Baylor Bears former quarterback Robert Griffin III leads the crowd in a team cheer during his statue unveiling before the game between the Bears and the Southern Methodist Mustangs during the game at McLane Stadium.(Photo: Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports)
This is maybe the greatest day of celebration in the history of Baylor University," McCaw said. "People are euphoric."
That included Griffin, who proclaimed Baylor "a powerhouse in Texas now."
"I don't know if anyone wants to admit that," he said. "Baylor has owned Texas for a while now."
Briles, who talks openly of winning a national championship, wouldn't disagree. He points to the school's location in central Texas, its academics – and now, its facilities – and suggests the Bears are trying to build "over the long haul."
"We're trying to be a consistently respected team," he said, "that really tries to dominate."
If that seems ambitious, who ever expected to see this?
"It's awesome," said Griffin of the new stadium. "It's what we dreamed of. It's what we had as a vision. It's just amazing to see it finally here."
But that's only one step in the plan.
"This is a huge building block in the process," McCaw said, "but we're still building."
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