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Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast

Brett Yormark Hints at Big 12 Expansion, Again

Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast

Pete Mundo

Sports, Football, Basketball

4.8870 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Brett Yormark is the one who keeps willingly talking expansion. So what's the end game here and when does it all happen? Time is the biggest question surrounding the Big 12 future. Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo addresses this and more, like Longhorns and Lambos! And for those asking, make sure you join our FREE forums to interact with other awesome Big 12 fans heading into football season: https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/members-forum/ Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Don't shoot me. I'm just the messenger here, okay? That's all I am at Heartland College Sports.

0:04.9

I'm Pete Mundo. Thanks for joining us. It's Brett Your Mark, the Big 12 commissioner, who keeps bringing up,

0:12.5

or at least willingly addressing the idea of Big 12 expansion. This is not going to be me just

0:20.5

riffing for the next 10, 15, 20 minutes

0:23.2

about things I have no information on. I am just going to tell you what Brett Yourmark,

0:28.9

the Big 12 commissioner said when asked by the Arizona Board of Regents about expansion.

0:36.6

Per John Wilner, in a report here in the last couple of days, Brett Yormark told the Arizona

0:42.5

Board of Regents on Big 12 expansion, quote, I always have optionality as a conference.

0:48.9

I will continue when the time is right.

0:54.2

That's the quote from Brett Yormark when asked about expansion.

0:57.8

I will continue when the time is right.

1:01.6

That means he's looking at it.

1:04.5

That means he is more than willing to take a chance, although I don't think it's much of a chance.

1:12.0

He's just ready.

1:18.1

He's wanting to dive in head first. He is willing to basically help pick apart the ACC whenever Florida State and Clemson decide they're done, they're out. That's what Brett

1:23.2

York said right there. There's nowhere else to go. He's not going to look at group of five schools.

1:29.7

Maybe he's still got this weird infatuation with Gonzaga. I hope that's gone.

1:34.9

Maybe Yukon is still something in the back of his mind. But if they lose Danny Hurley, forget it.

1:40.0

No interest there. So then you say to yourself, what is he talking about? When Brett Yormark,

1:46.2

the Big 12 commissioner says, quote, on expansion to the Arizona Board of Regents, I always have

1:52.9

optionality as a conference. I will continue when the time is right. He's waiting. That's what

1:59.1

Brett Yormark is doing. Brett Yormark is waiting for the right time to poach. He's waiting. That's what Brett Yormark is doing. Brett Yormark is waiting for the right

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