If you’ve been on the Big 12 expansion roller coaster since day one I commend your never-say-die attitude and, frankly, loose grip on sanity. As someone sitting in the very front of that carnival ride, I can say it has been more than a little taxing to follow this story, trying to pull dribs and drabs of optimism from off-handed quotes by Big 12 officials.
Well the newest drib tumbled out of Big 12 media days yesterday, as David Boren, Oklahoma’s president and board chair of the Big 12, said the conference board has instructed commissioner Bob Bowlsby to evaluate expansion candidates and their interest in joining the Big 12.