He blames it on the supreme court...
I still blame it on ABC/ESPN, who more or less finance all but 3 bowls (Sun-CBS, Cotton-FOX, and Gator-NBC)... and it was ABC net execs that broke up the SWC when they blackmailed the Big 8 Presidents into Texas expansion.
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