"...........Which is why, if I’m correct about ESPN staying committed to the existing Big 12 schools, then the Big 12 could decide to expand and stay at ten schools even if it lost Texas and Oklahoma. Who would their expansion candidates be? BYU, Boise State, Memphis, Cincinnati, Central Florida, Colorado State and Houston immediately come to mind. The conference could even attempt to add four of those schools to get back to 12 teams."