Welcome to the Big XII

[Lobot]

You can't go wrong with a guy named Brett even if he spells it incorrectly.

You both spell it incorrectly. There's an N.

[Lobot]

Yormark announcement from Irving.

https://big12sports.com/news/2022/6/...missioner.aspx

[bearcatbret]

The same guy who did a primer on UC and Houston joining the Big 12, here is his take on BYU. 66 Days Until Kansas Football: Big 12 Expansion Primer – BYU Cougars - Blue Wings Rising

[Lobot]

I was reading through Matt Brown's Extra Points newsletter ($) and it seems like most of the sitting ADs and insiders are not sure what to make of this hire. Some have never heard of Yormark and most seem to be taking the position that it's either a total homerun or complete disaster and there will be no in between.

https://www.extrapointsmb.com/three-...-commissioner/

[bearcatbret]

You can't go wrong with a guy named Brett even if he spells it incorrectly.

[Lobot]

Pete Thamel just confirmed this

[GoBearcats31]

Big 12 going outside the box with its next commissioner hire

https://www.si.com/college/2022/06/2...2-commissioner

[bearcatbret]

I have read several articles about the "new Big 12". Here is just one of them. Before you dismiss it, please tell me who the blue blood was in the old Big East when they were a power 6 football conference. Towards the end of the Big East, UC dominated that league. There was an article that I missed copying the link but they think that BYU will be the leader of the pack and that will be a bad thing. Well, here is one article. Who Is Going To Be The Blue Blood Of Big 12 Football? - KSL Sports

[bearcatbret]

Years of football, enrollment numbers just bad. Most of the data that he needed could come straight from gobearcats.com.

[longtimefan]

Dude needs to check himself if he’s from Kansas

Seems like a sloppy cut and paste.

[Lobot]

Dude needs to check himself if he’s from Kansas

[red_n_black_attack]

I do not believe that this guy has done his homework. 73 Days Until Kansas Football: Big 12 Expansion Primer – Cincinnati Bearcats - Blue Wings Rising

only 68 seasons we deem acceptable, since we started football in 1885?

[bearcatbret]

I do not believe that this guy has done his homework. 73 Days Until Kansas Football: Big 12 Expansion Primer – Cincinnati Bearcats - Blue Wings Rising

[Lobot]

Per ESPN's chairman, OK and TX will remain in the B12 until 2025. He doesn't mention it, but the buyouts are probably too steep to manage an earlier exit.

https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/20/23...-12-until-2025

That's when the TV contract/Grant of Rights with the Big XII is over and they have to figure out what to do with LHN still and when. Texas AD CHris Conte is saying they're just going to fold all the coverage into the SEC Network at the time of the move.

[bearcatbret]

The gist of this is that the Big 12 will probably be okay. Matter: Big 12 survived another wave of realignment, but can it last? | Mizzou Sports News | stltoday.com

Is Big 12 in danger? Chuck Neinas, man who once saved conference, gives his take (msn.com)