Upon disbandment, where should the other Big 12 teams go?
By Austin Lloyd
With the seemingly confirmed departures of Oklahoma and Texas on the horizon, the Big 12 Conference is likely to fall.
The Big 12 had a good run, but the odds of it surviving the loss of both OU and Texas are not in its favor. As a result, fellow members have gotten on the phone with other leagues in hopes of finding new homes of their own.
If this all comes to the boiling point that the bulk of society is expecting it to, America is in store for a conference realignment like no other in the history of college football. Some are even expecting the Pac-12 (the weakest Power 5 conference in the eyes of many) to soon follow suit and collapse as well. However, let’s just cross one bridge at a time.
What we know is that the Sooners and Longhorns both want out of their current situation, and the rest of the Big 12 are panicking in their retaliations. Of the conferences that are still concrete, there are multiple landing spots for just about every team in the league. This includes both the Power 5 and Group of 5 formats. And if all else fails, there is also the option of becoming an FBS Independent program.
In short, every Big 12 school should have a place to get back on its feet with. But exactly where should each one go?