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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby bristled at the suggestion that without Oklahoma and Texas the league is akin to the Mountain West.Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard made that assertion during a radio interview last week, shortly after the Big 12 decided against expansion . Pollard also said the only difference between Iowa State and schools that wanted into the 10-member league is that the Cyclones are already in.Asked about Pollards comments at the conferences annual basketball media day Tuesday, Bowlsby tersely replied: I dont share that vantage point.Some league athletic directors have been critical of the Big 12s expansion process, arguing they should have had a bigger role in the deliberations, while others wonder if the league is built to last . Discussions were conducted at the level of university presidents and chancellors, in some cases career academicians with little background or knowledge of college sports.Our composition process was like every other one Ive been around. It was managed at the presidential and chancellor level, Bowlsby said. We shared as much information with the athletic directors in as timely a manner as we could, but the board was clear that this was going to be managed at their level. They run this league and (boards) run every league.The league spent three months analyzing, vetting and interviewing possible members before deciding last week to take expansion off their agenda. Bowlsby said it was not a decision not to expand, but rather an endorsement and reinvestment in the 10 that we had.Oklahoma President David Boren said the decision was unanimous and that no school was discussed or voted on during roughly five hours of deliberations. Among the 11 schools that sought to join the league were Cincinnati, UConn, Houston, BYU and Colorado State.The expansion discussions were driven primarily by football, because of the massive revenue that comes with the sport. But the Big 12 also generates significant revenue in mens basketball with marquee programs such as Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas often on the national stage.Several league coaches said Tuesday that they support the decision to remain at 10 schools. The smaller number allows them to play a double-round robin schedule, and with few weak schools, that means strong RPI numbers when the NCAA Tournament rolls around.Being very, very new to the conference, Ill be honest, Ive just kind of taken a back seat, Oklahoma State coach Brad Underwood said. Im excited about our members and I think we have a great, great league, and we dont have to play second fiddle to anybody. Miguel Layun Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. 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HScott Motorsports, which fielded two Sprint Cup cars during the 2016 season, has suspended operations and will not compete in NASCAR in 2017.The team did not have any drivers nor sponsors lined up for next season. Driver Clint Bowyer, who finished 27th in the standings, had signed a one-year deal in September 2015 as a stop-gap before heading to Stewart-Haas Racing to replace Tony Stewart in 2017.Michael Annett, who has the Pilot Flying J sponsorship, finished 36th in the standings and opted to take that sponsor to JR Motorsports and compete in the Xfinity Series next year.Team owner Harry Scott formed the team after purchasing Phoenix Racing from James Finch in 2013. Scott had fielded two Cup cars the last two seasons.Over the past several months I considered a number of options for moving forward with the team, Scott said in a statement. Regrettably there are no viable sponsor/driver options immediately available to allow the team to participate in 2017.One thing I learned about NASCAR is that it is a people business. I will forever be grateful to the men and women who worked tirelessly to make HScott Motorsports successful.Scott had leased a charter from Premium Motorsports owner Jay Robinson for Annetts No. 46 car in 2016. That charter was returned to Premium, who thenn sold it to Furniture Row Racing, which is adding a car for rookie Erik Jones next season.ddddddddddddPremium then bought the single charter Scott owned for the No. 15 car of Bowyer.Owners of the 36 charters carry a guaranteed starting spot -- and more guaranteed revenue than noncharter cars -- for every Sprint Cup race, where the field is a maximum 40 cars. A charter owner can lease a charter for one year but then must use it or sell it. Charter teams also get extra money based on their performance over the last three years, and any charter team that finishes among the bottom three teams for three consecutive years can have its charter revoked.That makes the charter of the No. 15 car for Bowyer -- the one Premium now has -- slightly more valuable than the charter of the No. 46 car it sold to Furniture Row. Not only did the No. 15 car have a better performance, the No. 46 car was among the bottom three charter teams in 2016, the first year of the charter system.I love this sport and being part of it, Scott said. I invested in NASCAR because I truly believe it represents the best racing competition in the world and the best people in all sports. ' ' '