Email from Ken Starr to OUs President David Boren

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David:
For decades, you have had – and continue to win -- my deepest respect and highest admiration.
Watching you in Washington was to see a rarity in modern public life – a true statesman. I know that, by God’s grace, your statesmanship can preserve this conference. Boards of Regents come and go. But their legacy will remain forever. And hanging in the balance is this great conference of the
heartland.

The great coaching staff of the University of Oklahoma has thrived and will continue to do so in the Big 12 Conference. Moreover, your wonderful student athletes, and those in their precious families benefit greatly by the close proximity of your institution to our current Big 12 members. I hope and, frankly, fervently pray that you can persuade your Board that to bring the conference of the heartland to a nigh-unto-death experience is inconsistent with the best interests of the families who believe in the University of Oklahoma.

My Sunday morning pre-worship thought is this: You, an acclaimed Governor, Senator and university
president for seventeen years, have been summoned to serve for a time like this. I urge you to hold
this conference together.

Respectfully, Ken

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