Rest of the Big 12 can’t wait for Texas and Oklahoma to leave (2024)
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard cannot wait for Oklahoma and Texas to leave the Big 12 so they no longer have to play games that air on The Longhorn Network.
Nobody will be happier to see Oklahoma and Texas leave the Big 12 for the SEC than Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard, strictly for Longhorn Network reasons.
Pollard appeared on 365 Sports to discuss Cyclones hoops and the status of the new-look Big 12. Iowa State has one of the best athletic departments in the league and Pollard is one of the most respected athletic directors across the entire Power Five. With Oklahoma and Texas leaving for the SEC in 2024, that will bring a swift end to The Longhorn Network. Pollard has to be loving this.
This comment by Pollard may be a tad tongue-in-cheek, but this is why everyone loves Pollard.
"“(They) can’t leave soon enough. Does that answer the question? … To get (the early exit) finalized allows us to move forward and be a lot more productive. Quite frankly, having that hanging out there made you do double of everything. A 14-team schedule and then a 12-team schedule. You had to do that for all sports. It caused a lot of extra work. Now having it finalized is nice. We can put it behind us and have more streamlined meetings where you don’t feel like ‘okay, for this part of the meeting you need to leave the room.'”"
Here is the entire conversation Pollard had when appearing on 365 Sports to discuss Iowa State.
Iowa State, and the Big 12 as a whole, stand to gain a ton with the changes that are being made.
As strange as it seems, the Big 12 is in an incredible position. The league just added four new schools with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF coming over in July. Oklahoma and Texas are getting out of their deal with the Big 12 a year earlier than expected in 2024. It may be a period of adjustment for both of them joining the SEC, but they have the brands and cachet to be just fine.
Although Iowa State is not in a talent-rich state on the gridiron, the Cyclones have a fantastic head coach in Matt Campbell. For as long as he remains in Ames, Iowa State will compete for conference championships and may get back to the New Year’s Six. More importantly, a 12-team Big 12 could be getting two teams into the College Football Playoff annually beginning in 2024.
This should be a competitive league, both on the hardwood and on the gridiron. Big 12 hoops is operating at its pinnacle, while Big 12 football is actually operating at a position of strength under the guidance of new league commissioner Brett Yormark. With a new media rights deal secured with ESPN and FOX, the Big 12 is about to be booming heading into the new college landscape.
Overall, you have to agree with Pollard in the sense that you want people who want to be there. Life is about being where your feet are. Oklahoma and Texas are not happy in the Big 12 currently, but their favors could change in the new SEC. As for BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF, Big 12 programs like Iowa State are happy to have them. They should make it even more competitive.
Ultimately, you cannot deny the good vibes and the energy the Big 12 is giving off. The eight schools that are staying put seem to be operating in unison and with a great level of cohesion. The league may not have the biggest of brands, but in the new college football landscape, who really cares about brand? Kids are going to want to play at schools where they can play in the playoff.
Do not be shocked if the Big 12 were to expand beyond 12 teams in the coming years as well.
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Texas and Oklahoma are leaving the Big 12 in 2024 and joining the SEC a year earlier than planned. The move is costing the schools $100 million, but it could have been more.
Texas and Oklahoma are leaving the Big 12 in 2024 and joining the SEC a year earlier than planned. The move is costing the schools $100 million, but it could have been more.
The Big 12 announced in February that Texas and Oklahoma will forgo $100 million from the conference under an agreement that is allowing the schools to leave a year earlier than initially required.
After this upcoming year, Texas and Oklahoma will leave for the SEC. Here's where things get interesting. Beginning in the 2024-25 year, the Big 12 will welcome Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah to the league. That will bring membership up to 16 teams.
Starting next summer, the SEC will become a 16-member conference and have eight conference games on the football schedule. With the addition of Texas and Oklahoma, the SEC will also eliminate divisions. Conference realignment in 2024 doesn't stop there.
Starting next summer, the SEC will become a 16-member conference. The agreement also means the Big 12 will be a 14-member conference for only the 2023-24 school year before the Sooners and Longhorns depart.
The Big 12 and both programs announced Thursday night that the Longhorns and Sooners will pay early withdrawal fees of a combined $100 million to join the SEC in 2024, a full season earlier than originally planned.
Oklahoma collects state income tax, but Texas doesn't collect state income tax. Even though you work in Texas, your income will still be taxed in Oklahoma. But what if you were a Texas resident working in Oklahoma? You'd still have to file a nonresident Oklahoma return.
The 2024 season will mark the debut of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as Big 12 Conference members, and the return of Colorado to the league. Big 12 programs will continue to play nine league games without divisions.
The Big 12 could have withheld over $160 million from Oklahoma and Texas for departing for the SEC in 2024-25 but instead landed on an estimated reduced amount of $100 million, according to a USA Today report detailing the financial nuances of leaving the Big 12 a year early.
As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, Baylor University has remained in the Big 12 Conference despite some other schools leaving for what are perceived as better conferences. It's important to note that decisions related to college sports conferences can be complex and influenced by a variety of factors.
The Big 12 will not have divisions or pod scheduling. Each team will continue to play nine regular-season conference games. Every Big 12 team will play each other at least once home and away over the four-year schedule.
Each SEC team will play eight conference football games plus at least one required opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 or major independent, each team will have two open dates.. The 2024 season will be the first year the SEC will play a schedule without divisional competition since 1991.
The move by Texas and Oklahoma to leave the Big 12 Conference for the SEC (Southeastern Conference) can have several benefits: Increased Revenue: The SEC is known for its lucrative television deals and revenue-sharing model.
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3 Texas Longhorns lost a heartbreaker in Dallas to the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners in the final Big 12 edition of the Red River Showdown on Saturday. Mistakes, missed opportunities, and lapses on defense paved the way for the last-second 34-30 loss.
The Pac-10 was considered too distant for many fans. In contrast, Big 12 concerns about travel distance tended to originate from Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, cities whose schools were to be excluded.
Oklahoma, though, will still keep some in-state familiarity at the event. Despite leaving the Big 12 for the SEC in every other sport, the Sooners will stay in the Big 12 as an affiliate member for wrestling. Fellow SEC member Missouri also joined the conference in this capacity two years ago.
In the new SEC, there will no longer be eastern and western divisions. All 16 teams will be lumped together. There will be an SEC Championship Game, which will match the two teams with the best conference records. Everybody else will get a much needed rest.
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