In a wide-ranging two hour interview on the Michael Berry Show to highlight the beginning of the second season of his reality TV show, Tilman Fertitta poked the Big 12 bear as not exactly above board in their selection process.
He said the consideration of an addition to the Big 12 was never a real likelihood, but rather a “PR move” to get the press and NCAA talking about the conference, which he noted has no potential championship prospects this year.
Among the factors causing this conclusion, he noted that the three university presidents on the committee did not even attend the University of Houston interview, leaving him to exit the meeting feeling the process was a “sham.”
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