Luke Beveridge has more time to bring an AFL flag to the Western Bulldogs after signing a contract extension on Tuesday but the coach remains intent on achieving that goal this season despite the teams shocking injury toll.Tom Liberatore (ankle) and Jack Macrae (hamstring) joined a lengthy list of Bulldog casualties in Friday nights defeat to Geelong, just a week after they lost Mitch Wallis (broken leg) and Jack Redpath (knee) to long-term injuries during an upset by St Kilda.The clubs horror injury list had already included long-term absentee Bob Murphy and other key players, Matt Suckling, Matthew Boyd, Dale Morris, Tom Campbell and Marcus Adams, before the Cats clash.With the Bulldogs slipping to seventh on the ladder as the casualties mount, Beveridge isnt buying into the growing perception the side are a spent force in 2016.Try telling our players that, Beveridge said on Tuesday.We feel like theres still a lot of growth left in us ... we feel like theres some boys who can definitely come into the side and help us on our way.Wed like to start winning as soon as possible. Hopefully, we can do that this week against North Melbourne.With four games remaining in the regular season, Liberatore and Macrae are expected to miss three to four weeks with their respective injuries.However, Beveridge maintains its still too early to rule them out for the rest of the campaign.We feel like theyll be available - it depends on whether we make finals and how deep we go if we do, Beveridge said.We dont think Tom will be available in the next few weeks but Jack maybe, so were leaving that up to our medical and conditioning staff whove had such a hard time with all the bad luck.In better news for the Dogs, Dale Morris will return for Saturday nights clash with the Kangaroos at Etihad Stadium and Boyd is pushing his claims to return from an achilles injury.But Suckling is considered touch and go to shake off his achilles strain in time.Beveridge is in the second year of the three-year deal he signed when he replaced Brendan McCartney at the end of 2014, with his new contract keeping him at the club until the end of the 2020 season.He guided the Dogs back to the finals in his first campaign, earning him the AFL Coaches Association coach of the year award, with his side set to contest the finals again this season. 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He declined to name names beyond Romney and Herbert, but said there were many others.Romney, the most prominent Mormon in the country, called Oklahoma State billionaire booster T. Boone Pickens to make a pitch for his alma mater, Pickens told reporters in September.Messages left with a representative for Romney were not returned, but Starks said he didnt ask Romney to get in involved in the effort because the 2012 presidential candidate already was making calls.Starks called the Utah governors office to see if Herbert, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, would reach out to his counterparts in states with Big 12 power schools to urge their support for BYU.In August, Herbert called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to urge support for BYU and days later made a similar pitch to Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin while they attended a Republican Governors Association meeting in Colorado, said Herberts Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox.While Utah officials said a spot for BYU in the Big 12 would have brought prestige to the school and showcased the state to football fans elsewhere, it was also personal for Herbert. He attended BYU, as did his children, and his son-in-law, former Canadian football player Ben Cahoon, is the schools receivers coach.Herbert, a Republican, was not the only elected official to wade into the issue -- governors in Texas and Ohio issued tweets or wrote letters on behalf of schools in their states. In Texas, the lieutenant governor, Republican Dan Patrick, issued a formal statement urging the conference to not only take Houston but also the private Soouthern Methodist University.ddddddddddddEntrance into the Big 12 would have entitled BYU to a piece of the Big 12s shared revenue. 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The national TV revenue grew from $1.222 million to $18.084 million.For BYU, joining the Big 12 would have also opened recruiting doors that can be closed otherwise. The highest caliber athletes in the country typically lean toward playing in a Power 5 conference, which besides the Big 12 and Pac-12 include the SEC, Big Ten, and ACC.The expansion talk came as federal education officials investigate how the school handles sexual assault reports. The scrutiny followed complaints from students and alumni about BYUs practice of opening honor code investigations of students who report sexual abuse.The strict honor code bans premarital sex and alcohol consumption, among other things. Gay rights groups also pushed back against the schools inclusion, arguing it has discriminatory policies.Rachel Sanders, executive director of left-leaning watchdog group Alliance for a Better Utah, said elected officials shouldnt have tried to influence a sports issue, especially one involving a private school.Sanders said officials that pushed for BYU were sending a message that any problems with BYUs honor code and LGBT policies are acceptable.Cox said the Utah governors conversations were brief and didnt dive into the schools religious practices or honor code. 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