overseasbbfan1
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I'll heed the advice of another contributor and start a new thread (can I designate this post a "troll-free" zone?).
It's easy to pick certain sports and highlight other programs success within a specific timeframe; clearly no university, or team, is dominant in every sport every year. But if you really want to discuss the Big12 and its' 15 year history, here a few more meaningful numbers:
Total conference championships for the Horns across all sports during those 15 years = 108. By way of comparison the Ags are at 45, Oklahoma 39 and Baylor 36. The Huskers come closest but are still a distant second with 69. The Horns have also won a total of 14 National Championships during those 15 years, across 5 different sports, and have had more ranked teams in more sports than any other Big12 institution by a wide margin.
If we want to have a discussion about the Big12 why not highlight the overwhelming, overall dominance of the University of Texas instead of picking a few programs where other teams have more titles, or have experienced a period of success. Or - on second thought - perhaps I should congratulate the Husker women on their five NCAA Bowling Championships - very impressive indeed.
It's easy to pick certain sports and highlight other programs success within a specific timeframe; clearly no university, or team, is dominant in every sport every year. But if you really want to discuss the Big12 and its' 15 year history, here a few more meaningful numbers:
Total conference championships for the Horns across all sports during those 15 years = 108. By way of comparison the Ags are at 45, Oklahoma 39 and Baylor 36. The Huskers come closest but are still a distant second with 69. The Horns have also won a total of 14 National Championships during those 15 years, across 5 different sports, and have had more ranked teams in more sports than any other Big12 institution by a wide margin.
If we want to have a discussion about the Big12 why not highlight the overwhelming, overall dominance of the University of Texas instead of picking a few programs where other teams have more titles, or have experienced a period of success. Or - on second thought - perhaps I should congratulate the Husker women on their five NCAA Bowling Championships - very impressive indeed.
