TULSA -- When Texas and Oklahoma formally announced their move to the SEC nearly two months ago, everyone understood that was just the first of the dominoes to fall in this latest round of realignment.
With said movement comes the requisite chest-beating.
When the Big 12 Conference added Brigham Young along with current American Athletic Conference members Houston, Central Florida and Cincinnati, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said his league's additions "ensures the continued success of the Big 12 at the highest levels of intercollegiate athletics competition."
AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco then touted those schools' departure as a confirmation of the AAC's status as a power conference, adding, "Our conference was targeted for exceeding expectations in a system that wasn't designed to accommodate our success.