I’ve heard that the Texas schools had originally wanted the Pac 10 to include Baylor along with the five other Big 12 South schools. It was noted a couple months ago that the Pac 10 wasn’t too excited about Tech either. Rumor has it that’s the reason the Pac 10 issued an invite to Colorado before anyone else because they wanted to make it clear Baylor wasn’t going to be issued an invite. Baylor is now lobbying furiously to keep the 4 Texas schools together and made it clear at the meeting yesterday with A&M and UT.
I’ve got a feeling the Texas Board of Regents isn’t going to be too happy with the Pac 10 sending out an invite to Colorado early and thus chopping up the Texas schools. I’m telling you Texas doesn’t like the Pac 10 dictating like this. The Pac 10 may have well shot themselves in the foot with the Colorado invite.
I understand this is TX politics, but as a football fan I am sick of Baylor having to be dragged along with the other major Texas schools. Baylor should be playing the likes of SMU, Rice, etc instead of getting beat up every Saturday.