The 15th-ranked Texas men’s tennis team was beaten by No. 2 Virginia 7-0 in Charlottesville, Va. UT’s Sudanwa Sitaram lost to top-ranked Mitchell Frank 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3). Lloyd Glasspool of Texas lost to Drew Courtney 3-6, 7-6 (3),
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Signing day is coming fast. Next Wednesday, the next round of players will sign up for their respective programs and start what could be storied careers. Here’s what each team across the Big 12 needs. You’ll find Texas A&M and Mizzou on the SEC blog and West Virginia on the Big East Blog. BAYLOR Quarterback: This one’s pretty simple. Robert Griffin III is taking his talents to the NFL early
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Incredibly enough, Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris was coaching high school football just a few years ago in the state of Texas. And who did he meet back then? None other than West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen, who was an assistant at Texas Tech and Houston at the time. “I had met Dana at a couple clinics down in College Station at the Lone StarClinic,” Morris said. “I met him there and listened to him speak. Obviously his time at the University of Houston they’d recruit in our areas.
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Chassidy Fussell scored 30 points and No. 24 Texas breezed past No. 22 Virginia 79-53 in the Waikiki Beach tournament Friday night.
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The No. 24 Texas Women’s Basketball team topped No. 22 Virginia 79-53 in the opening game of the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort Showdown Friday afternoon at the Stan Sheriff Center.
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Chelsea Bass, who suffered concussion-like symptoms, said her head has finally cleared. Cassie Peoples is back in the rotation after a series of leg problems. This is a good change for the Longhorns, who begin a three-day tournament against Virginia tonight in Honolulu.
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Missouri officially announced its departure to the SEC on Sunday, and on Monday, coaches across the Big 12 weighed in with their thoughts. Here’s what they had to say: Texas coach Mack Brown: “I felt like each school should do what’s best for them. It’s their right, and the rules were in place that you could choose the conference you wanted, so congratulations to Missouri and I’m excited that there will be a Big 12 moving forward, but I have not been a person who is angry at somebody who is doing something that they feel like is best for them. At Texas, we do what’s best for us, and I think it’s great for Missouri to get their wish and move forward.” Yes, Texas most definitely does do what’s best for it. Fortunately for the Big 12, that’s kept the league alive in recent years. Missouri’s exit, though, doesn’t have much effect on the Longhorns in any way, really. Kansas coach Turner Gill, asked simply for his thoughts, went out of his way to make a statement. I would just kind of make one little statement. I don’t see us playing them in the future. I think the rivalry for Kansas and Missouri is something that belongs in the Big 12 Conference. Call it petty if you must, but I can’t blame Gill for falling in line with what KU has said all along. It’s what he should do at this point. He’ll earn a few points from the fan base for the strong stance, and Texas already set this precedent for doing the exact same thing to Texas A&M. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops: Best of luck, and we’ve got two good teams right now and maybe more that are on their way in. So, we’ll keep playing ball here, too. I wouldn’t read too much into Stoops’ comments regarding future expansion. I think he’s just referencing the fact that you can’t rule out future expansion and a move from 10 teams to 12 for the Big 12. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy: “I hate to see anybody leave our league. I’ve been a pretty strong proponent of the Big 12 for months now, since conference realignment has started. I hate to see anything that’s been a part of tradition and history in the Big 12 and what would be Big Eight football go away. But I don’t think it makes any difference at this point. It’s obviously history with those two schools. We have to be excited about TCU and West Virginia and the future of the Big 12.” Gundy, an Oklahoma State lifer from the Big Eight era, has been among the most nostalgic about Mizzou’s exit since it first became a possibility. That’s not changing any time soon. He’s played and coached against Mizzou for a long time. It looks like that’s coming to an end. Only one man has been more nostalgic than Gundy, and that’s Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. It’s disappointing. I’m a traditionalist, appreciated the fact they were with us for so long. Disturbed, I guess, might be somewhat of an appropriate word. Each school has to do what they feel is in their very best interest, but I’m disappointed that they will not with us, but the bottom line is you have to move on. Sheesh. Hearing Snyder talk in hushed tones about Missouri leaving the league is only slightly less depressing than an Elliot Smith album. Missouri coach Gary Pinkel, an outspoken critic of the Big 12, declined to make any significant comment about the move. “Our administration and university leadership, they made a decision that was in the best interest of the University of Missouri and state of Missouri long-term, which I fully support and we’re excited about. At the end of the season, I’ll be happy to discuss it further. For now, the focus is everything on Texas.” Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville, on the addition of West Virginia: “I would have much rather Missouri stayed in. I think they fit more of what all of us are about in terms of the region, just better watercooler talk when you’re playing fans of teams that are a little bit closer to you. But West Virginia will be fine, TCU I think is a good addition.” So, how will the Tigers do in their new league? “They’ll be able to compete. You hear all this about how strong the league is, but every year in every league, you’re going to have 4-5 very good teams, and you’re going to have a rotation of teams losing seniors, losing guys and they’re not going to be as strong. In the SEC, there’s 3-4 teams every year that’s going to be strong. I think you can pretty much nail those. The rest of them, you try to work your recruiting around trying to hit that one year when you’re going to be able to compete for a championship, or two years in a row. But over there, it’s just so hard to compete year in, year out because recruiting is so tough. But they’ll be able to compete. They’ll be in the upper echelon of that league. Just watching, I’ve heard a lot of people say that they won’t, but they will be. Them and A&M both will be very competitive and will be very successful in the SEC.” Do you agree?
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Dana O’Neil wrote about the top 25 things she’s looking forward to this season. Now the rest of our experts weigh in with their selections. Stephen Bardo : I’m looking forward to seeing if the trend of mid-major teams advancing deep into the NCAA tournament continues. We’ve seen Butler, VCU, and George Mason crash the Final Four in recent seasons. This season should have more mid-majors capable of surprise runs, including Belmont, Creighton, Drexel, Fairfield, Harvard and Wichita State. Jay Bilas : The Big East tournament in Madison Square Garden. This could be the last season of the Big East as, hands down, the best conference in the country. Before West Virginia, Syracuse, Pittsburgh and perhaps others bolt the league, the last Big East tourney with all of the participants will bring great drama — and some tears. Things change, but I will miss the Big East tournament. Eamonn Brennan : The upheaval in the Big Ten. We know Ohio State is the league’s best team, and you can bank on Jordan Taylor and the ever-steady Wisconsin Badgers pushing the Buckeyes at the top of the conference. But after those two, the league is more unpredictable than any time in recent memory. Will Michigan State bounce back? Will a retooled Illinois team emerge? Can Indiana fight out of the cellar? Will Northwestern finally make the tournament? Where’s Michigan’s ceiling? Can an experienced Nebraska team make an impact? The search for answers to those questions — and many more — begins this week. Fran Fraschilla : Madison Square Garden in March. Sadly, I am looking forward to watching the final Big East tournament as I’ve known it. Regardless of how conference realignment turns out, there will never be another 30-year period in a college basketball conference like we’ve seen in the Big East. UConn’s five-day run through the tournament last March was emblematic of the type of excitement we expected in New York. From Ewing to Mullin to Pearl to Ray Allen to Gerry and Kemba, it’s never going to be the same. John Gasaway : The last (real) Big East tournament. I’m as realistic and progressive as the next guy. I don’t fear change, and there’s no doubt in my mind the ACC will be a much better basketball conference once Syracuse and Pitt join it next season. But for the past couple of decades, the Big East tournament has had something that — to be quite honest — no other major-conference tournament has had. And with the league losing programs like Syracuse and Pitt (and West Virginia to the Big 12), that “something” is about to disappear. But not before we enjoy one last good old-fashioned Big East tournament, March 6-10, at the Garden. It’s as if someone said this will be the last season we play football on Thanksgiving. I’ll see you at the Garden in March. Doug Gottlieb : Legit big men in the college game. Having a wealth of young and experienced big men make the games more balanced and better to watch. Jared Sullinger , Tyler Zeller , Joshua Smith , the Plumlee brothers, Thomas Robinson , Quincy Acy , Harper Kamp , Aziz N’Diaye , Derrick Nix , Alex Oriakhi and Festus Ezeli are just a few names you will hear about this season. With overall point guard play being down — in terms of transcendent lead guards — the focus on size and improving skill will be refreshing. Add to that list, several new talents like Anthony Davis , Cody Zeller and even Andre Drummond , all of whom are very confident and maybe more comfortable on the floor, the intrigue grows. The closer we get to conference play and postseason play, the games generally slow down and become half-court affairs. Expect these big men to become huge storylines this season. Andy Katz : How does North Carolina handle the expectation of being No. 1? Will Kentucky be able to mesh a talented roster yet again with a new point guard? What are the chances Connecticut can repeat behind the newcomer Drummond? Will this finally be the season that Xavier or Gonzaga break through to the Final Four? But more than anything, I’m looking forward to seeing how Creighton, New Mexico, Wichita State, Drexel, Detroit and others develop over the course of the season. We’ve been spoiled with Butler and VCU in March. Can we possibly get another sleeper in 2012? Jason King : Conference races. North Carolina seems like a shoo-in to win the ACC, but the other Big Six leagues are intriguing. Kentucky, Vanderbilt or Florida in the SEC
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Say what you will about Missouri’s decision to leave the Big 12 and head to the SEC. Accuse Mizzou of greed at the expense of tradition. Say it achieves nothing but the addition of $12 million or so to the Tigers’ athletics department’s bottom line. Call it what you want. You’re probably not wrong. But whatever the vitriol involved, however much wailing and gnashing of teeth you’re inclined to provide, at this point it’s basically a waste. It’s official now: Missouri is leaving the Big 12 for the SEC , and that, as the immortal Stone Cold Steve Austin might say, is the bottom line. (Because Stone Cold said so.) The more pertinent question, at least for college basketball fans, is how this will affect the on-floor performance of conferences involved. Missouri won’t become a SEC member until the 2012-13 season at the earliest (and possibly later depending on West Virginia’s arrival date in the Big 12), and with a new coach and so many seniors on this year’s team, it’s difficult to predict how strong Tigers basketball will be in the next few years. But what if Missouri joined the SEC right now? Could the conference — a football-dominant league where basketball has almost always taken a backseat — be the best in the country? You can certainly make that argument. In a hypothetical world in which Missouri and Texas A&M joined the Southeastern Conference tomorrow — just go with it, guys — the league would have an impressive roster of league title contenders and top-25 teams. The 2011-12 versions of Missouri and Texas A&M are ranked No. 25 and No. 19 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll , respectively. Both have questions, but both could very well compete for the Big 12 title. That would likely be the case in the SEC too, where both squads could at least hang with the likes of No. 2 Kentucky, No. 7 Vanderbilt and No. 10 Florida. More than anything, the SEC would receive a boost in its middle-regions. As of now, the league is one of haves and have-nots — the very good programs listed above contrasted with the likes of likely doormats like LSU, Auburn, South Carolina and (suddenly) Tennessee. And both would be better than Arkansas and Misssissippi State, two talented teams with sleeper potential in 2011-12. In this hypothetical, if those two teams pan out, the SEC would have, count ‘em, eight potential NCAA tournament teams out of 14 members. It would have six teams in the preseason top 25 (tying the Big East for the most) — and three in the top 10. That’s a pretty high ratio, one few conferences could match. And in the long view, if Tennessee recovers from the Bruce Pearl mess and Mark Fox’s recruiting continues to go well at Georgia, the SEC could be a very, very deep league. In the meantime, the Big 12 would take a major hit. To be sure, the addition of West Virginia — whenever that kicks in — is a boon for Big 12 hoops; the Mountaineers are likely to remain competitive as long as Bob Huggins is at the helm, and probably longer. But the addition of TCU is a hoops non-starter. The Horned Frogs have made just two NCAA tournament appearances since 1987. Since 2005, when it moved to the Mountain West, TCU hoops has failed to post a single .500 record. After Nebraska and Colorado left the conference last season, the Big 12 arguably became the best pound-for-pound hoops league in the country. But the real-world 2011-12 season is the only time we’ll get to see that kind of league play out.
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Missouri will join the SEC and plans to be the conference’s 14th member in the 2012-13 academic year , according to a Sunday morning announcement. “I am pleased to officially welcome the University of Missouri to the SEC family on behalf of our presidents, chancellors, athletics directors, students and fans,” SEC commissioner Mike Slive said in the news release. “Missouri is an outstanding academic institution with a strong athletic program. We look forward to having the Tigers compete in our league starting in 2012.” But could hurdles to making that happen still lie ahead? West Virginia and the Big 12 announced their plans for the Mountaineers to join the league in 2012, but the school and the Big East are currently embroiled in dueling suits over the league’s 27-month notice required in Big East bylaws. From our news story: “A source recently told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz that Missouri could have trouble getting out of the Big 12 because the league isn’t sure if it can get the Mountaineers in from the Big East next season.” The Big 12 is required to have 10 members to fulfill its television contract. Missouri and the SEC plan to have a public celebration and news conference on Sunday afternoon in Columbia. “The Southeastern Conference is a highly successful, stable, premier athletic conference that offers exciting opportunities for the University of Missouri,” school chancellor Brady J. Deaton said in the SEC statement. “In joining the SEC, MU partners with universities distinguished for their academic programs and their emphasis on student success.” Missouri’s entrance also gives the SEC a fourth Association of American Universities member, joining Texas A&M, Florida and Vanderbilt.
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