... agreed to stay in the Big XII, and by now, you know it was all about the money thrown their way.

What's debatable is the impact that this will have on the conference itself. Oh sure, the Big XII lost a traditional juggernaut in Nebraska and a once in a generation winner in Colorado, but what the Big XII gained was far greater...the chance to play a round-robin type conference schedule.

One of the things that, to me at least, made the Pac-10 special was the nine-game conference schedule that gave each team a chance to play everyone in the conference. With ten teams, the Big XII opens itself to that opportunity.

Now, instead of Texas and Oklahoma deciding who wins the Big XII South for a meaningless conference title game that the...

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