Well, when it comes to getting ready for the college football season, nobody is better than

Phil Steele. He now joins us on Heartland College Sports. I'm Pete Mundo. Great to be with you guys

for another week with the season just a couple of weeks away. Of course, we read Phil's preview book

religiously. I know many of you do as well. So let's welcome on Phil

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All right, Phil, before we get to the on-field stuff,

it's been a crazy couple of weeks off the field.

Take us through where you're at on conference realignment.

Of course, Oklahoma and Texas leaving for the SEC,

and how the rest of the Big 12 and the fan bases in the Big 12 should be feeling right now.

Well, if I'm a Big 12 fan, I'm probably pretty nervous right now because the best two teams just left the conference,

and the commissioner Bolsby is saying

that it's going to reduce the revenue by 50%. So you have to wonder exactly what's going to

happen with the Big 12. Personally, Pete, I don't know exactly where we're headed. I've always thought

it was four 16 team super conferences, but we'll have to see how it all shakes out. It's going to be a very

hectic, I think, month of August. Phil, let's dive into the season. That's what we're all excited for

here. The Big 12, it feels like for the first time, the Big 12 is kind of in a one-two, a strong

one-two place with Oklahoma, Iowa State. There's always been a debate over who's

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