▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Oklahoma ▁State ) ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁deal ▁that ▁would ▁give ▁a ▁school ▁that ▁already ▁has ▁a ▁compet itive ▁advantage ▁an ▁even ▁larger ▁one . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁Andy ▁K atz ▁of ▁ESP N . com , ▁cit ing ▁an ▁NCAA ▁source ▁with ▁direct ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations , ▁reported ▁that ▁many ▁prominent ▁figures ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁of ▁college ▁athlet ics , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁no ▁direct ▁st ake ▁in ▁their ▁outcome , ▁had ▁worked ▁to ▁bro ker ▁a ▁deal ▁that ▁would ▁satisfy ▁Texas ▁and ▁keep ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁vi able ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁members . ▁The ▁group ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁approach ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁involved . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Texas ▁would ▁decide ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁trunc ated ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁South ▁schools ▁p led ging ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁conference ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁The ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁was ▁still ▁seeking ▁a ▁ 1 2 th ▁member ▁to ▁join ▁with ▁Colorado ; ▁early ▁spec ulation ▁focused ▁on ▁Mountain ▁West ▁member ▁Ut ah ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁expansion ▁target . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁twenty - six ▁Texas ▁legisl ators , ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁Gar net ▁Cole man ▁and ▁Bill ▁Cal leg ari , ▁from ▁the ▁Houston ▁area ▁co - author ed ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁that