so? Once you get on a plane, it's essentially all the same. And even if you don't buy that (and I don't, totally), we're beyond the point of geographical sense. Texas & A&M would essentially be able to add the entire state of Texas to Big Ten Network households. Throw in Texas' performance in baseball and men's basketball and you have even more eyes on the Big Ten Network. More eyes would be more money. And even if the Pac 10 adds their own network, it will take a few years for it to reach anything near the penetration of the Big Ten Network. In that timespan, Texas & A&M (or any new addition) could be raking in $22-25 million per year.

Plus, you just have to look at the WAC for an example of how little difference geography makes.