Welcome to the Big XII

[bearcatbret]

^ Also from an email received today "From the Desk of John Cunningham"...."Today marks another milestone in our journey toward participation in the Big 12. We can confirm that our entry date will be July 1, 2023."

[Lobot]

Per Justin Williams and Sam Khan at the Athletic , the exit fee was $18M to be paid to the AAC over a 14 year period

[Lobot]

Boom! 7.1.23

https://gobearcats.com/news/2022/6/10/general-cincinnati-to-enter-big-12-on-july-1-2023.aspx

[GoBearcats31]

Rothstein on the Big 12 (basketball) https://www.fanduel.com/theduel/post...5-01g4z9gcbd7c

- Will continue to play 18 games league games
- Conference will prioritize preserving natural rivalries, like UC/WVU among them

[longtimefan]

Bob Huggins, in town for a fundraiser, asked about UC joining the Big 12:
https://twitter.com/FOX19Joe/status/1533917447526440960 (1+ minute clip)

We’ve already seen a huge influx of new talent that should help a lot going forward. CWM has done a **** of a job. No more Mason Madsens.

[bearcatbret]

Bob Huggins, in town for a fundraiser, asked about UC joining the Big 12:
https://twitter.com/FOX19Joe/status/1533917447526440960 (1+ minute clip)

I think that he is right. I believe that it will take our basketball more time to adapt than our football team. If we have been struggling in the AAC in basketball, get ready for the Big 12.

[GoBearcats31]

Bob Huggins, in town for a fundraiser, asked about UC joining the Big 12:
https://twitter.com/FOX19Joe/status/1533917447526440960 (1+ minute clip)

[swilsonsp4]

John Carpenter also directed the horror flick, The Fog, but he isn’t related to our AD, John Cunningham.

I saw an article yesterday, the site of which I can’t recall, which mentioned that negotiations will start up again this coming week. The UC, UCF & UH brass have been involved in the B12 spring meetings this past week.

[Lobot]

Something random here but John Carpenter is also the name of the Freeway that Big XII HQ is on

[red_n_black_attack]

Quick google search and no articles on if a deal has been reached or final amount of buyout. Aresco is playing hardball, but he doesn't hold a winning hand. I am sure John Cunningham has a pretty accurate estimate of 23/24 payouts and will pull the trigger along with UH and UCF when they know their partial share will cover the exit fee. I cannot imagine the budget would need to increase that much for Big 12 travel< but I trust JC has a number that needs to be true to not cost the Bearcats.

On a side note, a buddy was commenting on the 22 home schedule being blah. It is, but nothing the Cats can do about it. Any new conference foes coming to Nippert will be exciting and I hope none of those games are played at PBS.

[swilsonsp4]

This doesn’t impact UC this year, but the B12 just wrapped up the spring meetings with an announcement that the per-school payout this year is $42.6M, a 20% increase over the 2020-21 school year.

https://big12sports.com/news/2022/6/3/conference-big-12-spring-meetings-summary.aspx

From another source, Bob Bowlsby anticipated an increase to $50M by 2025.

[bearcatbret]

I’ll try and get on this when I get back in town. I’d like to know myself

The Houston Chronical and the San Antonio Express may have something but I am not a subscriber.

[Lobot]

I’ll try and get on this when I get back in town. I’d like to know myself

[bearcatbret]

And that’s the starting point from the look of it. 17-20 range

https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/...in-big-12-2023

From that article "Multiple sources said they are “fully confident” that a settlement will be reached this month by UC, UH, UCF and the AAC." Has anyone heard anything on the agreement? Also, has there been any news about the Commissioner hunt?

[bearcatbret]

It looks like UC is adding key staff to get ready for the Big 12. Brad Pike Joins Cincinnati Athletics as Executive Senior Associate AD - University of Cincinnati Athletics (gobearcats.com)

A long read but an interesting one about future realignment, big money, playoff, etc. College Football Problems and Ways to Fix Them: Conference Realignment | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights