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FILE - In this July 20, 2015, file photo, TCU head football coach Gary Patterson responds to questions from reporters at Big 12 Conference Football Media Days in Dallas. TCU coach Patterson and Baylor coach Art Briles know a nearly-sure-fire way for their teams, and the Big 12 Conference, to avoid being left out of the College Football Playoff again. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
A year ago at Big 12 media days, Art Briles pointed to Baylor's back-to-back Big 12 football titles and wondered aloud what it would take for the Bears to get preseason respect.