ESPN College Football Live says 6-team B12 deal to P10 is likely
ESPN's College Football Live had a panel discussion that concluded about half an hour ago. They claim they talked to all 6 ADs at the named B12 schools, and all 6 confirm the deal, and say it is likely to happen. I'm talking the 6-team deal (UT, TAMU, TTU, OU, OSU, CO), not the full merger of all 22 teams.
They say it is contingent on NE and MO leaving for the B10. If they stay put, then so will the other 6. If NE and MO skip town, then the other 6 are gone, too. Right now, NE and MO refuse to commit to the B12, so the analysts are saying all this is likely to happen.
They said don't believe anything Dan Beebe says right now. In their opinion, the B12 is dead.
They also mentioned that Texas said it would be willing to abandon the Longhorn Network idea to make this deal work, since the new P10 would include 6 of the 9 top college football markets, and they could get a deal rivaling, or bettering, the SEC and B10.
They also said that Kansas' AD is in extreme panic mode, and that Kansas' only likely move would be to the MWC. They didn't mention KSU, Baylor and ISU.