Beebe: Big 12 has renewed sense of itself

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06/15/2010 - Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe addressed the media at a press conference Tuesday and talked about the new-look 10-team league following an 11th-hour pact to save its very existence.

Beebe and the Big 12 came through with pledges from its remaining members -- Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State and Baylor -- on Monday when all signs pointed to an imminent collapse amid a strongly-rumored defection to the Pac-10 led by Texas.

The announcements came several days after the conference saw Colorado go to the Pac-10 and Nebraska depart for the Big Ten.

The reduced number of schools means changes for the Big 12, something Beebe said isn't necessarily a bad thing.

"There was significant concern with it not working out. We lost two valuable members, but we're very satisfied with the remaining members. This kind of experience can solidify the conference for a very long time. They've come to the conclusion that they want to remain together. This is the exact place that they all should be. I believe we're coming out of this with a better sense of unity then we've ever had," Beebe said.

Among the tangible changes is the loss of the Big 12 Championship Game and a necessary shuffling of the schedule with the impending departures of Nebraska effective in 2011-12 and Colorado in 2012-13. Beebe remarked the loss of the league title game may put the conference in a better position to compete for a national championship, pointing to Missouri's loss to Oklahoma in the 2007 edition coming off a win against unbeaten Kansas.

"Our coaches have not really been interested in a championship game, which is ironic because some leagues like the Big Ten are trying to get there (12 teams). We'll have to experience how it is not to have one. It may make access to the BCS Championship game better for us."

Beebe also addressed the possibility of expansion and talked of the league adopting a nine-game conference schedule that would stretch into December.

"It's very remote (chance) that we're going to expand. We like the ten that are in the conference. Certainly there will be no expansion in the region that we currently occupy," added Beebe, "I think there is a high degree of attraction to having nine football games. Now, there is an ability to do that."

Beebe reflected that the process to persuade the potential defectors was not an easy one with the promise of a lucrative mega-conference in the Pac-10 with Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech while Texas A&M mulled a move to the SEC.

"We had an honorable commitment. They had to look each other in the eyes and say 'if we do this we mean it'. Some had to go back to their Board of Regents and some were in a position to make the decision right there," Beebe said of Monday's decisive meeting. "I knew that once there was an established method to get to that commitment there was going to be an accelerated decision by our institutions."

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New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).

The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.

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Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.

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The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.

Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.

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How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.

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