I have read a lot on this thread and others concerning what Big XII teams would be picked up by this conference or that conference. But realistically outside of UT and OU what does any of the remaining teams bring to the other P5 conferences that would warrant me as a TV partner being willing to up the contract I have with that particular conference that would result in the current conference members not having to take a pay cut in doing so?
It seems to me that for any conference, the only reason to add members is to either make the conference more stable or cause TV networks to increase the conference payout such that the existing members get more than what they are getting now. I don't think any of them adding any of the remaining Big XII teams makes any of them more or less stable. So I think that reason can be ignored.
So, look at the TV contract perspective. If the money under the existing contract is currently divided 12 or 14 ways, adding two to four more teams is going to have the have that contract raised considerably to account for the more mouths to feed. From a TV network perspective, I just don't see the remaining teams, any of them, being worth enough to do that. For adding an OU or UT makes sense, but not for the others.
I suspect the Big XII's remaining teams, best bet, is to bring more teams in that might provide at least some appeal such that the net drop in revenue is held to a minimum. There is no reason for a TV network to pay more just because you have more teams unless those teams really bring a net positive effect to the package. I don't think the Big XII teams do that for these other conferences. So, if a conference requests that I pony up for more teams by bringing in orphaned teams from the Big XII, my answer is no.