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Old 01-03-2014, 01:59 PM   #1841
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Based on what?

My recollection was that the Big 8 really only wanted Texas and A&M. Politics got involved to bring in Baylor (thanks to Anne Richards) and Tech (some Senator got them in ).

I have no memory at all of the Big 8 trying to bring in the entire SWC. The SWC was crumbling and its members were looking everywhere. The Big 8 struck hard and had a home for the 2 most attractive options that would allow them to continue playing each other.
The douche is right. The Big 8 and SWC were talking about a full on merger of the 16 teams, but ABC said they would only pay a certain amount so 4 heads were eliminated from the pot.
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