The key to the A&M and Mizzou additions is both schools were diamonds in the rough. Both schools are strong academically with plenty of resources and growth potential, they just needs a place they could grow.

It's been a great move for both sides.

The Big 1G bought high on Nebraska. Almost immediately after they were admitted they lost their AAU status. Their recruiting has been cut off at the knees and they are being exposed for what they are. A lightly populated Midwestern state school with modest resources. They cannot realistically compete with Ohio State, Penn State, or Michigan on a long term basis. Rutgers and Maryland make no sense at all in the Big 1G except in terms of being state AAU schools.

TCU and WVU were low resource schools that could overachieve in weak conferences. They have no chance of doing anything long term against schools that are more prominent and have more resources. I don't know how WVU is going to recruit with no rivals and most of their road games a thousand miles away in a different time zone.

The Pac 12 got 2 "meh" additions with Utah and CU. CU has made a conscious effort to stop investing in football at all. Utah is a resource limited school from a modestly populated state where most people are BYU fans.