IRVING, Texas – By comparison to last year, when the Big 12 was exploring the possibility of member expansion, among other issues, this year’s Conference meetings have come with decidedly less drama. Which has given the Commissioner and CEO’s (Chancellors and Presidents) a chance to gloat about unity and a period of tumult being in the rearview mirror.
“I think there are many great possibilities in front of this conference,” said Oklahoma president David Boren, also chairman of the Big 12 Board of Directors. “I’ll put it this way, if you ask me on a scale of 1 to 10, ‘(from) last year, how do you feel about this conference this year and the future of this conference and its ability to grow stronger every year?