Power move to push against both the PAC and ACC - your real future competition - and solidify the Texas base.
Wait to see what else happens. The other East and West options aren't going anywhere.
I note the following OOC games that could be maintained for the Big 12 TV contract:
2022
Indiana @ Cincinnati
Louisville @ UCF
Georgia Tech @ UCF
Arkansas @ BYU
2023
Tennessee @ BYU
2024
Pitt @ Cincinnati
2025
Nebraska @ Cincinnati
Colorado @ Houston
North Carolina @ UCF
Utah @ BYU
Stanford, Minnesota or Virginia @ BYU
2026
Boston College @ Cincinnati
Utah @ Houston
Arizona @ BYU