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[Lobot]

Basketball season.

https://big12sports.com/news/2023/6/...-the-park.aspx

[Lobot]

This is a differnt threa but there will be 3 parts to this from Berry Tramel at the Oklahoman.

Part 1

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/spor...l/70312806007/

Part 2 ($)

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/spor...m/70317474007/

Part 3

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/spor...e/70321471007/

[GoBearcats31]

Thamel: Sources: The Big 12 is exploring starting a bowl game in Mexico in the postseason of 2026, with the site targeted to be Monterrey. The league will also hold a regular season game w/Houston and Kansas in Mexico City in 2024 in men’s and women’s basketball.

https://big12sports.com/news/2023/6/...12-mexico.aspx

Today, the Big 12 Conference announced the launch of Big 12 Mexico, the Conference’s first international extension that will see Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer and baseball games held in Mexico. Big 12 Mexico’s first contest will be a men’s and women’s basketball matchup between Kansas and Houston, held in Mexico City at Arena CDMX in December of 2024. Following the launch of Big 12 basketball in Mexico, Big 12 women’s soccer and baseball will participate in exhibitions against clubs from the region.

Additionally, the Big 12 will explore establishing a football bowl game in Monterrey, starting in 2026. This would be the first bowl game ever held in Mexico.

[GoBearcats31]

Thamel: Sources: The Big 12 is exploring starting a bowl game in Mexico in the postseason of 2026, with the site targeted to be Monterrey. The league will also hold a regular season game w/Houston and Kansas in Mexico City in 2024 in men’s and women’s basketball.

[Lobot]

And expansion plans ($)

https://theathletic.com/4576036/2023...shared_article

[GoBearcats31]

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark announces the conference is distributing an estimated $440 million to its membership for 2022-23. https://twitter.com/max_olson/status...66858153299968

[bearcatbret]

How the four new Big 12 teams are adjusting. Big 12 expansion: How league newcomers are preparing for life within prestigious Power Five universe - CBSSports.com

[leo from jersey]

Hope it's soon, I'm ready for a new Jersey... still rocking the old Adidas one because I never liked the design of the UA ones

I am not sure you would be ready for New Jersey.

[bearcatbret]

If you are interested in the 2022 payouts per school of the Power 5. How the Big 12 and Pac-12 stacked up in revenue distribution for the 2022 fiscal year (msn.com)

[GoBearcats31]

Not sure the best place to put this, but Scott Springer wrote an article about last night's event in Columbus
UC's Big 12 Bearcat road show boldly makes stop in Columbus

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...s/70233474007/

[Lobot]

Ok, so yesterday Dennis Dodd published this : https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...-media-rights/

Every other sports college football writer on the planet called BS on it and stated that it's incorrect. At this point you have to think Dodd is a completely unreliable reporter or has a bad source for this info, or CBS has him throwing things out there on an agenda. Who really knows.

On the flip side you have Stewart Mandel who is still carrying water for the PAC 12 based on his recent articles.

[Lobot]

This might be paywalled but it's a good writeup on the things Yormark is doing from Extra Points: ($?)

https://www.extrapointsmb.com/p/big-...-idea-bad-idea

[bearcatbret]

And this is why Fresno State thinks they are a fit in the Big 12. Spoiler, it is about playing in Mexico. Big 12 has big plans, and one could be a gateway for Fresno State in conference expansion (yahoo.com)

[Lobot]

More non traditional things from the mind of Yormark.

https://www.si.com/college/2023/05/0...ame-interviews

[Lobot]

I meant to post this yesterday.

Departmental Passport expenses just went way up