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Tech, TCU have helped make Big 12 best conference in land
Kathy McClellan
Back in the days of the old Southwest Conference the king sport of the conference was football, which was fitting since eight of the nine schools that made up the SWC were in Texas. And, as all of us know football is king in Texas.
When the Big 12 was formed in 1996 there was somewhat of a distinct split in power, with the former SWC schools enjoying success on the gridiron and the former Big 8 teams, including Kansas and Kansas State, dominating on the hard court.
It’s taken some time, but it is safe to say the distinct split in power by sport is history. The gap in the strengths in football programs has shrunk to nearly nothing. And when it comes to basketball, an argument can be made that this season, from top to bottom, the Big 12 is the strongest and most exciting conference in the nation. Some agree with that argument, as the Big 12 has been ranked as the No. 1 conference in college basketball this season.
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