re: Interesting take on Big Ten expansion..prob. the best explanation.

If Texas maintains its rivalries with Oklahoma and Texas A&M in the non-conference schedule, the Longhorns keep their two most important regional rivalries alive while opening themselves up to the entire nation during the conference schedule.

I mean, the author is right. Texas COULD do this. They could take on a BIG 10 schedule and retain OU and Texas A&M.

But why would they do that? That would just make their schedule that much more difficult. In addition to playing a major conference schedule, you are talking about making two or their three or four OOC games against two very good programs.

That's just not going to happen. Texas is more interested in beating up on North Texas and Louisiana Tech than they are in playing a BIG 10 schedule, and on top of that, playing their traditional rivals. Not happening.