Incoming Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark takes the stage before speaking to the press during the Big 12 Conference football media days at AT&T Stadium on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Arlington, Texas.and incoming commissioner Brett Yormark.
Plus there were concerns about the Big 12 TV rights not expiring until 2025, while the Pac-12 is currently going to the marketplace.There were other red flags about the whole thing. Each would have about 20 schools, Herbstreit suggested. The SEC and Big Ten are two-thirds of the equation, leaving room for one more between the ACC, Pac-12 and the Big 12 or some combination thereof.
I’m not sure the proposed merger was ever plan A for the B12. Though admittedly my knowledge is limited to what I read on sports apps and see on Twitter about realignment, I always thought it was more of a desperation move for the P12 and merely due diligence for the B12.