Honestly, this could very well work out for the best. Here's how:
Gordon Gee is supposedly really interested in getting UT into the Big 10. Let him. The Big 10 can have them. Let them have Missouri, Rutgers, ND and Nebraska while they're at it.
The Pac needs 16 teams to make their deal work. They can take CU, UU, KU, OU, A&M and Tech. That gets the Pac new markets in Denver, SLC, KC, OKC, San Antonio and Dallas. CU gets to rid itself of the stink of UT and everybody is happy making gobs of money.
Gordon Gee is supposedly really interested in getting UT into the Big 10. Let him. The Big 10 can have them. Let them have Missouri, Rutgers, ND and Nebraska while they're at it.
The Pac needs 16 teams to make their deal work. They can take CU, UU, KU, OU, A&M and Tech. That gets the Pac new markets in Denver, SLC, KC, OKC, San Antonio and Dallas. CU gets to rid itself of the stink of UT and everybody is happy making gobs of money.