This and other tidbits from a recent interview.

1. 19 units from the NCAA tourney matches the highest number of units the Big has ever earned.

2. Competitive marketplace dictates the rapid escalation of coaches’ salaries. No one likes to be in an arms race but the alternative is to not be in an arms race.

3. Big 12 CC game was a “huge” success.

4. On why the conference didn’t expand:
It was obvious that no school or group of schools was going to get the required 8 votes so the process was terminated without taking a formal vote.

5. Big 12 was to only conference to have a team in the playoff and one in the Final Four. It had 4 teams in the Sweet 16 and went 5-2 in bowl games.

6. “We’re feeling very bullish about our future.”


https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/q-a-with-bob-bowlsby-big-commissioner-reviews-year-looks/article_c44d0e45-de32-50a0-9465-188cd9e83b04.html