Freaking Baylor, though.
Before the days of Air Raid savant Art Briles and do-everything quarterback Robert Griffin III, people used to talk about relegating the Bears to the WAC or someplace and grabbing a real school like TCU or Utah or Boise State to fill out the Big 12. Man, how times change.
After toiling through two 4-8 seasons, in 2010 the Bears made a jump to 7-6 and the first bowl showing since before joining the Big 12. In 2011 Griffin won the Heisman Trophy and Baylor finished with a #12 ranking.