THE RAZORBACKS (PIGS) OF ARKANSAS WERE THE FIRST TO MAKE THE LEAP FROM THE S.W.C. THEY WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY WITH SO CALLED BETTER TEAMS WITH BETTER REPUTATIONS IN SPORTS (WHATEVER, ARKANSAS). SOON TO FOLLOW AND MAKE THEIR OWN DEPARTURE FROM THE SWC WERE TEXAS CHRISTIAN (TCU-HORNED FROGS) AND SOUTHERN METHODIST (SMU MUSTANGS); THEY ENDED UP PART OF CONFERENCE U.S.A. RICE UNFORTUNATELY WAS LEFT TO FEND FOR THEIR LONE SELVES, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW, THEY ARE NOT A UNIVERSITY KNOWN FOR THEIR SPORTS, THEY ARE A VERY ACADEMICALLY DEMANDING U AND THEY EVENTUALLY FOUND A HOME. IT WAS THE BIG 8 WHO APPROACHED OUR RED RAIDERS, THE LONGHORNS, THE AGGIES AND FINALLY THE BEARS TO JOIN THEIR CONFERENCE. EACH UNIVERSITY ACCEPTED AND THUS WAS THE BIG 12 WAS BORN.TO ADD, ARKANSAS FOR THE PAST 2 OR 3 SEASONS HAS HINTED AT LEAVING THEIR CURRENT CONFERENCE AND TRIED TO GET THE BIG 12 TO ADD THEM AND TO DROP BAYLOR INSTEAD. NOT GONNA HAPPEN. THE NCAA REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 8 TEAMS PER CONFERENCE AND A MAXIMUM OF 12. IN ORDER TO ALLOW ARKANSAS IN THE BIG 12, THEY WOULD NEED TO RID ITSELF OF ONE TEAM. LIKE IS WROTE, ARKANSAS HINTS FOR THE RELEASE OF BAYLOR, BUT THE PREVIOUS SWC SCHOOLS REMEMBER HOW THEY LEFT SO ABRUPTLY, AND REMEMBER THE LOYALTY OF BAYLOR. THE BEARS MAY LACK IN HAVING A POWERFUL SPORTS DEPT, BUT THEY ARE LOYAL AND THAT SEEMS TO COUNT IN THESE TIMES AND I REALLY ADMIRE THAT FACT. BESIDES, BAYLOR HAS HAD A NEW FOOTBALL COACH WHO LOOKS TO HAVE THEM ON TRACK TO GET WAY BETTER. SO, ARKANSAS, GO DO YOUR PIG CALLS ELSEWHERE BECAUSE THE BIG 12 DOES NOT WANT YOU OR NEED YOU.
BIG 12 SOUTH INCLUDES (IN ALPHA ORDER):
· BAYLOR BEARS
· OKLAHOMA SOONERS
· OKLAHOMA ST. COWBOYS
· TEXAS A&M AGGIES
· TEXAS LONGHORNS
· TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
BIG 12 NORTH INLCUDES (IN ALPHA ORDER):
· COLORADO BUFFALOES
· IOWA ST. CYCLONES
· KANSAS JAYHAWKS
· KANSAS ST. COUGARS
· MISSOURI TIGERS
· NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
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