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@NWPod365
) on
@365sportsYT
’s College Football Crystal Ball channel
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"The Big 12 Championship game, which none of us will be watching". ESPN just re-upped with the Big 12. The Big 12 Championship game next Saturday is on ABC. Bashing the Big 12 inaccurately is HORRIBLE look for ESPN
This is going to sound insane, but the fact that none of the players think they are too cool to participate in this shows how strong the culture is at Texas Tech & how much the players love Joey McGuire
I have been let go as the host of
@LOBig12
. Just wanted to give you all an update on why. The episode in discussion has been removed from sites where it was posted
Brett Yormark is not a college sports fan, he was an East coast based businessman who took over the Big 12, got them a TV deal, got them a solid payout for OU/Texas to go early & is now about to crush a competing conference in less than a year… college athletics are strange man
Say what you will about who is left in this league, but this conference just refused to die. Leadership at the University & Conference level made this possible. it might be a bad day for college athletics, but it is a great day for the Big 12
I really feel for the fans of Oregon State, Wazzu, ASU etc. All they want to do is watch their programs get as fair of a shot as possible to compete. They didn’t make the bad decisions or arrogant comments, but they will be the ones to potentially pay for them as the dust settles
Lincoln Riley: "We are closing off practice this week so TCU will have no idea who are starter will be"
OU Student Newspaper Newsroom: "Who wants to go to the 5th floor of the fine arts building & see who Lincoln has got running with the first team?"
TCU is just wearing on teams. Oklahoma, Kansas, Oklahoma State & now Kansas State have had guys go down left & right against the Frogs while their guys are still standing. Not sure what to make of it
I think West Virginia fans should be really encouraged by the way JT Daniels played last night. Numbers don’t look great, but he kept coming despite being under pressure for the entire night
Our family was going through a really rough time when dad came into our lives.
He got us back on track & back on TV. Now we have fun family trips planned to New York City & Mexico. Heck, we might even go to Arizona & Colorado.
Happy Fathers Day <3
I wanted to thank everyone who has reached out over the last couple of days.
The one thing I can promise you all is that my coverage of the Big 12 & college sports will continue. In the coming days I will announce where you all can find my work and whats next for me!
Arizona State & Utah "showing interest" in the Big 12, sources told
@ActionNetwork
. Arizona has already applied for Big 12 membership, but Big 12 now "exploring its options" following news of Oregon & Washington leaving for Big Ten
Friday news dump: On Monday morning I will begin as a full time producer at
@1037TheBuzz
in Little Rock, Arkansas as the lead producer for their morning show. I got my start in terrestrial radio & I’m fired up to be back on the FM dial!
I feel like the biggest error the Pac-12 made was believing that the numbers in the Big Ten deal somehow applied to them. They had the same deal on the table that the Big 12 took, thought they could get more & came up empty. Geoff is right, QUITE the fumble!
Maybe I’m just a dummy and don’t get how TV numbers work. And maybe there’s forces who just want the conference to die. But if CU (and presumably AZ) are getting 31.6M from TV networks with bigger markets/brands in the P12… P12 fumbled the bag worse than even I ever believed.
A Big 12 team has been in the National Championship game the last 3 seasons there was an NCAA Tournament. It has been a different team each season(Texas Tech 19', Baylor 21' Kansas 22'). The Big 12 runs College Basketball
If you are a fan of a Pac-12 school & find yourself wondering, "gee, how did we end up here?" this half-assed, un-self aware statement sums it up perfectly!
Tonight I did a 2+ hour stream with
@gfstarr1
& for most of it people made cruel comments directed at her. It was so bad that we have deleted the stream. I have never been more embarrassed as some of my followers were involved. The shit treatment of women in sports needs to stop.
Caleb Williams mom just mentioned how humble he is… a week after he wrote “Fuck Utah” on his Nails. Im cool with that, but let’s not do the humility bit
If the Pac-12 was close to a deal, people in power in the conference wouldn’t continually come out & ballpark a timeline + give the conference a vote of confidence. If they had a deal/were close to a deal, they’d just announce the deal not announce they are GOING TO have a deal
Pac-12 nuggets from ASU AD Ray Anderson: "I'm very confident in the long-term viability. The 10 schools are solid."
Feels it will be "summertime," July or perhaps August when the media deal is announced, then the grant-of-right signed. Then focus will turn to expansion...
(1/3)
The ACC’s athletic directors just left their first meeting since
@Brett_McMurphy
’s report on the Seven. Heads were down as they sped past the media contingent without talking. Their meeting went 66 minutes longer than scheduled.
2023 was a really strange year for me professionally. Bob Huggins & I were both fired because he is an asshole. Wishing for a better 2024 both Bob & myself
LIFE UPDATE: Later this week, I will be starting with
@SXMCollege
as an associate producer for Big 12 Today. I am very fortunate to have this opportunity and I will try to keep the Kansas slander to a minimum
Another huge part of this story is FOX putting up the full share on their end. No drop off at all for CU coming in compared to the rest of the league. Impressive stuff from Yormark to get that done
Colorado leaving Pac-12 to return to Big 12 in 2024, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. CU will receive full Big 12 share ($31.7M) from ESPN/Fox media deal. Buffs left because of Big 12 stability & Pac-12’s uncertainty, sources said. Announcement Thursday
In honor of the last season of
#Succession
being pretty elite, what is the best single season of TV you have ever watched?
Mine is True Detective Season 1
NEWS: Former West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins has sent a letter to the university demanding reinstatement,
@HoppyKercheval
reports.
Huggins claims he never resigned👀
Story:
Tomorrow is my last day as Sports Director at
@kcou
88.1 FM. I want to thank the every member of the incredibly talented & relentless
@KCOUSports
family for making our small corner in the student center feel like a home for the last 2 years.
This entire thing is embarrassing
Bob Huggins had his career end because he acted like the worst frat boy we all know. Dropping gay slurs with his buddies & getting a DUI w/ beer cans all over the floor of his car.
He embarrassed all the people who had his back
Good riddance
Sources: West Virginia officials expect basketball coach Bob Huggins to resign. There have been conversations throughout the day, and Huggins has indicated that’s his intention. Formal resolution on his departure is expected soon.
The first edition of
@NWPod365
is live!!
👋Hello, welcome to the show!
📺ESPN is out on the Pac-12, should we be surprised?
🥊Big 12 beating the Pac-12 to the TV punch continues to pay off
💻
🎧
(Spotify & Apple Pod links to come!)
Quick life update: I’m thrilled to say that I will be interning for
@MMAonSiriusXM
this Summer in New York! Grateful for the opportunity and excited to get started.
Simple logic, TCU should remain at
#3
ahead of Ohio State. TCU lost their conference championship game by a field goal in OT while Ohio State was blown out at home & did not make their conference championship game.
A lot of new fans are coming to Big 12 Twitter, pumped to have you! The best place for serious Big 12 content 5+ days a week has been & remains
@365sportsYT
&
@NWPod365
Hard to believe I am celebrating 1 year with
@1037TheBuzz
& Morning Mayhem. Special thanks to
@DavidBazzel
&
@RogerDoyleScott
. Because of them, the best 4 hours of my day is my job & not many people can say that… They also didn’t think I would make it 9 months. Here’s to year 2
Nobody sees Max Duggan as a day 1 NFL starter, but he joins the list of recent Big 12 QBs like Brock Purdy, Skylar Thompson, & Sam Ehlinger who will be able to have long NFL careers because of their skill & leadership
John, our truck stop conference brains can’t handle the mental gymnastics that it takes to reach this conclusion. We should probably sit down, shut up & wait for Versus & Spike to take the layup & give the Pac-12 $45 million per school
There’s zero way you explore Colorado State without some trepidation about the Buffs leaving, yet it’s a “layup” to beat the Big 12 TV deal? Lmao okay then
I know Locked On hosts who work at law firms, hospitals & radio stations. All of them work their asses off to put out content 5+ days a week for the fanbases of the team/school they cover. A lot of them do it BECAUSE they are fans (not CONNECTED media) & still do a great job
This is one of the more embarrassing things I’ve seen two CREDENTIALED media people ever do on a live show. Punching up, poorly, missing the mark on just about every element. “Why would fans listen to shows that they like?” It’s basketball boys, not international diplomacy
Another embarrassing year for the Big Ten. 8 teams made
#MarchMadness
and 1 of them is in the Sweet 16. They haven't won a championship in 23 years. Basketball is changing & that league is not. Committee needs to put some more thought to how many bids that conference gets
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I assumed the comment section for my Bob Huggins
@lobig12
show would be mixed, but the amount of comments like this were overwhelming. Just another reminder that the internet is a TERRIBLE place.. (this is just a sampling of the comments, I had to report the more hateful ones)
The Big Ten doesn't want to be predatory and kill the Pac-12... IE they want Oregon & Washington in the WEAKEST possible position to get them the best possible price
Per
@DanWetzel
report on Big Ten expansion talks. Sources indicated earlier this week that Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti was doing due diligence on Oregon and Washington. Those have intensified in last recent days. But the key remains Big Ten doesn’t want to be predatory.…
This is ugly & bad. a school that 100% deserves a chance in the Power 5 is in a pretty serious fight with a conference it(for the time being) wants to return to. That conference(understandably) doesn’t think SDSU is going to be part of their future so they are playing hardball.
SDSU sent a letter to the Mountain West before the June 30 deadline saying it is staying in the conference. One problem: The Mountain West says it already left and now owes an exit fee estimated at $17 million.
I have never blamed Oklahoma for going to the SEC, but there is something special about watching Lincoln Riley coach Caleb Williams to a Heisman at USC while 6-6 Oklahoma fans try & get excited for their Cheez-it bowl appearance
A 11 pm ET second half start time for a CFP semi game is insanity. Especially on a night where a majority of the country has to work tomorrow. I know the Rose Bowl loves their date & time slot, but we could have done a bit better than this
DP: ".. By saying it was a racial move then you're calling Phil Jackson a racist..."
Pippen: "I don't have a problem with that."
DP: "Do you think Phil was?"
Pippen: "Oh yeah..."
Exchange with
@ScottiePippen
on Phil's decision to have Kukoc take final shot against the Knicks
Something to keep in mind for the night. George Kliavkoff is basically being forced to show a term sheet at 7 in the morning. Maybe it's good enough, who knows. Nobody believes it will be, but this isn't because he wants to show the numbers and is enthusiastic about it.
Today marks my 3 year anniversary working with the
@LockedOnNetwork
! Thanks to the
@LOBig12
family for making it an absolute pleasure to host & produce 500+ episodes. Here is to the next 3 years & the next 500 shows!
I always love listener interaction. Here is a listener email where my guy Scot agrees with my take on TCU, but also calls me fat. All I care about in this world is being right, so Scot is really paying me a compliment here. Thanks for listening to
@LOBig12
Scot!
Really excited to announce I will be the host of the Locked On Nationals Podcast. A daily podcast centered around the reigning, defending World Champion Washington Nationals. Give us a follow
@LO_Nationals
for updates!
2 assumptions
1) Yormark believes that the Big 12’s strength is as a NATIONAL conference. For that to work teams needs to play everyone as much as possible
2) The unprotected rivalries/potential rivalries don’t rate well enough for the league to go out of their way to keep them
I was optimistic about tonight, but I did not think the Big 12 would get 5 players drafted in the first round. Excellent night for the
@Big12Conference
!
I cannot think of a time where a coach went after another coach at their school like this. I know Kentucky had the Stoops-Cal thing, but that was over whether or not Kentucky is a basketball school. This is much more serious
Nick Saban announces defensive back Tony Mitchell has been suspended following the freshman’s recent arrest.
Mitchell was a 5-star prospect in the 2023 class.
“There’s no such thing as the wrong place at the wrong time.” 👀
Pac-12 board meeting was "positive", per a source. The quote I got included the phrase "excited and aligned."
Why hold another meeting?
Some members of the Pac-12 CEO Group need to get final approval.
More soon.
It’s 11 AM Central on Tuesday November 7th. It’s 80 degrees outside. Baylor is a 43.5 point favorite over Mississippi Valley State. Big 12 basketball is back!