Baylor's Starr tightropes between Big 12 loyalty, not being left out (Yes that Starr)

SI ^ | JUne 7, 2010 | Andy Staples

[C19fan]

The tagline of Kenneth Starr's guest column in Monday's editions of the Waco Herald-Tribune said it all.

Ken Starr assumed the presidency of Baylor University last Tuesday.

Starr must assume we were born last Tuesday. Otherwise, he wouldn't have called a press conference Monday to declare Baylor's undying love for the Big 12 when, in reality, he wanted to get his school's name into the media sphere to ensure Baylor isn't left in the conference if the rest of the south division members defect to the Pac-10. Starr is new at his job, so we shouldn't grill him too hard for that. It's a safe bet he never imagined when he accepted the Baylor job in February that he'd land smack in the middle of a predicament that could wind up as contentious as that mess with the blue dress and the cigar that the former federal judge investigated in the late '90s.

[C19fan]

The only reason Baylor was able to go to the Big 12 was the political interference from Baylor Alum and then governor Ann Richards. Pretty sad if Baylor was able to pull the same thing again.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The only Starr I could think of at the headline was Belle Starr. LOL

[Dryman]

As a Baylor grad (’87)...

And as I have stated previously...

Armageddon is not far when they allow DANCING on the campus.

Now back to lurking.....

[VOA]

The headline was an extreme non-sequitar for me.
Because I said to myself “what has Bart Starr have to do with Baylor U.?”.

Showing my age!
(And maybe ignorance, I don’t know if his last name is “Star” or “Starr”.)

[fieldmarshaldj]

Blaze Starr ?

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The funniest thing about Baylor sports was when Guy Lewis
looked over at the Baylor bench and saw Hakeem Olajuwon
sitting there.

Hakeem Olajuwon was not eligible to play and was very new
to Texas.
The Baylor coach told him that he was to sit on the Baylor
bench to show he was polite.