University of Texas Football

The Entire Big 12 hinged on its decision.  What ever the University of Texas decided the other four teams that were being recruited by the Pac 10 would follow.  The University of Texas made its decision and the Big 12 will survive the siege from two other conferences. 

Texas Stays in the Big 12

The University of Texas made its decision after discussing options with the Big 12 commissioner. The Big 12 is promising all teams revenue from a Big 12 television network. To top it off, the University of Texas will be able to earn more from a network of its own. This is something that the Pac 10 could not offer.

Big 12 Championship

Now that the conference only has 10 teams, NCAA rules does not allow for a conference championship game. If you talk to the coaches of the remaining schools, they don't care. In fact they are happy that the championship game is gone. They all look at the game as a way to be excluded from the BCS Championship Game. If either team is ranked number one or two in the BCS rankings and lose, their shot for a National Championship is also lost, which is loss revenue for the team and university.