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TexasTowelie

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Tue Oct 18, 2016, 02:04 AM Oct 2016

Texas Governor blasts Big 12 for punting on expansion

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the Big 12 should apologize for not expanding after spending three months vetting and interviewing potential new member schools.

The governor, who had previously tweeted his support for Houston being added to the Big 12, blasted the conference on Twitter on Monday night.

"The Big 12 owes a lot of people an apology. It punted on expansion & shanked its future. @UHouston deserved better," Abbott tweeted.

Abbott is a University of Texas graduate.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article108883897.html

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Texas Governor blasts Big 12 for punting on expansion (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2016 OP
Hold your breath until that apology arrives, Abbott. (nt) Paladin Oct 2016 #1
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