I agree too Bandera. And I also agree Go44Dad. When we still lived in Pac12 territory, I had/have some good friends that were very well connected and they told me we are ultimately headed towards 4x16...but they added a 'plus 5 or 10' which would include the service academies, ND, BYU and a small handful of others.
Whatever is going to happen, UT and OU have little to worry about. They make too much money to be on the outside looking in and UT's attitude reflects that they know that. I think OU is trying to avoid having UT drive their ship.
Its a mess. A complex mess that includes factors related to the ACC, Pac12, ND and what are they all going to do? A few short years ago the ACC was thought to be the weakest of the 5 but I think the Big12 has moved themselves into that position. At least they seem to be the most vulnerable for all and more of the reasons discussed. The football dollars in particular are so big and no one is going to let go of theirs unless they see a bigger pot of gold somewhere else.