re: What grounds does Baylor have to sue?

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But what basis do they have to sue? Are they going to sue because they will have no choice but to be in a mid major conference now?

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I think their reasoning (although I doubt it would hold up in court) would be that the SEC is interferring with what they consider a legally binding contract - the contract signed by the remaining Big 12 schools around this time last year.

The 10 schools signed a contract to continue the conference and share revenues of a certain amount. Based on those revenue projections, BU (and possibly other schools) began capital improvement programs (building new/renovating existing facilities). They feel that by Aggie leaving, the Conference falls apart and the revenue stream disappears, so the funding for those capital improvements goes away as well.

I am assuming that their take on the SEC is that knowing there was a new contract n place, the SEC should have told aTm "no". However, by giving them a place to land, the SEC has facilitated aTm's exit from the Big 12, leading to the collapse of the conference, leading to loss of revenue.