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re: Big 12 media week
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:55 am to Dr RC
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:55 am to Dr RC
The Big 12 is actually not as bad off as people assumed it would be after 2011.
I would say its the fourth Power 5 conference right now, with the PAC being behind the rest on money, exposure and success.
I would say its the fourth Power 5 conference right now, with the PAC being behind the rest on money, exposure and success.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:58 am to cardboardboxer
Big twelve is doing surprisingly good in revenue right now too. I still think the longhorn network should go away. But o well i guess.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 11:13 am to DaronTexas
Yeah splitting more money with fewer teams works out well for them. Most Big 12 programs aren't making SEC or B1G money, but they are making more than any PAC program.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 12:09 pm to OKTGR580
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I actually heard that the only reason they got put in the Big 12 was because the governor of Texas at the time was a BU alum and forced them in.
Maybe.
But [then] Lt. Governor Bob Bullock played a much larger role.
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Texas's Governor Ann Richards, a Baylor and UT alumna, is often credited with getting Baylor included, but, was absent from the February 20 meeting and no investigative reports confirm her active involvement. The Baylor Report claimed that she presented herself as neutral. Richards' former Chief of Staff, John Fainter, is on record saying "She just was not involved to any great degree in working that out...I'd have to say she was informed, but she wasn't pounding the table or anything like that." Richards was aware of the public perception of her involvement and the thought amused her.
Baylor President Herb Reynolds thanked Bullock and the other politicians for helping Baylor get into the conference. Despite Baylor's strong credentials, clearly Reynolds felt the politicians played a key role in getting the Bears and Texas Tech into the new conference. The minutes of the February 23, 1994 meeting of the Baylor Board of Regents where the Big 12's invitation was accepted state, "Baylor University owes a strong debt of gratitude to Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, Senator David Sibley, Senator John Montford, Representative Rob Junell, and other legislators for their invaluable assistance during the deliberations leading to the acceptance of the invitations."
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:14 pm to threedog79
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What is her name?
Brecklyn Hagar, t-sip star linebacker. I am not making that up.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 11:42 pm to cardboardboxer
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The ACC doesn't want Baylor.
True to form, Baylor will force itself on a conference.
Yes, that was a rape joke.
But it was also a Baylor joke. They force conference members to include them...(SWC to Big 12, suing A&M)
Posted on 7/20/18 at 11:48 pm to OU_Fan
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OU_Fan
Melt
Please, keep going.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 11:48 pm to OKTGR580
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Oklahoma City and Tulsa certainly bring in TV markets that are equal to most in the SEC.
On pace with Dallas, Houston and Kansas City?
No sir.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 11:50 pm to cardboardboxer
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with the PAC being behind the rest on money, exposure and success.
CFP Playoff appearances
PAC 12: Oregon (2014, 1-1), Washington (2016, 0-1)
Big 12: Oklahoma (2015, 2017, 0-2)
Men's National Titles (1996-Present)
Big 12: 5 (3 Football, 1 Basketball, 1 baseball) - Most recent 2008
PAC 12: 8 (1 Football, 1 Basketball, 6 baseball) - Most recent 2018
Posted on 7/20/18 at 11:53 pm to OKTGR580
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I actually heard that the only reason they got put in the Big 12 was because the governor of Texas at the time was a BU alum and forced them in.
Close. The Lieutenant Governor at the time, Bob Bullock (who ran unopposed for nearly 30 years and went against his own party to back George W. Bush against Ann Richards) had degrees from and ties to both Texas Tech and Baylor.
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