University of Oklahoma President David Boren speak to reporters after the second day of the Big 12 sports conference meetings in Irving, Texas, Thursday, June 2, 2016. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
It remains to be seen if Big 12 expansion plans will include BYU, but it would be hard to have the Cougars placed this close in national perception as a leading candidate to the Power 5 league if not for Oklahoma's President Dave Boren.
Arizona @ BYU
Oklahoma President Dave Boren started the ball rolling on Big 12 expansion, and if this summer move saves that league from implosion, credit the Chief Sooner for standing up.