If the Pac 12 does stay together, Memphis would immediately move into the top four schools on the Big 12’s wish list, especially when looking at their football program over the past few years. Of course, the commissioner is referencing the Big 12’s media rights deal, which ends in 2025. “Everything we do must create momentum for these negotiations.” “We are open for business,” Yormark said. However, with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark’s enticing comments at media day earlier this summer, Memphis might soon have the opportunity to become a conference member. However, if this hypothetical turn into a reality, the Big 12 could look to expand east, especially in this recent round of realignment when the unimaginable turns into a reality overnight.īefore the Big 12 extended invitations for their first round of expansion, there was much speculation that the University of Memphis would join Cincinnati, UCF, and Houston in leaving the American Atheltic Conference. This scenario would benefit the Big 12 and the sport’s overall health since it would keep every power five alive, albeit weakened.
While this could potentially soften Colorado, Washington, and Oregon’s stance on the Big 12, the Pac 12 could remain together and extend invitations to San Deigo State University, Boise State University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the University of Hawaii. This week, Bleacher Report released an article that the Big Ten was ‘No Longer as Interested’ in adding Oregon and other Pac 12 schools. Every day there seems to be another piece of information dropping about potential conference realignment moves.
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