One thing that I think people are forgetting is that there are two schools that can end the Big 12. Texas is obviously the big dog, but OU also has access to the launch codes and their fingers on that big red button.
If the next couple of years prove that the Big 12 is too disrespected to get our conf champ into the CFP, OU is going to push that button. We don't only have to worry about whether Texas will cede power and go elsewhere... we also have to worry about OU acting like a loose cannon. And does anyone think Boren is not a loose cannon?
Ideally, the Big 12 needs Texas or Oklahoma to get into the playoff and win it. Failing that, the Big 12 needs to consistently get its champ into the playoff. Failing THAT, the Big 12 is going to simply dissolve when the GOR and TV contracts end as OU goes elsewhere.