not only possible, but likely, that WSU and Oregon State end up outside looking in.
This is unprecedented since the 1950s basically for a team to be on the 'in' crowd and in a power conference, only to find themselves on the outside.
The only realistic path is a full-fledged merger between the Big 12 and the Pac 12. But other than that, there's almost no way that the Cougs and the Beavs stay in the party--according to them.
To quote a sports guy at one of the TV stations who's a friend of mine, "Everyone up here feels like we're about to get thrown out of the club."
Really crazy times. They've been 'in the club' for over 100 years.