Fifteen months ago, Oklahoma president David Boren provided a two-word diagnosis: Psychologically disadvantaged.
That's how Boren felt about the state of the Big 12 when he told Oklahoma's student newspaper that the league, smaller than the other Power 5 conferences, needed to explore ways to grow.
So began the Great Big 12 Runaround.
When it ended Monday afternoon in north Texas, after a truncated meeting of the Big 12's board, we all felt like shrinks who don't get paid for their services.