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OT: Additional details about why the XII did not expand

CommuterBob

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http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/19752184/remember-big-12-was-going-expand

A bit of a sore subject, but I don't remember seeing some of these items form last year's XII expansion circus:

"Houston board chair Tilman Fertitta said he saw the writing on the wall when none of the Big 12 presidents attended Houston's interview with Bowlsby.

"What they did was extremely unprofessional," Fertitta said. "You're going to waste my time like that?

"I would've loved for Houston to be in the Big 12. I would've been very proud. But you just knew they never had any intention. ... I don't like people who waste people's time."

By the time the crucial Oct. 17 board meeting rolled around, there was little to be discussed. One Big 12 president spent more time on his cellphone than in the boardroom; two others departed well before the meeting had officially concluded -- clear signals that the expansion debate had long been decided
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