re: Why is it taking Texas so long to make a hire?

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I know you desperately want this to be the case, but it is not even close to being true.

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How would you rank them?

SEC is a clear 1

B1G no matter the football product has a great brand, network, stability, money, etc. So they are 2

Unlike tOSU or Baylor late this season, when FSU beat the ACC no one questioned if they earned a trip to the national title based on their schedule. So the ACC is no lower than 4.

That leaves the fifth spot for either the PAC or the Big 12.

The PAC only got one BCS bowl, but Stanford stayed ranked after a loss like no Big 12 program did. Plus they had five teams in the last BCS poll compared to the Big 12's three.

So it seems pretty obvious that it is "close" to true that the current Big 12 is fifth among the "Big 5."