Statistics: Posted by mormonrasta — Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:51 pm
Statistics: Posted by CrimsonCoug — Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:49 pm
Against expansion?Well the other 6 teams should vote no on principle.
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Statistics: Posted by mormonrasta — Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:55 am
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http://oklahoma.247sports.com/Board/86/ ... n-45932196This wouldn’t be the only time a governor threw their weight around with regard to expansion. Many credit former Texas Gov. Ann Richards with helping to push Baylor into the Big 12 as the fourth Texas school back when the conference first formed.
http://www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud/2015 ... -governor/[Baylor] shouldn't have been let into the Big 12 to begin with. It's all due to Baylor Law School's (well, it's alumni including Ann Richards who was governor of Texas at about the time the Big 12 was being negotiated) far reaching Texas influence...
http://newsok.com/article/3642689Richards’ time in office benefitted Baylor directly when her influence reportedly helped usher Baylor into the Big 12
Baylor's climb — 10 key figures who have inspired the program's rise.
1. Ann Richards. Where would Baylor be now, if Richards hadn't used her political sway to push for Baylor's inclusion when the Big 12 was formed in 1996? The Mountain West Conference? A 1954 Baylor grad who went to school on a debate scholarship, the former governor of Texas won this argument for her school, changing the path of its athletic programs.
Statistics: Posted by SpiffCoug — Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:47 pm