Big 12 Conference

[Coyote]

Introducing The New Big XII - 7.1.23



Congratulations BYU, UH, UC & UCF ! Welcome To The Conference ! The Most Exciting Conference Top To Bottom In College Football !

[PobodysNerfect]

I've seen lots of people |expletive| talk the new teams but honestly don't know how the Big 12 couldn't have landed it any better. Four huge media markets and BYU's a national brand. Good on them for staying afloat, I'm curious if they will go for Arizona or ASU...ASU has that midwest connection with them playing hockey in the NCHC now!

[Busguy2010]

Honestly I thought when they lost Texas and Oklahoma, that meant the eventual end to the Big 12. All the new teams are recently pretty decent. If they added them ten years ago, yeah that'd be a major oof. But now there's talks of Colorado going back, the Pac 12 losing USC and UCLA, while not yet picking anybody up, and rumblings of Washington and Oregon testing other waters, looks like the Pac 12 is the one on life support.

[Greg S]

Yeah, they added the right teams and it led to the best available TV deal. Leaped over the PAC12 and the ACC is a mess because they are locked into an awful deal that runs through 2036.

They can make a case as the top basketball conference.

Greg

[Greg S]

Lots of chatter positive and negative with UCONN and the Big 12:

[Greg S]

And so it begins, looks like Colorado is returning to the Big 12. Expect an announcement today.

[Coyote]

Colorado to rejoin Big 12 Conference, per sources
The Buffs will end a rocky relationship with the Pac-12 after more than a decade

The University of Colorado Board of Regents will vote on a move back to the Big 12 Conference on Thursday. A transition for the school after a brief 13-year stint as a member of the Pac-12, who has recently faced a number of hardships, including a significantly reduced media rights deal. Colorado will receive a full share of $31.7 million from ESPN/Fox media deal via the Big 12, according to Brett McMurphy.

[Coyote]

Everything that led up to Colorado moving back to the Big 12

Although an official announcement has yet to be made, it’s about as official as it gets. Colorado is leaving the Pac-12 to return to the Big 12, a conference that the Buffs had previously called home for over 60 years. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Big 12’s presidents and chancellors unanimously approved CU into the league on Wednesday evening and the next step is for Colorado’s board of regents to approve the move in a meeting on Thursday.

[Greg S]

It will be interesting who's next. Lots of uncertainty with PAC 12, and many mentions of UCONN going to the Big 12.

[Coyote]

Colorado approves return to Big 12: Buffaloes set to depart Pac-12 in 2024



Colorado has decided to return to the Big 12 at the start of the 2024-25 athletic season. The University of Colorado Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution to move the Buffaloes out the Pac-12 and back the conference they helped found in 1996.

[Coyote]

The Big 12 Is Looking for 1-3 More Schools to Join Colorado | Conference Realignment



Paul Catalina and Craig Smoak discuss their thoughts on the Big 12 looking for more schools now that Colorado has joined the conference, will the Big 12 look to the G5, and more.

[mrsticka]

Maybe Nebraska can return to the Big 12? If Colorado can do it, why not Nebraska?

[nebugeater]

Maybe Nebraska can return to the Big 12? If Colorado can do it, why not Nebraska?

Why?

That would be a HUGE step backward.

[Cermak]

Huskers aren't going anywhere, they are tied to the Big10 at least for the foreseeable future.

[Greg S]

Maybe Nebraska can return to the Big 12? If Colorado can do it, why not Nebraska?

The Big 12 teams will get just over $31 million per year in their new deal. The Big 10 teams will get between $80 and $100 million in theirs. That alone is why Nebraska would not even consider moving.

The SEC and Big 10 are the two dominant players now. Teams in those conferences would not leave to go to the ACC, PAC 12 or Big 12. Or any other conference for that matter. in the SEC and Big 10 you get stability and far more money.

[mrsticka]

Maybe Nebraska can return to the Big 12? If Colorado can do it, why not Nebraska?

Why?

That would be a HUGE step backward.

But it's not for Colorado?

[almighty_tuna]

But it's not for Colorado?

Colorado is leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12, which is a step up from the Pac-12 (kinda, now that OK and TX are heading to the SEC). The Big Ten is a more competitive conference than both Pac-12 and Big 12.

[mrsticka]

But it's not for Colorado?

Colorado is leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12, which is a step up from the Pac-12 (kinda, now that OK and TX are heading to the SEC). The Big Ten is a more competitive conference than both Pac-12 and Big 12.

I find that difficult, if not impossible, to believe.

[Greg S]

But it's not for Colorado?

Colorado is leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12, which is a step up from the Pac-12 (kinda, now that OK and TX are heading to the SEC). The Big Ten is a more competitive conference than both Pac-12 and Big 12.

I find that difficult, if not impossible, to believe.

What specifically do you find hard to believe? And please provide an explanation why.

[mrsticka]

That the Big Ten and SEC are more competitive than the Big 12 and Pac-12. At the end of the day, a conference is just a conference. Nothing more, nothing less.

[nebugeater]

That the Big Ten and SEC are more competitive than the Big 12 and Pac-12. At the end of the day, a conference is just a conference. Nothing more, nothing less.

$$$$$$$$$$$ is the answer. You do not even need a secret decoder ring to see that

[mrsticka]

That the Big Ten and SEC are more competitive than the Big 12 and Pac-12. At the end of the day, a conference is just a conference. Nothing more, nothing less.

$$$$$$$$$$$ is the answer. You do not even need a secret decoder ring to see that

It's sad that all they seem to care about at Nebraska these days is money.

[nebugeater]

That the Big Ten and SEC are more competitive than the Big 12 and Pac-12. At the end of the day, a conference is just a conference. Nothing more, nothing less.

$$$$$$$$$$$ is the answer. You do not even need a secret decoder ring to see that

It's sad that all they seem to care about at Nebraska these days is money.

That is not an issue that is just Nebraska

[Greg S]

That the Big Ten and SEC are more competitive than the Big 12 and Pac-12. At the end of the day, a conference is just a conference. Nothing more, nothing less.

$$$$$$$$$$$ is the answer. You do not even need a secret decoder ring to see that

It's sad that all they seem to care about at Nebraska these days is money.

That is not an issue that is just Nebraska

Yeah it’s the reason you are seeing all this movement. It’s even more so because of NIL and the portal. Reaches from football all the way to schools such as Creighton and UNO (basketball and hockey schools).

[nebugeater]

Reports I see this AM say that the Arizona Wildcats are headed to the Big 12 and it will be official on Tue. We will see......

[Greg S]

Reports I see this AM say that the Arizona Wildcats are headed to the Big 12 and it will be official on Tue. We will see......

That would be a good addition. UCONN seems to be the fallback option if Big 12 can’t get another PAC 12 school.

If the rest of the PAC 12 (after Arizona leaves), they should be able to add an acceptable group to stay together. San Diego State and SMU are obvious 2. I could see Colorado State and 1 other to get them back to 12 teams.

[Coyote]

Top 5 Teams That Make the Most Sense | Conference Realignment | Big 12




Paul Catalina’s Top 5 Teams That Make the Most Sense | Conference Realignment | Big 12 | Big 12 Expansion | Arizona | Arizona State | Utah | Oregon | UCONN

[almighty_tuna]

But it's not for Colorado?

Colorado is leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12, which is a step up from the Pac-12 (kinda, now that OK and TX are heading to the SEC). The Big Ten is a more competitive conference than both Pac-12 and Big 12.

I find that difficult, if not impossible, to believe.

Lol, okay.

[NEDodger]

That the Big Ten and SEC are more competitive than the Big 12 and Pac-12. At the end of the day, a conference is just a conference. Nothing more, nothing less.

.................
...................................I don't know what to tell you. It's indisputable Check out the TV contracts for all of the conferences.

And yes, it's all and only about money. For the coaches, for the players, for the networks, for the universities. If you want people who play only "for love of the game", well there's always club leagues.

[Greg S]

If Arizona doesn't move to Big 12, sounds like UCONN is on the clock:

[Coyote]

Arizona, Arizona State, Utah SET TO JOIN BIG 12 [Latest News + MORE] |



Matt Norlander joins CBS Sports HQ with the latest on Arizona, Arizona State and Utah joining the Big 12.

[Greg S]

I figured this was the case since they got Arizona, ASU and Utah to join Colorado in the conference:

Brett Yormark Says Conversations Around Adding UConn and Gonzaga are ‘No More’


https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/ ... e-no-more/

[Coyote]

Iowa State QB Hunter Dekkers and 4 other athletes plead guilty to lesser charge in gambling case

Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers is among three athletes from his school and two from Iowa who have pleaded guilty to underage gambling. The five were among more than a dozen athletes from the two schools who faced criminal charges in connection to a state investigation into illegal sports wagering. All originally were charged with tampering with records, an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison.