The Big 12 presidents will meet later in May to decide whether to expand and invite new members. The sometimes dysfunctional league is behind the times as the smallest Power 5 conference. What's the big sacrifice at hand?
Perhaps history should be the teacher.
Big 12 expansion drama took an interesting twist this week when a member of the University of Oklahoma board of regents publicly second-guessed his own president, David Boren, chairman of the league’s expansion committee who is trying to maneuver the politics of such a move.
Regent Max Weitzenhoffer, a 76-year old member of the seven-member board, then did a 180 after CBSsports aired his comments, issuing a press release praising Boren’s leadership and pledging support.