Back in October, 2008, one week before UConn was scheduled to play WVU in Morgantown, its starting cornerback, Jasper Howard, age 20, was fatally stabbed on campus just hours after UConn upset Louisville. When UConn appeared at Milan Pushkar stadium the next week, WVU organized a memorial to the fallen Huskie. A hat was even passed among WVU fans to collect donations for the Howard family and thousands of dollars was collected. Old time UConn fans, its team and HC at that time were touched by the empathy shown on the road at WVU. This is one reason why long-time UConn fans know that WVU fans are good and caring folks even for a rival on the field.
Yormark is playing chess, while a lot of pundits can't spell the word. The strategy is clear, take UConn (the #1 brand in men's and women's college basketball) off the table for the ACC. This will force Duke, Syracuse, Pitt, etc. to join the Big 12 to stay relevant when the ACC implodes, while also capturing the largest media market. Finally, for all the talk about UConn football, it is very clear they can compete when on a level playing field (i.e., second fastest all time to go from AA to a 1A Top 25 Football Program, 2 League championships in the 8 years competing as a P6 conference program, etc.). On track for a 7-5, 8-4 type record this year. I have no doubt that UConn would be a GREAT add to the Big 12.
The ACC clearly has little to no interest in UCONN. Does your chess game also involve MARSHALL, TEMPLE, etc.? The BIG12 has already imploded. Why would any ACC remainder move to the already Tier 2 BIG12?
UConn makes sense if the following can be ensured a. UConn add to overall B12 per team payout b. B12 plans ok going to 24 teams, leaving 7 possible slots for ACC teams c. B12 does not guarantee FB membership unless certain metrics are met by 2031 such as 40k ok campus stadium; winning records vs P4 teams; no losing seasons between 2026 & 2031. If B12 adds UConn it has to be to help ensure Duke joins the B12 as part of 24 team conference.
a) The BIG12 is already too large/wide for a Tier 2. Near certain to splinter if it tries to get to 24. b) Why would ACC remainders go to the already Tier 2 BIG12? c) Why would UCONN downgrade its non-football sports, academic association, etc. without a certain, non-contingent invite for its football?
Holding off UConn's football membership until 2031seems to be motivator for the "Huskies' and provides some protection for the Big XII. I was surprised that UConn apparently agreed to the "conditions" set forth by the Big XII. However, this agreement may very well turn into a win/win for the school and the Big XII.
@@fwilliamcony28 I just don’t think the B12 could get enough money under the current contract by adding UConn in FB without the current members taking a cut in their over revenue.
@@tarheel7406 I hear what you're saying and they are all valid points for discussion. However, the decision-makers have 7 years to figure out whether it's a good move for the school which has motivation to upgrade football and the Big XII Conference which has protection to avoid another Temple-type fiasco.
@@fwilliamcony28 What does UCONN do if the BIG12 passes on football in 2031? Can UCONN leave without any cost? Would the BIGEAST take it back? I take no position on whether the BIG12 should take UCONN. That's too much of a subjective value/risk decision. I do take a position on whether UCONN should move to the BIG12, all or nothing.
Yormark is a basketball fan. He intends to seperate football and basketball rights.If you want to offer a bb package,U Conn is a definite take.He's been right on so far.He's trying to cut into the football revenue gap that the Big and SEC have guaranteed remains in their favor.
C's Corner... I would not be such a 'Debbie Downer' man. Adding teams to the BIGXII isn't bad, especially when that University has major basketball creed. It doesn't have to make sense today... we have to look at the overall long-term plan that is soon to come. The BIGXII with just this one team would be the 'ULTIMATE' B-Ball conference, period. When the ACC implodes... we are going to add more teams to help WVU: Pitt, Louisville, NC State, maybe Miami & Duke... so I am so excited about our future as a premier league. We just need to get Gonzaga now that we landed UCONN. Can you imagine those 🏀 games??? Holy Crap! ESPN would be airing one of our games every night if not 2... and ESPN 2, would be doing the same with 'BIGXII AFTERDARK' 😮 Ratings Gold. David a Texas Tech grad in Dallas
Adding UConn football is a risky proposition, but if ESPN is willing to pay at no further cost to the other members, it's a huge mistake not to add UConn basketball in 2026. Football drives media rights revenue, however, The Big 12 could also hands down be the premier basketball conference, especially if UConn is paired with Duke or UNC, If the ACC collapses. The SEC has vastly improved it's basketball programs with NIL money, slowly competing for the top spot in college hoops, where even Greg Sankey likes Yormark's idea by decoupling SEC basketball to sell their rights separately for their next tv media deal. Yormark maybe overly aggressive, but it's dangerous to do nothing. Great video.
I think it's a good idea to take UConn because it will make the big 12 ball stronger. Also it will hurt the ACC because after Clemson and Florida State, NC leave they can't use UConn to add to the ACC. Also the 1st team to be poached from the big 12 will be Kansas and when that happens the big 12 will still be the best basketball conferences. That's ONLY if ESPN is willing to pay for them to join the big 12.
@@tarheel7406 How's BC working out for the ACC? LOL One dumb decision after another will lead to the implosion of the ACC. This is a smart strategic move by Yormark.
@@michaelkeppler6593 This story is now 3 years old, so can you please be more informed. a) MIAMI demanded BC not UCONN. b) The BIG12 has already imploded (effectively). I take no position on whether the BIG12 adds UCONN; however, to keep from a disinterested ACC is a silly reason to do so.
Bringing in UConn go can very much right depending on who the Big XII gets to come with them. Gonzaga isn't that school but say a Duke from ACC along with FSU/Clemson and you'd have a rockstar conference in football and basketball. It just has to have the right school to come with UConn to work and add value to the TV deals and conference as a whole. Great show Couz!
@@tarheel7406 Still a lot of unanswered questions from the ongoing court cases. First and foremost, how much will FSU have to pay to leave the ACC? What if FSU refuses to pay whatever amount that the courts say they owe, assuming that they owe more than $0?
@@Patrick-sg7cm My current position is that the ACC has two main desires: a) Get FSU out with damages ~and~ b) Keep UNC in. If FSU won't leave as part of some settlement, I can see the ACC asking for judicial approval to kick FSU for cause while retaining all claims for damages, fees, etc. Some GOR distribution to FSU less some escrowed amount for any future damages, fees, etc. could be setup. If FSU refuses to pay any final damages, then some FSU official can spend time in jail for contempt. ESPN really only has to pay enough to sate UNC, as if it stays no one but FSU leaves. UNC doesn't want an unequal payment.
@@philadkins5887 UNC is an underachieving middle competitor in football. Fortunately, UNC's value remains high and diversified. You will have to do better.
@ COUZ's Corner, in my opinion, Endeavor is a consulting firm for the Big XII conference, not the number of schools. It would be a conflict of the Big XII interest if Endeavor was paid by the number of schools. They offer pros and cons and business solutions ect. But they do not push yea or nae for the reason they could be sued.
I like the conference members just the way it is., I'd actually like to go to 10 conference games a year. Maybe you can get FSU, Clemson, Miami and Louisville. But I'm not into chasing them down.
After watching and reading i believe adding UCONN is a risk, not a high risk like adding gonzaga, but still a risk. An unnecessary risk with the ACC on the brink. Adding UCONN is not a smart move. However, is still seems like its the right move. There has to be more than money at stake, some kind of deal making that makes this an option because the money and risk say otherwise.
A six year gap for football is too much. They should be playing much sooner in the Big 12 or lose most of their media rights money. It’s not fair to the other conference schools.
Not at all...they'd be getting them for free, they'll help take the load off from east coast teams with traveling, and for as sorry as they've been for the last 10 years or so they've still played in a bcs/playoff bowl game more recently then half the teams in the big12 currently 😅
Uconn football could be sleeping giant. They were very competitive when they had power conference football. They did it in such a short period of time. I think they went D1 only in 2001 and they ramped up immediately by getting ranked routinely
Big XII and Yormark have been very proactive in a positive manner thus far but you also have to know when to slightly brake and maybe hold off on adding.. At least until you see what's going to happen to the ACC. Yormark should save his energy and money to lure Fla St and Clemson which would make them a valid 3rd Power broker in College football for the foreseeable future. Basically save your money to get FSU & Clemson. Only thing UConn offers is basketball... that's it
a) Preparing and hoping for PAC refugees isn't that proactive, but what else could BY do? b) FSU and/or CLEMSON have less value in the BIG12 than in the ACC; both would depreciate after such a move. Neither would have the lift to make the new BIG12 a peer P3. c) Far more likely that FSU is effectively kicked to the BIG12, with UCONN as the +1.
UConn leadership is absolutely certain about wanting Big 12 membership. It's our fans that are probably 70% in favor of joining. The remaining 30% are mostly boomers that are too nostalgic about the Big East and don't seem to realize the need for UConn to join a power conference to be competitive long term. Thankfully our AD understands the need for power conference membership and it's why you keep hearing about these UConn-Big 12 rumors every year.
A. If the money is right, the Big12 presidents are small minded (like Tar Heel) if they don’t add UConn. B. I think the real reason Big12 presidents have not thus far approved adding UConn is, the money is not yet right and is still being ratcheted upward in negotiations. C. If this doesn’t get done, Yormark will leave.
When presidents say no, conferences stagnate and dir. See Pac 12. Head guys are usuually conservative. Wrong time for that. Obviously if UConn doesn't make the advances neccessary in football, the Big 12 should be able to cut UConn comepletely
I just don't understand why he wants uconn so bad I get it they're amazing at basketball but I would rather go after a Memphis who is great at basketball and good at football it is in more of the Big 12 footprint then the Huskies are but at the end of the day I would rather just wait and see what happens to the ACC I just don't want the big 12 to go to the way of the Big East by focusing too much on basketball and I am a massive college basketball fan but at the end of the day football is what makes money so if I had a choice I would rather bring in Memphis and if I had to as a last resort bring in University of South Florida over Uconn and Gonzaga but in the dream scenario I would rather get some ACC teams
Memphis is a literal joke of a basketball program when compared to UConn. You're talking about a blue blood with 6 national titles in the last 25 years to a program that has made the national title game twice in its history. It's not even a contest. Memphis football adds nothing to the Big 12. They're not a national brand and won't be a playoff contender. They would go like 5-7 in the Big 12 every year.
He does. He knows UConn, Gonzaga and the PAC2 is the absolute BEST he can DO before the Big 12 COLLAPSES before the next Contract. Yarmork knows if he doesn't keep doing what ESPN tells him to do he will be Leading a DEAD CONFERNCE
My assumption with UConn is that with a partnership between them and the league includes games against them to help fill out their independent schedule.
We CAN'T CATCH THE GREEDY 2 IN FOOTBALL! Basketball will keep the conference alive. Even with getting FSU, Clemson & Miami, the Greedy 2 can easily outbid us in 6 years. They won't bid on a shitload of top flight basketball schools, their buy in is too high. BASKETBALL IS THE FUTURE FOR THE BIG 12 !!!
Wow, finally a guy that gets it. Big 12's priority should be to monopolize basketball so that if the Greedy 2 decide to break away from the NCAA, they will have to take the Big 12 along because you can't have a viable March Madness without the best basketball conference involved.
Disruptive innovation always has risks! Yet, what risks are there in doing the same thing that has always been done? Either way, the path forward is a dangerous one.
Wasn't it just a couple weeks ago that us and three other schools were in danger of being dropped from the conference? Now you want to add a school without a football team? This is ridiculous. I can't believe any of these rumors.
How much is uconn willing to invest into their football program? I was all for it until i heard the uconn guy today throw shade on Kansas saying they can turn it around why not them. Well Kansas finally hired a great coach an now is investing (when all said & done) almost a billion dollars into a new stadium. If they aren't willing to put some money where their mouths are then they need to shut up an stay in the big east an have the football program play the umass's of the world.
UConn has been investing millions into the football program for decades. Our problem has been the lack of a power conference that coincided with bad coaching hires. Our coach now is Jim Mora who has a better head coaching resume than the majority of Big 12 coaches. In fact, right now he would be the only Big 12 HC with experience as an NFL HC. He revitalized UCLA and turned it into a winning program and he can do the same at UConn in the Big 12.
The ACC has little or no interest in UCONN, but value is subjective and relative. There are several known reasons for that disinterest, but one may be that every ACC expansion with old BIGEAST schools have failed to meet expectations. One would think that those schools would be better fits (geo and culture) with the ACC than with the BIG12. Anyway, I just see the BIG12 and UCONN struggling to find an acceptable win/win agreement. The BIG12 only sees a win with basketball only while UCONN only sees a win with all sports.
He is making a huge mistake. The conference's collective value is largely driven by football viewership. Adding UConn will dilute the conference even more. Louisville is an example of the minimum level they should be going after at this point. Being at parity with the SEC or B1G is out of the question but the Big12 needs to focus on the VERY BEST teams left over. They better listen to what the top teams like Utah, Oklahoma State, Colorado, TCU, etc... say or face losing the best teams and the conference collapsing in turn.
@@WeSRT4 a) If the SEC and B1G are maxing at 20, no BIG12 member has a shot (save for perhaps KANSAS). b) That's outside of the control of any new BIG12 member. b) Adding UCONN or not would have no effect on keeping a new BIG12 member from accepting a P2 invite.
@@WeSRT4 Again, none of those have a shot (other than maybe KANSAS) if the SEC and B1G are only going to 20 max. The B1G will wait forever for ND+1 (and that +1 won't be a new BIG12 school). The SEC will wait for uNC+1 and UVA+1, and only KANSAS has a chance at being one of those +1s. TXTECH and TCU are G5 equivalents. Some new BIG12 schools have a shot if the SEC and B1G go to 24 each. The top of the BIG8/SWC group have already been consolidated into the P2. Only KANSAS has a decent outside shot.
Back in October, 2008, one week before UConn was scheduled to play WVU in Morgantown, its starting cornerback, Jasper Howard, age 20, was fatally stabbed on campus just hours after UConn upset Louisville. When UConn appeared at Milan Pushkar stadium the next week, WVU organized a memorial to the fallen Huskie. A hat was even passed among WVU fans to collect donations for the Howard family and thousands of dollars was collected. Old time UConn fans, its team and HC at that time were touched by the empathy shown on the road at WVU. This is one reason why long-time UConn fans know that WVU fans are good and caring folks even for a rival on the field.
I was t aware of that. Thanks for mentioning it
Yormark is playing chess, while a lot of pundits can't spell the word. The strategy is clear, take UConn (the #1 brand in men's and women's college basketball) off the table for the ACC. This will force Duke, Syracuse, Pitt, etc. to join the Big 12 to stay relevant when the ACC implodes, while also capturing the largest media market. Finally, for all the talk about UConn football, it is very clear they can compete when on a level playing field (i.e., second fastest all time to go from AA to a 1A Top 25 Football Program, 2 League championships in the 8 years competing as a P6 conference program, etc.). On track for a 7-5, 8-4 type record this year. I have no doubt that UConn would be a GREAT add to the Big 12.
The ACC clearly has little to no interest in UCONN. Does your chess game also involve MARSHALL, TEMPLE, etc.?
The BIG12 has already imploded.
Why would any ACC remainder move to the already Tier 2 BIG12?
😢@@tarheel7406lmao acc is tier 2
@@philadkins5887 The ACC remains peer Tier 1 in actual value and top-level competitiveness.
@@tarheel7406BS
As soon as FSU/CLEM leave, the first 2 targets are UConn and Tulane.
spot on but some ppl cant see that
UConn makes sense if the following can be ensured a. UConn add to overall B12 per team payout b. B12 plans ok going to 24 teams, leaving 7 possible slots for ACC teams c. B12 does not guarantee FB membership unless certain metrics are met by 2031 such as 40k ok campus stadium; winning records vs P4 teams; no losing seasons between 2026 & 2031. If B12 adds UConn it has to be to help ensure Duke joins the B12 as part of 24 team conference.
a) The BIG12 is already too large/wide for a Tier 2. Near certain to splinter if it tries to get to 24.
b) Why would ACC remainders go to the already Tier 2 BIG12?
c) Why would UCONN downgrade its non-football sports, academic association, etc. without a certain, non-contingent invite for its football?
Holding off UConn's football membership until 2031seems to be motivator for the "Huskies' and provides some protection for the Big XII. I was surprised that UConn apparently agreed to the "conditions" set forth by the Big XII. However, this agreement may very well turn into a win/win for the school and the Big XII.
@@fwilliamcony28 I just don’t think the B12 could get enough money under the current contract by adding UConn in FB without the current members taking a cut in their over revenue.
@@tarheel7406 I hear what you're saying and they are all valid points for discussion. However, the decision-makers have 7 years to figure out whether it's a good move for the school which has motivation to upgrade football and the Big XII Conference which has protection to avoid another Temple-type fiasco.
@@fwilliamcony28 What does UCONN do if the BIG12 passes on football in 2031? Can UCONN leave without any cost? Would the BIGEAST take it back?
I take no position on whether the BIG12 should take UCONN. That's too much of a subjective value/risk decision. I do take a position on whether UCONN should move to the BIG12, all or nothing.
the big 12 seems to be the new big east and it feels like a good time to entirely give up on life
Yormark is a basketball fan. He intends to seperate football and basketball rights.If you want to offer a bb package,U Conn is a definite take.He's been right on so far.He's trying to cut into the football revenue gap that the Big and SEC have guaranteed remains in their favor.
Who is going to pay for a basketball package? ESPN? They're barely paying their own staff.
I don't think it will work.I just think it's what he wants to try.
A basketball-only package won't draw much interest out of the major players. "Sport-splitting" won't work.
C's Corner... I would not be such a 'Debbie Downer' man. Adding teams to the BIGXII isn't bad, especially when that University has major basketball creed.
It doesn't have to make sense today... we have to look at the overall long-term plan that is soon to come.
The BIGXII with just this one team would be the 'ULTIMATE' B-Ball conference, period.
When the ACC implodes... we are going to add more teams to help WVU:
Pitt, Louisville, NC State, maybe Miami & Duke... so I am so excited about our future as a premier league.
We just need to get Gonzaga now that we landed UCONN. Can you imagine those 🏀 games??? Holy Crap! ESPN would be airing one of our games every night if not 2... and ESPN 2, would be doing the same with 'BIGXII AFTERDARK'
😮 Ratings Gold.
David a Texas Tech grad in Dallas
Thanks for the comment
The BIG12 has already imploded. The BIG12 is likely to only get FSU from the ACC, which reconciles with UCONN being revisited now.
We owe Brett Yormark a solid. Let them in and he will work even harder.
Adding UConn football is a risky proposition, but if ESPN is willing to pay at no further cost to the other members, it's a huge mistake not to add UConn basketball in 2026. Football drives media rights revenue, however, The Big 12 could also hands down be the premier basketball conference, especially if UConn is paired with Duke or UNC, If the ACC collapses.
The SEC has vastly improved it's basketball programs with NIL money, slowly competing for the top spot in college hoops, where even Greg Sankey likes Yormark's idea by decoupling SEC basketball to sell their rights separately for their next tv media deal. Yormark maybe overly aggressive, but it's dangerous to do nothing. Great video.
After what feasible chain of events ends with either UNC or DUKE in the BIG12?
The BIG12 has already collapsed.
@@stellarasset1578 thanks for the comment
I think it's a good idea to take UConn because it will make the big 12 ball stronger. Also it will hurt the ACC because after Clemson and Florida State, NC leave they can't use UConn to add to the ACC. Also the 1st team to be poached from the big 12 will be Kansas and when that happens the big 12 will still be the best basketball conferences. That's ONLY if ESPN is willing to pay for them to join the big 12.
The ACC clearly has no to little interest in UCONN.
@@tarheel7406 How's BC working out for the ACC? LOL One dumb decision after another will lead to the implosion of the ACC. This is a smart strategic move by Yormark.
@@michaelkeppler6593 This story is now 3 years old, so can you please be more informed.
a) MIAMI demanded BC not UCONN.
b) The BIG12 has already imploded (effectively).
I take no position on whether the BIG12 adds UCONN; however, to keep from a disinterested ACC is a silly reason to do so.
I vote to ban Tar Heel - he’s an A whole
@@CharlesFosterMalloy Project much? Cold truth does not equate to being an "A whole". Are you ever correct?
Bringing in UConn go can very much right depending on who the Big XII gets to come with them. Gonzaga isn't that school but say a Duke from ACC along with FSU/Clemson and you'd have a rockstar conference in football and basketball. It just has to have the right school to come with UConn to work and add value to the TV deals and conference as a whole. Great show Couz!
FSU is ~100% to BIG12, but why would CLEMSON and/or DUKE?
@@tarheel7406 Still a lot of unanswered questions from the ongoing court cases. First and foremost, how much will FSU have to pay to leave the ACC? What if FSU refuses to pay whatever amount that the courts say they owe, assuming that they owe more than $0?
@@Patrick-sg7cm My current position is that the ACC has two main desires: a) Get FSU out with damages ~and~ b) Keep UNC in. If FSU won't leave as part of some settlement, I can see the ACC asking for judicial approval to kick FSU for cause while retaining all claims for damages, fees, etc. Some GOR distribution to FSU less some escrowed amount for any future damages, fees, etc. could be setup.
If FSU refuses to pay any final damages, then some FSU official can spend time in jail for contempt.
ESPN really only has to pay enough to sate UNC, as if it stays no one but FSU leaves. UNC doesn't want an unequal payment.
@tarheel7406 nc sucks in football
@@philadkins5887 UNC is an underachieving middle competitor in football. Fortunately, UNC's value remains high and diversified.
You will have to do better.
@ COUZ's Corner, in my opinion, Endeavor is a consulting firm for the Big XII conference, not the number of schools. It would be a conflict of the Big XII interest if Endeavor was paid by the number of schools. They offer pros and cons and business solutions ect. But they do not push yea or nae for the reason they could be sued.
Trust me when I say this, Big II Presidents and the Board of Regents (who really hold the purse strings) have their own consultants.
I think Yormark knows he has the votes or wouldn’t be pushing so hard. Let Yormark cook.
Let him cook !!!
Yormark said he is going after a separate basketball contract.
I know, but what if the networks balk at that?
UCONN should be in BigXII- WVU need smore east coast teams
I like the conference members just the way it is., I'd actually like to go to 10 conference games a year. Maybe you can get FSU, Clemson, Miami and Louisville. But I'm not into chasing them down.
That’s fair.
Please leave UConn & Tulane for the ACC to backfill with !!!
That way, Big12 won’t get hardly any ACC schools !!!
The ACC has preemptively backfilled.
After watching and reading i believe adding UCONN is a risk, not a high risk like adding gonzaga, but still a risk. An unnecessary risk with the ACC on the brink. Adding UCONN is not a smart move.
However, is still seems like its the right move. There has to be more than money at stake, some kind of deal making that makes this an option because the money and risk say otherwise.
In context, the BIG12 has already passed the brink.
A six year gap for football is too much. They should be playing much sooner in the Big 12 or lose most of their media rights money. It’s not fair to the other conference schools.
Not at all...they'd be getting them for free, they'll help take the load off from east coast teams with traveling, and for as sorry as they've been for the last 10 years or so they've still played in a bcs/playoff bowl game more recently then half the teams in the big12 currently 😅
Uconn football could be sleeping giant. They were very competitive when they had power conference football. They did it in such a short period of time. I think they went D1 only in 2001 and they ramped up immediately by getting ranked routinely
Big XII and Yormark have been very proactive in a positive manner thus far but you also have to know when to slightly brake and maybe hold off on adding..
At least until you see what's going to happen to the ACC.
Yormark should save his energy and money to lure Fla St and Clemson which would make them a valid 3rd Power broker in College football for the foreseeable future. Basically save your money to get FSU & Clemson.
Only thing UConn offers is basketball... that's it
Great points.
a) Preparing and hoping for PAC refugees isn't that proactive, but what else could BY do?
b) FSU and/or CLEMSON have less value in the BIG12 than in the ACC; both would depreciate after such a move. Neither would have the lift to make the new BIG12 a peer P3.
c) Far more likely that FSU is effectively kicked to the BIG12, with UCONN as the +1.
Any path for a school not in the SEC or B1G is a dangerous one.
@@Patrick-sg7cm very good point
I'm concerned there is a culture clash. UConn fans are pretty split on this. If I got a whiff of uncertainty from UConn leadership, I'd pass on them.
UConn leadership is absolutely certain about wanting Big 12 membership. It's our fans that are probably 70% in favor of joining. The remaining 30% are mostly boomers that are too nostalgic about the Big East and don't seem to realize the need for UConn to join a power conference to be competitive long term. Thankfully our AD understands the need for power conference membership and it's why you keep hearing about these UConn-Big 12 rumors every year.
A rolling stone gathers no moss !!!
A. If the money is right, the Big12 presidents are small minded (like Tar Heel) if they don’t add UConn.
B. I think the real reason Big12 presidents have not thus far approved adding UConn is, the money is not yet right and is still being ratcheted upward in negotiations.
C. If this doesn’t get done, Yormark will leave.
So moronic. UNC supported UCONN as MARYLAND's replacement. Are you ever correct?
@@tarheel7406 That makes UNC DUMB AF if True
@@MercerKnowsBall Why? All of the other former BIGEAST additions have failed to meet expectations.
No Gonzaga. UConn and Duke/Louisville/Pitt/Syracuse please
FSU+UCONN
I bet ucf, Cincinnati, Houston, don’t want UConn in the big12. They gave up on football while in the American.
I would rather have UConn than Pitt
Yormark is a basketball guy.
When presidents say no, conferences stagnate and dir. See Pac 12. Head guys are usuually conservative. Wrong time for that.
Obviously if UConn doesn't make the advances neccessary in football, the Big 12 should be able to cut UConn comepletely
@@gregnelson1330 that’s a fair compromise
Over al i want what is best for the conference.lets go mountaineers 🏈
I just don't understand why he wants uconn so bad I get it they're amazing at basketball but I would rather go after a Memphis who is great at basketball and good at football it is in more of the Big 12 footprint then the Huskies are but at the end of the day I would rather just wait and see what happens to the ACC I just don't want the big 12 to go to the way of the Big East by focusing too much on basketball and I am a massive college basketball fan but at the end of the day football is what makes money so if I had a choice I would rather bring in Memphis and if I had to as a last resort bring in University of South Florida over Uconn and Gonzaga but in the dream scenario I would rather get some ACC teams
when was memphis great in basketball?
you do know the definition of great right?
Memphis, compared to UCONN and MSG., right
Memphis is a literal joke of a basketball program when compared to UConn. You're talking about a blue blood with 6 national titles in the last 25 years to a program that has made the national title game twice in its history. It's not even a contest. Memphis football adds nothing to the Big 12. They're not a national brand and won't be a playoff contender. They would go like 5-7 in the Big 12 every year.
We need to wait on potential ACC teams that might be available. UConn not going anywhere
I see FSU+UCONN as a win for all parties. Does that work?
Get real. Yormark KNOWS !!!
He does. He knows UConn, Gonzaga and the PAC2 is the absolute BEST he can DO before the Big 12 COLLAPSES before the next Contract.
Yarmork knows if he doesn't keep doing what ESPN tells him to do he will be Leading a DEAD CONFERNCE
Unironic question as to whether or not WVU is saving some of the Non conference, "G-5" game spots in the future for games against UConn?
My assumption with UConn is that with a partnership between them and the league includes games against them to help fill out their independent schedule.
@@NealBrownnBeers I have asked myself the same question. Wren knows something
This story was pretty much internet clickbait. It’s a bad idea. WVU also let the conference down. May be looking at an -0-3 start.
We CAN'T CATCH THE GREEDY 2 IN FOOTBALL! Basketball will keep the conference alive.
Even with getting FSU, Clemson & Miami, the Greedy 2 can easily outbid us in 6 years. They won't bid on a shitload of top flight basketball schools, their buy in is too high.
BASKETBALL IS THE FUTURE FOR THE BIG 12 !!!
The BIG12 doesn't have to do a thing to remain basketball relevant. The BIGEAST is a "P" in basketball, and it has no football.
Wow, finally a guy that gets it. Big 12's priority should be to monopolize basketball so that if the Greedy 2 decide to break away from the NCAA, they will have to take the Big 12 along because you can't have a viable March Madness without the best basketball conference involved.
@@TurboFist0 The eventual P2 can separate without the BIG12 and host a national invitational for basketball.
Disruptive innovation always has risks! Yet, what risks are there in doing the same thing that has always been done? Either way, the path forward is a dangerous one.
Why would UCONN do it? Stop rooting for money
Wasn't it just a couple weeks ago that us and three other schools were in danger of being dropped from the conference? Now you want to add a school without a football team? This is ridiculous. I can't believe any of these rumors.
That about dropping schools was just one guy’s opinion. It was never rumored to actually happen.
How much is uconn willing to invest into their football program? I was all for it until i heard the uconn guy today throw shade on Kansas saying they can turn it around why not them. Well Kansas finally hired a great coach an now is investing (when all said & done) almost a billion dollars into a new stadium. If they aren't willing to put some money where their mouths are then they need to shut up an stay in the big east an have the football program play the umass's of the world.
UConn has been investing millions into the football program for decades. Our problem has been the lack of a power conference that coincided with bad coaching hires. Our coach now is Jim Mora who has a better head coaching resume than the majority of Big 12 coaches. In fact, right now he would be the only Big 12 HC with experience as an NFL HC. He revitalized UCLA and turned it into a winning program and he can do the same at UConn in the Big 12.
The ACC has little or no interest in UCONN, but value is subjective and relative. There are several known reasons for that disinterest, but one may be that every ACC expansion with old BIGEAST schools have failed to meet expectations. One would think that those schools would be better fits (geo and culture) with the ACC than with the BIG12.
Anyway, I just see the BIG12 and UCONN struggling to find an acceptable win/win agreement. The BIG12 only sees a win with basketball only while UCONN only sees a win with all sports.
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@@INFAMOUSfrontRunn3r You will have to do better.
He is making a huge mistake. The conference's collective value is largely driven by football viewership. Adding UConn will dilute the conference even more. Louisville is an example of the minimum level they should be going after at this point. Being at parity with the SEC or B1G is out of the question but the Big12 needs to focus on the VERY BEST teams left over. They better listen to what the top teams like Utah, Oklahoma State, Colorado, TCU, etc... say or face losing the best teams and the conference collapsing in turn.
To where would those "best teams" go? A splinter and new conference? A new viable PAC?
@@tarheel7406 There is more than one that could be a target of the P2
@@WeSRT4 a) If the SEC and B1G are maxing at 20, no BIG12 member has a shot (save for perhaps KANSAS). b) That's outside of the control of any new BIG12 member. b) Adding UCONN or not would have no effect on keeping a new BIG12 member from accepting a P2 invite.
@@tarheel7406 Utah, Kansas, Oklahoma St, Texas Tech, all have a shot based on what I’m hearing.
@@WeSRT4 Again, none of those have a shot (other than maybe KANSAS) if the SEC and B1G are only going to 20 max. The B1G will wait forever for ND+1 (and that +1 won't be a new BIG12 school). The SEC will wait for uNC+1 and UVA+1, and only KANSAS has a chance at being one of those +1s.
TXTECH and TCU are G5 equivalents.
Some new BIG12 schools have a shot if the SEC and B1G go to 24 each.
The top of the BIG8/SWC group have already been consolidated into the P2. Only KANSAS has a decent outside shot.