I played for his brother in high school. One game we were playing 4A Terrell and he got Jay to come give us a pregame speech. It was also the first time I had seen a six door Dodge Ram.
There will be a P3 or maybe a P4, but not a P2, like some of y'all are wishing to happen.
I've long given Texas and its fans the benefit of a doubt (as well as defended them on other forums), thinking the stereotypes about them were unfair and misdirected, and to an extent that is the case, but man, do some of them on Surly really do prove me wrong to some extent, which is a shame because I've rooted for Texas for years from my college years up until recently. To their credit, they aren't rude, hostile or obnoxious like some other fanbases, but the arrogance and vindictiveness (towards Big 12 and its teams) of some is certainly palatable and not endearing. Am I biased towards the Big 12, for sure. I'm emotionally invested since my alma mater is now a member. And for the record, I think Brett Yormark is a kickass commissioner (though I wouldn't have made that comment about Texas Tech "taking care of business") if I were him.
How does he mock? Takes little competitive jabs? Sure, but I never perceived any mocking. I'm not going to weigh in on whether Texas threw its weight around or not because I see parallels with BYU when we were in the Mtn West in how we were seen and treated by our past conference mates, though I think OU has gotten a free pass from criticism.
The Big 12 WILL be relevant, you can bet your sweet ass it will be. Will a middling SEC or B1G program be just as relevant is a better question.
We'll be making half to two thirds what the B1G and SEC will be making, but we'll still be a power (P3 or P4) conference when all is said and done. And the Big 12 will be a more competitive top to bottom conference then the top heavy SEC and B1G. If the B1G and SEC do break away to form their own league, you can bet your sweet ass the Big 12 won't be left behind, as much as you hope for that to happen.