re: Could Texas and Aggie leave the SEC for the Big Ten?

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The money would dwarf anything the SEC can add at this point.

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In this scenario you’re putting a whole lot of faith in UCLA and USC actually sticking to a commitment for football (and athletics in general) and fans from both schools actually wanting to watch it and give a shite. On top of that the issue for the Big 10 in this deal is finding the perfect TV slots every week with a cross-country super conference. Other than Thanksgiving weekend you’re looking at USC and UCLA finding it hard pressed to get a nice CST afternoon or EST early afternoon slot every weekend that works for everybody, let alone a primetime game. Most weeks they’re gonna be looking at super early for the west coast or late-super late for the hardcore Big 10 fans, and somewhat late for the general college football fan in the CST who doesn’t have their favorite playing that night. I just don’t see where the B10 is really gaining in a market here, just seems like because of the time change they’ll lose a fair amount of viewership in one or the other markets (outside of big marquee games that may at best happen 3-4 times a year); and even in a big marquee game could be competing against a big grudge match in a primetime slot from the SEC.