
Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 Champs
“Can you believe it?” Self said as he turned to assistant Tim Jankovich. “We’re the best in the Big 12 — the best team in Big-Freakin’-12!”
Yes, Self really said ‘freakin’ — and, no, not many would have fathomed something like this could have happened in a season that seemed destined to be a rebuilding year.
But there it was on the American Airlines Center scoreboard: Kansas 80, Texas 68.