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Rise And Fire - Big 12 Basketball Morning Link Dump for 7/28/2011

Taking 21 shots in celebration of rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's 21st birthday, we stumble around the web to find interesting information on each Big 12 basketball team.
Check these links, then come back each day for updated information. If you have any links of interest, post them in the comments section or send them to me for inclusion tomorrow.

BAYLOR BEARS
CBS Sports - Baylor star freshman Quincy Miller ready to play

KANSAS JAYHAWKS
SB Nation KC - Does Kansas Basketball Finally Face A Rebuild?
KUsports.com - Mass. prep Kaleb Tarczewski has stellar summer
CBS Sports - Self believes, but tough to see Kansas continuing Big 12 run

MISSOURI TIGERS
KC Star - Campus Corner - MU's Denmon, English hope to represent USA in China mutigers.com - Braggin' Rights Date Set

Mizzou faces Illinois on Dec. 22 at Scottrade Center

TEXAS LONGHORNS
CBS Sports - Maui 2012 field officially released

The field was officially released today and it's solid, but not spectacular. It reads as follows: North Carolina, Butler, Illinois, Marquette, Texas, Mississippi State, USC and Chaminade.

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
Double-T Nation - Scout.com: Cameron Forte Profile

[...] right now, Texas Tech is one player over the 13 player roster limit . . . unless Forte is a preferred walk-on.

OTHER BIG 12 BASKETBALL NEWS
Topeka Capital-Journal - Beebe: Big 12 has issues like any other conference
San Antonio Express-News - 12 for 12: The best seats in the house
Not surprisingly Phog Allen comes in first. Also on the list Gallagher-Iba Arena (five), Hilton Coliseum (6), Kemper Arena/Sprint Center (7)

OTHER BASKETBALL NEWS
iHoops - What to Expect After a Torn ACL
Ballin' Is A Habit - 2011 Coaching Carousel Timeline
Lost Lettermen - Fired at ESPN, What's Next for Veteran Ron Franklin?
SI.com - The Man With A Scam

Houston AAU coach David Salinas befriended and then defrauded coaches and players in a phony bond scheme before committing suicide. How did he gain the trust—and the money—of so many? And where will the NCAA's investigation lead?

RANDOM NEWS
Splitsider - The Sexual Proclivities of Friends
Can you keep a secret? I used to love Friends. Seen every episode. Do you thik differently about me? Travel and Leisure - America's Best Cities for Singles
No. 2 Austin, No. 18 Houston
EW.com - 'The Simpsons' Halloween episode featuring Ned Flanders as... Dexter! [Video]
The Daily Beast - Google's New Twitter Killer

Google+, the booming new social-networking system, has attracted some 20 million users in a few weeks and is rendering Twitter obsolete. Facebook will be next, says Dan Lyons.

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