The Big 12 appears to be in real trouble. Its two top programs, Texas and Oklahoma, are headed to the SEC, and it’s unclear if the remaining eight schools will have the power to survive on their own without serious struggles.
The Pac-12 has its own problems. The league’s network is in the tank and bleeding subscribers. And now it is under new leadership, only after being woefully mismanaged for more than a decade under Larry Scott.
In many ways it is a time of crisis for both. Teaming-up the two left-behind leagues is a no-brainer.