Also, the Pac-12 scoffed at adding the leftover Big 12 schools last year after Texas and Oklahoma bailed.īut, don’t ever assume a school is entirely on board. On the surface, it would seem unlikely, considering the revenue gap wasn’t substantial between the two leagues when USC and UCLA were on board with the Pac-12. Make sure Big 12 members don’t leave for the Pac-12Īs the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported, the Pac-12 feels there is a chance to add Big 12 schools. They love their basketball program, would there be enough of a selling point to say, “come join the best basketball conference in America?” It might be out-of-the-box thinking, but everything needs to be on the table. Louisville once upon a time was viewed as a potential Big 12 candidate. Kick the tires on ACC membersĪCC’s Grant of Rights is locked in until 2036, so it could be a non-starter, but for ACC members that want to get out of the shadows of Clemson in football and Tobacco Road in basketball, could there be something here? What gives the Big 12 a chance to be on the attack this time is that Texas and Oklahoma aren’t in the way to prevent any such moves. This is the chance for the Big 12 to pounce potentially. Television negotiation rights will begin for the Big 12 Conference in February 2024. Same with the Arizona schools, Colorado, and Utah. If the Big Ten doesn’t bring in the Ducks and Huskies or other Pac-12 teams, the Big 12 has to do everything possible to bring programs like the Huskies and Ducks into the fold. The Big 12 has never been on the attack in conference realignment talks this is their chance. Who isn’t right now? Reportedly, “for now” the Big Ten isn’t adding any more members. Oregon and Washington will do everything they can to get into the Big Ten Conference. Big 12 aggressively pursues teams to become the third-best conference So, what happens next for BYU’s next home, the new Big 12? Let’s look at some options. Without USC and UCLA, you have to think the Pac-12 revenue dips. That Pac-12 was with USC and UCLA in the fold. Research firm Navigate had the Big 12 making $57.5 million per year in 2029 and the Pac-12 at $62.8 million. There is no blueblood in the new Big 12, but the financial projections for the league kept them within striking distance of the Pac-12 with USC and UCLA. As a result, the new Big 12 has been optimistic about its potential, especially with a new commissioner hire, Brett Yormark, set to take over on August 1. Once Texas and Oklahoma dropped their bombshell last year to go to the SEC, the Big 12 cobbled up what they could and acted quickly to get BYU, and the best from the AAC in UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston. One conference, in particular, knows realignment more than most that’s the Big 12 Conference. Big 12 knows conference realignment more than anyone Everyone needs to be on guard for the next move.
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