looks like he has surfaced in the epicenter of the Big 12 in KC blogging for FS Kansas City
His article on the Bowlsby hiring
Big 12 introduces new commissioner Bowlsby
some excerpts:
on being Texas' mouthpiece:
"Well, I guess I would just suggest that you do a little homework on me," Bowlsby replied in a firm tone. "I haven't been good at being a puppet over the years."
other quotes on and from Bowlsby:
"He just has a good demeanor, and he still keeps his cool under pressure and just does a good job," noted **** Schultz, the former executive director at the NCAA and the United States Olympic Committee. "He's also a creative guy, and I think with the way these conferences are moving around, it's going to take somebody that's creative in order to do that job."
"I think the public perception is significantly less positive than the private reality," Bowlsby said. "I think we need to go about the process of making sure we shout it from the rooftops — that this a group of 10 schools that are going to do big things, support one another and move forward together."
"There isn't anything magic about getting to 11 or getting to 12 to get to a playoff," Bowlsby said. "I don't think simply the attainment of a number makes any sense for us. We have to add institutions, if we ever do, that are going to specifically fortify (us) and make the sum of the parts exceed the whole."
"I had a vision of this conference as being unstable," Bowlsby countered. "What I found was a group of CEOs committed to one another, and it very quickly put my mind at ease."
His article on the Bowlsby hiring
Big 12 introduces new commissioner Bowlsby
some excerpts:
on being Texas' mouthpiece:
"Well, I guess I would just suggest that you do a little homework on me," Bowlsby replied in a firm tone. "I haven't been good at being a puppet over the years."
other quotes on and from Bowlsby:
"He just has a good demeanor, and he still keeps his cool under pressure and just does a good job," noted **** Schultz, the former executive director at the NCAA and the United States Olympic Committee. "He's also a creative guy, and I think with the way these conferences are moving around, it's going to take somebody that's creative in order to do that job."
"I think the public perception is significantly less positive than the private reality," Bowlsby said. "I think we need to go about the process of making sure we shout it from the rooftops — that this a group of 10 schools that are going to do big things, support one another and move forward together."
"There isn't anything magic about getting to 11 or getting to 12 to get to a playoff," Bowlsby said. "I don't think simply the attainment of a number makes any sense for us. We have to add institutions, if we ever do, that are going to specifically fortify (us) and make the sum of the parts exceed the whole."
"I had a vision of this conference as being unstable," Bowlsby countered. "What I found was a group of CEOs committed to one another, and it very quickly put my mind at ease."
