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Briles evokes Patton on prep; says up to Baylor to reverse tradition

Baylor coach Art Briles leads the No. 6 Baylor Bears against No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday night.

Art Briles heard it a million times last year after Baylor and TCU were excluded from the College Football Playoff, leaving the Big 12 as the lone Power 5 conference left out.

Had Baylor or TCU been Oklahoma or Texas -- a brand name -- they said, the Bears or Horned Frogs would have gotten in, no questions asked.

Now No. 6 Baylor (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) has a chance to get one step closer to the top four Saturday night against No.