The Governor of Texas has called for the Cougars to join the Big 12. Will he be heard?
It doesn't feel all that long ago that then-governor Ann Richards used her political pull to ensure that her alma mater, Baylor University, wouldn't be left behind when the old Southwest Conference fell apart. But, amazingly enough, it's been 20 years since any game has been played under the SWC flag, and the entire landscape of college athletics has changed remarkably in those two decades.
Once Arkansas bailed for the SEC in the early 90's, the writing was on the wall for the super regional, Texas-centric league.