Texas would have been nothing more than a footnote in the Big 8.
Kansas State has far outperformed Tejass throughout their history. More Final Fours, More Elite Eights, More Sweet 16s, More All Americans, More College basketball Hall of Famers... They didn't amass the total wins and winning percentage that Texsucks did because they actually played in a conference with 5 to 7 competitive teams virtually every season while Tejass played in a conference with virtually no competition outside of a few obscure years. Kansas State still has finished in the final AP poll (top 10/20/25 depending on the season)
sixteen times compared to Texass eight; that's double the number of seasons finishing ranked. It's widely regarded that Kansas State under Tex Winters was hands down the best team in the country in 1958-59 when they were cheated out of the title after Rob Boozer, Bill Guthridge, and Cedric Price weren't allowed to play against Cincinnati. Pete Newell the coach of California, who won the national title that season, and Jerry West player for runner up West Va. both have said as much. The AP was so shocked at what the NCAA pulled that they still awarded Kansas State the "AP National Title".
The only thing Tejass can claim is that they played in the Suckwest Conference and racked up wins because of it... Only two teams from the SWC wouldn't be
dead last in tournament appearances in the Big 8. The Big 8 schools had more National titles than the Suckwest had final four appearances, the Big 8 had more Final Four appearances than the Suckwest had Sweet Sixteens, the Big 8 had more Sweet 16 showings than the Suckwest ever had tournament appearances.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Men%2 ... ampionship
Texass heads up in series versus the Old Big 8 before the Big 12 was formed was just about everyone's
bitch... Losing records to Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State,
Colorado,
Iowa State, and Missouri... congrats on that one game advantage over Nebraska before we bailed you asses out.
For you to even insinuate that Texas basketball tradition is even in the same stratosphere as Kansas State's is about the most laughable concept I have ever seen posted on this forum. They have more College Basketball Hall of Famers associated with a single season (1958-59 Tex Winters, Robert Boozer, Bill Guthridge) than Texas has associated with the history of it's school... hell to be honest after looking at the College Hoops Hall of fame roster I couldn't find anyone associated with Texas other than Abe Lemmons and he was inducted because of his success at Oklahoma City University not Tejass.