Big 12 basketball is the best product in the country.

And it's not just because of what's going on on the court.

I'm Pete Mundo, Heartland College Sports.com is who we are, where you find us, covering the big 12.

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Always great to have you guys on the show. So the Big 12 has become such an incredible product

when it comes to basketball. It's really good in football. It's underrated in football,

but it has become an outstanding product in basketball. And that's not just because

of what you see on the court. Yeah, we know right now there's probably nine or 10 teams from the

Big 12 going to the NCAA tournament. That's not going to set the NCAA record,

but it's going to be very close. This league is also wildly entertaining off the court.

The drama off the court in the Big 12 has been reminiscent of the heyday of Big East basketball.

Now, for me, that's going back 15, 20 years. For some of you

watching, you might be thinking about the 1980s. You might be thinking about three final four teams

in 1985 with Villanova and St. John's and Georgetown. And then, of course, you had the epic

Villanova Georgetown game in

85. But I'm thinking more to, you know, I was not alive then. So I'm thinking more to my heyday.

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