Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark’s comments about “being open for business” and whether Florida State and Clemson would be interested in jumping to the conference. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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Two schools in another conference are trying to leave that conference.
Um And uh and him, him talking like, uh like he did, which was uh we, so we’ve solidified ourselves as one of the top three conferences in America.
He said, and he said the Big 12 is more relevant than ever said, he won’t stop into the big 12 as number one conference in America.
Um And again said that, that they remain open for business, which is, by the way, Dan, a line that he’s used multiple times including last July at Big 12 Media Day.
He used the line and then of course, a month later, we know what happened where he took the four PAC 12 schools and the PAC 12 collapsed and it was just eerily similar to some things that happened.
Last July does Florida State and Clemson won any part of that league.
The only thing that it would be better for would be if the Big 12 would offer them more money right now.
Right now, the big T 12 really can’t offer them more money.
Um They can’t offer them sec type big 10 type money which is 6070 $80 million a year right now, big 12 teams get, you know, less than 40.
Um, and they’re not gonna take a dilution in their shares.
They already took a dilution from the new four teams that were, that were added.
So they’d have to find a way to find money, uh, to give Florida State and Clemson to walk away from what you have for.
I mean, it would have to be substantially more money and a more exciting place.
I think it’s, I think it would have to be II, I look at, I, I understand these guys will go and blow up below every, burn, every bridge for an, an extra nickel.
But like the idea that you would leave the Southeast and all of your traditions.
I don’t know.
