Texas has declined an invitation to the Pac-10 and elected to continue to compete in the Big XXII. Moments later Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M declared they would stay in the league as well. Texas seems to be the ring leader in this fiasco, however it was published that the remaining 10 schools in the Big XXII have elected to remain together.

Why did Texas stay? Well, one of the reasons could be that Texas was cleared to set up it’s own TV station and keep the proceeds. Texas A&M considered moving to the SEC, while the other schools were being courted by the Pac-10. At the end of the day, sadly, college sports has become all about money. With that said, Big XXII commissioner Dan Beebe saved the day.

Lets take measure of what the Big XXII lost. Two big schools. Nebraska and Colorado are big schools. There will certainly be financial implications. In terms of competition….. Nebraska has a good football program, and……… well Nebraska has a good football programs. The conference didn’t lose much in terms of competition. I do believe the coaches of the Big XXII are still comfortable and confident with their conference.