AUSTIN, Texas – Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe today ordered Nebraska and Colorado out of the Big 12, forfeiting any wins they accumulated during the conference basketball season. As a result, Beebe also the Kansas Jayhawks stripped of their seventh straight Big 12 championship and awarded it to the Texas Longhorns.
Beebe said Nebraska and Colorado were undeserving of participating in Big 12 play after both schools announced they were leaving the conference: Nebraska to the Big 10 and Colorado to the Pac 10.
“I thought about this for a long time and after weighing all my options, I’ve decided it’s best for the conference that neither of these schools be allowed to participate in Big 12 basketball during the 2010-11 season,” said Beebe. “These teams left the Big 12 through nefarious dealings, and I don’t they should be rewarded for it by participating in our conference.”
Both teams had decent conference seasons as Colorado won eight games and Nebraska won seven, but neither challenged for the league title or are expected to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
But the move had far reaching consequences as both teams won their only meeting against the Texas Longhorns. By awarding those games to Texas, the Longhorns finished with just one Big 12 loss, a game ahead of Kansas.
When asked about Texas winning the Big 12 title because of this move, Beebe shrugged his shoulders.
“Oh, is that what will happen? I hadn’t even thought about that,” said Beebe. “Ah well. That’s the past now, I guess we can’t change it. I, for one, applaud the great men of Texas for finally knocking Kansas off that perch. It’s quite an accomplishment and something they should be proud of.”
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