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KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 10: Frank Haith head coach of the MIssouri Tigers wipes his eye as the game winds down against the Baylor Bears during the championship game of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament March 10, 2012 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri won 90-75.
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Obviously, going into the Big 12 and having a new stadium is going to make it one of the biggest weeks for athletics in the history of TCU ... So the whole week is going to have huge events.
Our choice of school was predicated on the closeness of to where we were, it wasn’t based on who they play on the road ... They still play home football games where we can watch him play. We wanted him to be able to come home for spring break without buying a plane ticket, or we could shoot down for a long weekend with him. They play 12 games, and we know certain games are going to be away. Whether Clemson is in the ACC, the SEC or the Big 12, none of that would have changed our decision to come to Clemson.
I think there was both a protection factor and a leverage factor that went into [the SEC-Big 12 agreement] ... Our responsibility is to protect the SEC regardless of what happens nationwide, and that’s what we were trying to do there.More quotes »
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Wildcats won’t dwell on slight
South Carolina, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt. Missouri and Texas A&M;, which are moving from the Big 12 to the SEC in July, also are in the 64-team field. The 10 teams that will be in the SEC next year comprise 15.6 percent of 6:08 AM from Arkansas Online Read more »
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Mizzou senses more harmony in the SEC
director Mike Alden emerged from league meetings in Kansas City thinking, "We're set, we're solid." Within weeks, though, the Big 12 was destabilized again when fallout from the Longhorn Network and other issues with Texas compelled Texas A&M to nuzzle up 1:17 AM from St. Louis Post-Dispatch Read more »
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Carlton: Finally sitting pretty, Big 12 likely to take laid back approach to expansion
No. 1 priority,” one source within the conference said.Because of the TV deals that could bring each school $20 million, the Big 12 has become a destination conference after losing four members since 2010. Trustees at schools such as Florida State and Clemson 12:34 AM from Dallas Morning News Read more »
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Conference Realignment: I Reflect on Past Predictions (Post 3)
WVU, easily the most attractive and available "free agent" on the market, open for the taking. It only made sense that the Big 12 selected them for the reasons listed above. They were the obvious choice to fill in the next open gap for either the Big 12 or 12:28 AM from Bring on the Cats Read more »
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Expansion may be low on Big 12 agenda
week. ÂPeople have to understand that bigger is not necessarily better, Neinas told the Morning News. Neinas also said the Big 12 athletic directors are Âcomfortable with a 10-team league. ÂWhy donÂt people believe us when we say weÂre content at 10? Neinas 12:18 AM from Tallahassee.com Read more »
