Long Live the Big 12 (-2)

We got the news by cell phones late yesterday: the Big 12 lives (sans Colorado and Nebraska). Texas and its wards spurned the Pac-10 and the Big 12 will continue to do business.

Some thoughts:

• Kansas City breathes a huge sigh of relief. Without the Big 12, college ball games and tournaments in KC would have all but disappeared… along with tens of millions of dollars.
  
• This is a big win for KU. Everybody else either wanted to leave, got invitations to leave, or had no other options. But KU pushed for unity and its argument ultimately won the day. Score one for Kansas leadership!
• Nobody else wanted you, Missouri, but the Big 12 will let you stay. You may be undesirable, even when compared to Nebraska, but KU will love to hate you.
• Texas will get a king's ransom to stay. Yuck. But that's okay if it keeps the conference together.
• Now that the conference won't dissolve, Colorado and especially Nebraska will have to pay penalties for leaving. Ha ha!
• Who might the Big 12 add? Perhaps an Arkansas, or Houston or Memphis? Nobody?