The Big Ten is a brick house. The Big 12 is a childhood fort constructed with pillows, blankets and masking tape. Berry Tramel, veteran Oklahoman columnist, is talking like the Big 12 might be on the brink of collapse again:

The Big 12 was formed as a business enterprise. A virtual member of the Big Eight and the strong members of the Southwest Conference. It didn't form from culture or academics or like-mindedness. It was all about money.

Which is fine, until the money doesn't make sense anymore. And that's the root of the unrest from the Sooners and Longhorns — and the Aggies and Cornhuskers before them. Does the Big 12 make financial sense when compared with the cash generated by the SEC and Big Ten?

On top of all this, if Nebraska wanted to go back, it would need to swallow a five-gallon bucket full of pride. Imagine the humiliation. For what exactly? Missouri and Colorado are already gone. Oklahoma has one eye on the back door. You think the Huskers miss Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Iowa State? You think they want to start new rivalries with West Virginia, Cincinnati and TCU?

C’mon.