Enhance

That's not true, just ask a Texas fan.  It's our fault the Big 12 folded.

Yeah, this was reasonably well known at the time. The sticking point was either Texas Tech or Baylor, neither of which the Pac-10 wanted - and, of course - the Longhorn Network, which Texas refused to give up.

That's the whole reason Colorado bolted from the Big XII. They saw the writing on the wall - Texas & Oklahoma leave, then Nebraska leaves, and they're stuck in what's basically a slightly better version of the Sun Belt with no marquee matchups on their schedule anymore.

And remember, Missouri was openly begging to be taken in by the Big Ten, and that was causing a little consternation throughout the Big XII.

So Colorado left, then Nebraska realized the instability that put the conference in, especially with Missouri also trying to leave, so they pulled the trigger on their long-time "what if" conversations with the Big Ten and joined up. Which was a shocker to all of us who hadn't been privy to those back room conversations throughout the years.

Nebraska's dalliance with the B1G predates all of this, though--Nebraska was part of a five team group (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, A&M, and Missouri) that was privately talking with the B1G about moving over after Texass went and got their Longwhorn Network started. 

We know this because it was confirmed by a current Big XII AD (read: either Oklahoma or Kansas) to the Omaha paper. It's what put us on the map with the B1G when A&M f****d up that deal by being greedy f***s.