Texas Football: 3 Big 12 teams that would hurt most void of Horns and OU

Baylor

It was not all that long ago that the Baylor Bears were the doormat of the Big 12. And Baylor has once again hit troubling times as the post-scandal and post-Matt Rhule eras have hit the program simultaneously in the past couple of seasons. The hope is that former LSU Tigers defensive coordinator Dave Aranda will right the ship for the Baylor program as head coach.

But Baylor is still just coming off a season with a record of 2-7. As Baylor tries to get back on track under Aranda, this news of Texas and Oklahoma potentially leaving the Big 12 for the SEC could mean more of an uphill battle in the years ahead.

Where this news really might not help out Baylor is on the recruiting trail. Baylor will face some challenging times on the recruiting trail if the likes of the Texas A&M Aggies, Texas, and Oklahoma are all competing in the SEC instead of the Big 12.

A major strength for Baylor lies with one of its major athletic programs.

Baylor obviously brings a solid men’s basketball program to the table. But the tradition is not very strong over the course of the entirety of the Baylor hoops program. From 1951-2007, Baylor made the NCAA Tournament just once.

It’s very difficult to see where Baylor would fit in next, especially in terms of the viability of its brand and football program. The academics at Baylor are solid, but that might not be enough to make up for the lack of marketability of the brand as a whole and the lack of traditional success for men’s basketball and football.