▁Texas ▁A & M ▁was ▁torn ▁between ▁the ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁and ▁SE C ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 7 2 - hour ▁dead line ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁its ▁future ▁destination . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Bay lor ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁wait ▁and ▁see ▁what ▁the ▁final ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ' s ▁real ignment ▁would ▁be ▁before ▁making ▁any ▁final ▁decision ▁concerning ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁go ▁if ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁dissol ved . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ESP N , ▁cit ing ▁sources ▁within ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁initially ▁reported ▁that ▁Texas , ▁Texas ▁Te ch , ▁Oklahoma , ▁and ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁while ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁was ▁now ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁opt ▁for ▁the ▁SE C . ▁The ▁remaining ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁schools ▁Bay lor , ▁Iowa ▁State , ▁Kansas , ▁Kansas ▁State , ▁and ▁Missouri ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁left ▁to ▁find ▁new ▁le agues , ▁with ▁early ▁spec ulation ▁pointing ▁to ▁a ▁possible ▁move ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁those ▁schools ▁to ▁the ▁Mountain ▁West ▁or ▁Big ▁East ▁con ferences . ▁Kansas ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁coach ▁Bill ▁Self ▁stated , ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁T C U ▁announced ▁its ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Big ▁East , ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁col lapsed ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁would ▁have ▁offered ▁membership ▁to ▁Kansas , ▁Kansas ▁State , ▁Iowa ▁State , ▁and ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁On ▁June