Big 12 fans, we've just got to get used to this. It's not changing. It's not going away. It's not

getting better. This is now life as a Big 12 fan. And what am I talking about, by the way? Well,

our best coaches getting thrown into the rumor mill every single time there is an SEC or Big Ten opening in football.

That's how it's going to be.

And I'll explain why.

Welcome in.

I'm Pete Mundo, Heartland College Sports.com.

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So let's start off with the wild couple of days that the rumor mill was in the Big 12 with college football.

So right away, Washington loses its coach to Alabama.

And ESPN, Pete Dammel, all these guys, they throw their lists out there, Andy Staples,

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