Let it be noted that the national AP player of the year (Blake Griffin) and the national AP coach of the year (Bill Self) are both from the same conference. And that conference is…cough cough…the Big 12.
Moreover, even though media pundits on the East and West coasts routinely ignore the Big 12′s toughness and strength of schedule, coaches are beginning to wise up.
Mike Anderson turned down overtures from Alabama and Georgia to ink a new seven-year deal at Missouri.
And Oklahoma’s Jeff Capel, one of the country’s hottest coaches, sought after for vacancies at Georgia, Virginia, Arizona and Memphis, is about to sign a new contract at OU instead.
Wake up, America. A new power hoops conference is rising. Fear us.