Big 12 football gaining respect

Monday, July 21, 2008 | 5:50 p.m. CDT; updated 5:00 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was a time when the Big 12 was known as top-heavy, with powerhouses like Oklahoma and Texas playing for national championships and the rest of the conference fighting it out to squeak into some smaller bowl.

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