In the aftermath of the whirlwind process that resulted in the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners announcing their intentions to leave the Big 12 Conference and receiving and accepting invitations to the SEC, the future of the eight remaining Big 12 programs remains uncertain, especially economically.
Meanwhile, debates continue about the methods of departure and the morality of the decisions made by Texas and Oklahoma. At the risk of elevating an opinion from notorious dingus Doug Gottlieb, the former Oklahoma State basketball player turned analyst and sports talk radio host, he perfectly represents the motivated reasoning used by some fans to attack the decisions by the Big 12’s soon-to-be-former most valuable programs.