Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn football coach, has made recent public statements about the difference between the SEC and the Big 12 (or 10 or whatever). He was reprimanded for those. During the Big 12 Media Days event, he was asked a loaded question about the conference falling apart and about the Mike Slive, the SEC Commish:

Question: Tommy, now that the dust has settled a little bit, how concerned are you about the Big 12 in the future? You came from the SEC. You know how aggressive that commissioner is.

COACH TUBERVILLE: You have to wait and see. Obviously, you hate to lose two teams. We can be a very good conference. You know, I do know the coaches in this league. I’m getting to know more athletic directors. They’re going to be very proactive. It’s not just about football. It’s about every sport.

We want to be an all-around conference, and we will be because the teams that are still with us are very dedicated and committed to that. So I would just disappointed we lost two teams. We come here, and you lose Nebraska and lose Colorado. But everything will pick up where we left off.

I mean, we have our responsibility as coaches to make our teams better. The presidents and the athletic directors and the commissioner have committed, hey, they’re going to make this the best conference in the country. We’re all behind them, and we’re for that. I’m excited about it.

How excited do you think Tuberville really is?