You're the one whose ignorance is showing. We most certainly did not lack the ability to compete with Texas, it was getting screwed over by Texas and the other ten members of the Big XII at EVERY TURN. Votes were continually 11-1 in favor of every damn thing Texas wanted. Move the conference HQ to Texas from a neutral site, let Texas decide how the $ gets divided, vote in a new Big XII commissioner who happens to be in Texas' back pocket, then the screw job at the Big XII championship game played in....Texas, and it goes on and on. And the Taters thought they were really sticking it to Nebraska. Then the B1G came calling, offering a way better deal financially, academically, and a deal that was fair, because they wanted US. Then even other schools in the Big XII jumped for a better deal. So one day the Taters woke up with a tramp stamp tattooed above their buttcrack that said "Property of University of Texas Athletic Department". They also found out that no other conference wanted them...so there they are, stuck on the island of misfit toys.
So keep deluding yourself, while Texas does whatever they please in the conference. The Taters deserve everything they get, screwjobs included....they've sure earned it.
BTW...word is that Oklahoma & Kansas may still go to the B1G....if that happens, you can bet Texas will go independent. I'll let you figure out the rest.