The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners football teams will have to wait a bit longer to make their Big 12 exit to the SEC. Texas and Oklahoma football’sefforts to leave the Big 12 early in 2024 have ‘stalled’ and it is ‘unlikely‘ to occur at this point, sources told Pete Thamel of ESPN.
UT, OU couldnt get out early
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There are 14 schools in conference now so a round robin isnt possible. WVU will likely play UT and not OU next year.
The Big 12 will operate without divisions in football next season, when the arrival of Central Florida, Cincinnati, BYU and Houston creates a 14-team conference and ends its current round-robin scheduling framework.
Commissioner Brett Yormark held a call with Big 12 schools Tuesday to announce the plan. Every school will play nine conference games, just like they have since it became a 10-team league, and schools will play each other at least once in each two-year period. Traditional rivalries, or at least those left after realignments, will be preserved.
When it comes to basketball, Yormark said, the 14-team conference would continue with an 18-game schedule, only it will no longer be the double-round robin system where schools play each other home and away each season.
Commissioner Brett Yormark held a call with Big 12 schools Tuesday to announce the plan. Every school will play nine conference games, just like they have since it became a 10-team league, and schools will play each other at least once in each two-year period. Traditional rivalries, or at least those left after realignments, will be preserved.
When it comes to basketball, Yormark said, the 14-team conference would continue with an 18-game schedule, only it will no longer be the double-round robin system where schools play each other home and away each season.
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Oklahoma and Texas are currently negotiating with the Big 12, and commissioner Brett Yormark indicated a resolution may take time.
note— this comes from a UT source so it’s questionable. Actual commish quote was:
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Big 12 commish Brett Yormark hustles out of arena at halftime, tells me and @NRMoyle about Texas, OU's exit, "We'll see how it goes. Negotiations take twists and turns."
5:07 PM · Feb 4, 2023
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Oklahoma and Texas are currently negotiating with the Big 12, and commissioner Brett Yormark indicated a resolution may take time.
note— this comes from a UT source so it’s questionable. Actual commish quote was:
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Big 12 commish Brett Yormark hustles out of arena at halftime, tells me and @NRMoyle about Texas, OU's exit, "We'll see how it goes. Negotiations take twists and turns."
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The Big XII is committing suicide if they let them out. Once a precedent is set, then Clemson, FSU, UNC, etc are off to the SEC/B1G and the rout will be on for the Big XII and others. Seeing the full agreement through atleast means the ACC exodus is on hold for another decade. While some may say “good”, it simply isn’t given our standing in the world of CFB.
From reading it seems the BIG 12 and the schools have agreement on an exit, but the Networks can’t agree. Fox has to be made whole and ESPN doesnt want to give up anything.
If they get out early that will set a precedent which will allow further movement— I.e. lower paid ACC programs to move onto the SEC and Big Ten and some into the BIG 12 along with some PAC schools.
The BIG 12 is in the best position outside of the Big Ten and SEC going forward. The ACC is worst long term followed by the PAC.
If they get out early that will set a precedent which will allow further movement— I.e. lower paid ACC programs to move onto the SEC and Big Ten and some into the BIG 12 along with some PAC schools.
The BIG 12 is in the best position outside of the Big Ten and SEC going forward. The ACC is worst long term followed by the PAC.
