I agree with you. I think what fuels the frustration is Bowlsby gave the appearance that he was very confident of the Big XII's future and had a good handle on where all conference members stood, only to be blind sided very publicly by people he's known and trusted for a very long time. Most people would fall victim to that unless they're paranoid every waking moment of every day.
Exactly. And besides, what was Bowlsby going to say in that situation anyway? If he so much as hints that he has concerns about realignment, the firestorm would have totally engulfed Big 12 Media Days.
People are just grasping at straws for easy explanations for things that we've known were possibilities for 10 years.