Oklahoma State actually thought OU would not abandon them.
But the Big 12 lost ATM, Nebraska, and Mizzou. . . And replaces with TCU's minimal fan support and West Virginia (which West Virginia is a good fit minus geography)
Of course the king pins feel like they want out. . . The conference has teams with far less fan support than several G5 teams, just look at the actual TCI home fans during a game against either Kansas or Iowa State and you will see that UT and OU bring in most the money
Side note. . . Now that T Boone Pickens has passed away I am unsure how much money OK State has coming in.