And that the announcement leaking early didn’t give them time to have all their ducks in a row. UT and OU would be gone today if they could, especially UT. Prestige means more to UT than anything, even ultimately, winning. The fact that “Horns Down” offends them so deeply shows they cannot stand disrespect by conference foes that they perceive as lesser than them. They will be content with being middle of the road in the SEC, as long as they can claim, “SEC, SEC, SEC!”

This is a chess game right now. The Big 12 will have to withhold their distributions up front to cover the fees, as UT and OU will force us to go to court to collect the fees after the fact. UT has plenty of money. They could pay the fees for themselves and OU, and not even feel the pinch. But this about power with UT.