If felt like it took a lifetime, and in many respects it did, but in actuality, it took about 50 days for the University of Cincinnati to become the newest member of the Big 12 Conference.
After the University of Cincinnati on Friday accepted the Big 12's invitation to join the conference, UC President Neville G. Pinto and Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby both wanted to make sure UC Director of Athletics John Cunningham received all of the credit for building the bridge between UC and the school's new home conference.
"I advised you earlier today to take full credit for having done every last ounce of this," Bowlsby told Cunningham during the video conference welcoming Cincinnati to the Big 12.