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The Big 12 was left for dead two years ago. Now, the conference has its swagger back.

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A leader in the Oklahoma State athletic department walked into a co-worker’s office Thursday morning.

“Feel a lot better than I did in July 2021,” the leader said.

No kidding, right?

Only two years ago, OSU and other Big 12 schools were reeling after the news Oklahoma and Texas were leaving for the SEC. Would the pilfered conference survive? If it did, might it be relegated to something less than Power Five status? If it didn’t, would the remaining schools be able to find homes in other Power Five leagues or be banished to something else?