▁ 1 4 , ▁reports ▁started ▁sur f acing ▁that ▁the ▁almost ▁certain ▁departure ▁of ▁Texas ▁( and , ▁along ▁with ▁them , ▁several ▁other ▁schools ) ▁from ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁would ▁not ▁happen . ▁Ind ic ations ▁were ▁that ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁effort ▁by ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Commission er ▁Dan ▁Be eb e ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁ 1 0 - rem aining ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁teams ▁together ▁might ▁be ▁successful . ▁Be eb e ' s ▁plan ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 0 ▁schools ▁could ▁nearly ▁double ▁their ▁television ▁re venue ▁if ▁they ▁stick ▁with ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Be eb e ▁said ▁that ▁Texas ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁start ▁its ▁own ▁network ▁if ▁the ▁school ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 — a ▁business ▁move ▁that ▁Texas ▁has ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁in ▁the ▁Pac - 1 0 . ▁If ▁Texas ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁effectively ▁end ▁any ▁further ▁real ignment ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA , ▁save ▁for ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁moves ▁in ▁the ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁and ▁Mountain ▁West ▁Conference . ▁However , ▁others ▁were ▁saying ▁that ▁while ▁Texas ▁might ▁want ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁together ▁with ▁this ▁deal , ▁the ▁remaining ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁South ▁teams ▁that ▁were ▁considering ▁depart ing ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁( Tex as ▁Te ch , ▁Texas ▁A & M ,