'The savior of the Big 12' - and how he did it

IRVING, Texas (AP) -A few days after the Big 12 was preserved, commissioner Dan Beebe brought together the athletic directors of the 10 remaining schools.

There were lots of things to figure out. There also was some healing to do.

Egos had been bruised, relationships strained in the whirlwind of a week since Colorado went to the Pac-10, Nebraska to the Big Ten and this conference's fate swung on Texas' decision to stay put.

Each AD had been under enormous pressure while deciding what was best for his school. Now each was sitting with nine other guys who'd been under the same stress, a reminder that they were in this together.