re: Expand the Almighty SEC

aTm makes sense both from a financial standpoint on their end as well as ours. They would provide immediate access to the state of Texas while UT would be either trying to make it as an indy or joining the Pac where nobody in the state would care. The SEC would overwhelm that market and erode UT's stronghold, and that worries UT to the point that they decided to try to maintain the Big 12 in its current form.

aTm has the power in this situation, and their best option is the SEC.