Big 12 MAILBAG: Could the Big 12 Really Land Notre Dame? Is the League Getting Weaker?
Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast
Pete Mundo
4.8 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s Heartland College Sports LIVE Mailbag, Pete Mundo takes your top questions from social media and the live chat! Could the Big 12 actually make a move for Notre Dame? Is there any real scenario where Brett Yormark lands the Irish? Plus—did the Big 12 get weaker after this coaching carousel, or is that narrative overblown?
All that and plenty more Big 12 talk on tonight’s show!
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| 0:00.0 | We have got a ton to cover with you in this week's Big 12 mailbag. |
| 0:06.7 | Welcome in. I'm Pete Mundo. |
| 0:08.0 | Heartland College Sports is where you can find and follow us covering the Big 12. |
| 0:13.4 | I've owned it. |
| 0:14.3 | I've operated it for 10 years now. |
| 0:16.5 | And we are really growing on all of the platforms. |
| 0:20.1 | And that is because of you. So thank you for being |
| 0:22.7 | here. We're going to talk Big 12 in Notre Dame. Can that happen? Who had the best weekend of basketball |
| 0:27.9 | and much more here on the show? If you're joining us live, please do get your mailbag questions in right now. |
| 0:36.8 | We'll answer them, YouTube Live, Facebook, X, wherever it might be. |
| 0:41.3 | Let's have some fun and talk Big 12 action and just college football and college hoops. |
| 0:47.8 | All right. |
| 0:48.5 | So let's just start here. |
| 0:49.7 | This came in on the Facebook and it comes courtesy of Brian. |
| 0:54.8 | Brian writes to us, Pete, I realize this would have less than a zero chance of happening. |
| 1:02.2 | Well, not so fast, my friend, in the words of Lee Corso. |
| 1:04.9 | But Brett Yormark, the Big 12 commissioner, could seal his absolute legend status if he could somehow work his magic to land |
| 1:13.4 | Notre Dame. |
| 1:16.1 | The only way this would have also a shred of a chance would be if he could also get Florida |
| 1:20.4 | State Clemson, maybe NC to come along. |
| 1:23.4 | That would instantly put the Big 12 on par with the Big 10 and would be a major power move. |
| 1:29.0 | I know legal hurdles and a pipe dream. |
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