re: Big 12 media week

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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.

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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.