Big 12 Conference Quotes

When I was at Oklahoma, I didn't think it could get any bigger than that.

Though I graduated from Vanderbilt, I was born into a family of crazed University of Oklahoma football fans and became one.

Big 12 Championship is, to me, it's always your primary goal to start with because it's not easy to do.

Playing in a city like Norman, where it's all about Oklahoma football. A no-brainer for me.

I appreciate the history and tradition of Notre Dame. I also appreciate the history and tradition of Oklahoma, and I have been part of building that tradition here.

I want to bring a Big 12 championship to Tech.

Boomer Sooner!

I will always root for the Sooners.

I am a basketball junkie, and as a product of the great basketball state of Kansas, I have watched many a ball game between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the Tar Heels.

Iowa State's a great team; I know how tough they are in Ames.

I just don't understand the Big 12 not wanting to own Houston, Texas, which is soon to be the third-largest populous in the United States. To me, it's a no-brainer. I'm just kind of disappointed and shocked it's not an automatic.

People who know me know that I'm a rabid fan of the Kansas Jayhawks. My quirky habit is that every Kansas game is on my calendar, and, more often than not, I will plan and schedule flights around them so that I can engage and watch. I have already brainwashed my family to be Jayhawks fans.

I was confident in my ability. It's why I decided to walk on to a bigger school, in the Big 12: because I was confident in myself.

If you are an Oklahoma football fan, you have one of the best football programs in the nation.

Texas is a great program. The respect they gave me was amazing.

I don't think people can watch University of Texas basketball or football games with me - really, anything Texas is playing - without wanting to punch me in the face. I'm as big a Longhorn fan as you'll find.

The Sooners are my religion. I've been back to watch the games several times. I'm into all their sports. I'm a tremendous fan.

I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the Longhorns.

Coaching at Texas and playing at the University of Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to see a lot of guys in Texas - Texas lettermen - who I played against.