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I just found out that the Duke’s Mayo Bowl will be hosting UNC vs West Virginia. In related news, the arena’s burger stands have all announced that the only condiment served during the game will be mustard. [\#cfb](https://kbin.social/tag/cfb)
[!cfb](https://fanaticus.social/c/cfb) [Kbin.social link](https://kbin.social/m/cfb@fanaticus.social) We're trying to make this "federation" thing work as intended, and moderation and administration are more responsive on the dedicated sports instance. The poll is active (you likely see the cross-posts), the header image gets updated, news stories and SEC shorts get linked, and game threads are posted with regularity, with the most visible ones chugging along with commenters updating a dozen times or more per quarter. It's like a little slice of the old country for those of us trying to keep our engagement primarily on the Fediverse. Come on over and help us build it into something that's big enough to become unique and unwieldy!
The ACC presidents and chancellors met on Friday morning and voted to add three new schools -- Stanford, Cal and SMU, sources told ESPN. It will bring the league to 18 members, 17 of which will play football full time in the league.
The Big 12 bumped its membership to 16 teams beginning in 2024-25 after unanimously voting in Utah and Arizona State and welcoming Arizona.
IRVING, TX (July 27, 2023) – The following statement was released today by the Big 12 Conference, through its Commissioner Brett Yormark, regarding the University of Colorado: "They're back."
Paul Finebaum reacts to Pete Thamel's report that Colorado is in discussions about leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big 12.✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ [http://espnplus](http://espnplus)...
So, as of July 2023 we've got about 183 subscribers here on kbin.social, and probably another 50 scattered across the fediverse. lemmy.world/c/cfb ([KBin.social link](https://kbin.social/m/cfb@lemmy.world)) is not some juggernaut, but they're at over 600 subs on their home instance, and probably another 100ish elsewhere? I will move my daily posting over there for, at least for a while. Fanaticus.social is a thing now, too, but I think for now, while scraping /r/cfb is good for content to skim though, it's maybe less good for fostering discussion.
Caleb is not the problem. The 4th quarter "tackling" from USC in that Championship game was some of the saddest I have ever seen. I was embarrassed for them, and I wanted Utah to win.
How about I post a link about actual football games this time?
Debated even putting this one up, as the news is that there is no news, but when there is news, it will be good news. I suppose there's some value in noting that he's definitely doubling down on EVERYTHING. The Hollywood strikes may indeed have helped; let's see the numbers though. Colorado expects them to be [third place](https://www.denverpost.com/2023/07/19/cu-buffs-future-pac-12-big-12-football-rumors/) to keep everyone happy, but again, amongst reasonable people, that's not news.
Rice and Northwestern catching strays... invisible golden plates. Nicely done.
[Lawyers Say They Have Added Third Plaintiff Against Northwestern in Hazing Case](https://www.si.com/college/2023/07/20/northwestern-hazing-allegations-third-plaintiff-lawyers-say): Oh I don't think we're done here. [CU chancellor Phil DiStefano: Buffs’ goal is to remain member of Pac-12, expects media rights update Thursday](https://www.denverpost.com/2023/07/19/cu-buffs-future-pac-12-big-12-football-rumors/): In contrast, could this one almost be... done? [SAN DIEGO STATE TE CLAIMS TEAM WAS TOLD A YEAR AGO AZTECS WOULD JOIN THE PAC-12](https://www.outkick.com/san-diego-state-pac-12-no-invite-mark-redman/): I am appalled, sir, that a college football coach would blow smoke up a players ass while recruiting him. APPALLED! [Retraction demand by Georgia over report of abuses involving football team leads to substantial corrections](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/retraction-demand-by-georgia-over-report-of-abuses-involving-football-team-leads-to-substantial-corrections/): Now look here, at this university we only condone irresponsible and lethal levels of speeding! ... Still, I can acknowledge it's absolutely fair to push back on reporting that goes to far. The AJC did seem to get high on its own supply after the speeding stories got so much traction.
"Multiple reports claim new bidders have emerged for the Pac-12." Of course I have a girlfr... err media partner. You don't know them. They live in Canada.
SDSU: "Whelp, gave it a shot." Also, makes a very nasty page about Kliavkoff in their secret "Mean Girls" style burn-book.
> > > SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called for a national standard for name, image and likeness, saying "only Congress can fully address the challenges facing college athletics." > > Dude also said he hasn't met a single athlete who would like to be an employee... Pressing X to doubt for that one, or at least that he's not meeting the same athletes who are pitting collectives against each other and transferring three times. More power to them, by the way; if we have to break the old CFB as a "game" to rebuild it in a way where athletes can better their situations while their time-sensitive skills are in demand, then so be it.
Not a ton of deep historical context here, but some fun factoids. Or, in the case of LSU, Ole Miss, and Mizzou, "fun" factoids.
[Tennessee fined more than $8 million for over 200 infractions in football program](https://www.foxsports.com/articles/cfb/tennessee-fined-more-than-8-million-for-over-200-infractions-in-football-program): A wellness check has been called in for Missouri. [Big 12 Media Days 2023: Kansas State keeps 'underdog' mindset in quest to repeat as conference champions](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-media-days-2023-kansas-state-keeps-underdog-mindset-in-quest-to-repeat-as-conference-champions/): Heck of a purple team, and returns more production than the other purple team, but the Cats are not leaving for the SEC, so they can't possibly be the preseason favorite. [Big 12 football coaches mixed on impact of new NCAA clock rules to speed up games](https://theathletic.com/4690315/2023/07/13/ncaa-clock-rules-big-12-football/) (PAYWALL): If you're not a subscriber, some are mildly annoyed, but mostly they don't give a shit. [2023 SEC Media Days: Storylines to watch during the four-day circus in Nashville](https://www.on3.com/news/2023-sec-media-days-storylines-to-watch-during-the-four-day-circus-in-nashville/): If everyone would kindly ignore the passed-out alligator in the corner, that would be great, okay? [Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman is making necklace from surgically-removed rib, plans to wear it at games](https://247sports.com/Article/Notre-Dame-QB-Sam-Hartman-is-making-necklace-from-surgically-removed-rib-plans-to-wear-it-at-games-212776350/): Well, that's certainly a different direction than Jalon Daniels took. Eww.
"Victoria Bowles, who survived the fatal car wreck that killed a University of Georgia football player and recruiting staffer on Jan. 15, has filed a lawsuit against the UGA Athletic Association and Eagles rookie Jalen Carter." Obviously a plaintiff will lay things out according to their own perspective, but this is rough stuff.
The B12 will expand as soon as it finally gaslights the 4 corners into blowing up the PAC... And I'm strangely okay with that.
Lookee here, somebody found a use for an Apple Watch.
But first, Northwestern. YOU get a hazing story, and YOU get a hazing story! EVERYBODY gets a hazing story! * [Pat Fitzgerald hires legal counsel to challenge Northwestern dismissal](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/college-football/article-12284891/Northwestern-fires-football-coach-Pat-Fitzgerald-hazing-probe.html): Prudent of Pat, but the 2023 Tone-Deaf Tour continues. * [How desirable is the Northwestern job? Very, because it’s a Big Ten job](https://www.on3.com/news/northwestern-head-coach-opening-very-desirable-because-its-a-big-ten-job/): And here we are. Making up the numbers in the Super 2 is a consummation devoutly to be wished. * [Group of Northwestern faculty asks for delay in Ryan Field renovations due to hazing scandal](https://wgntv.com/sports/group-of-northwestern-faculty-asks-for-delay-in-ryan-field-renovations-in-wake-of-football-hazing-scandal/): LOL, Nerds. Please ignore the Hamlet quote above, or my entire posting history on Kbin. * [Northwestern hazing under Pat Fitzgerald proves meathead culture still permeates game at highest levels](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/northwestern-hazing-under-pat-fitzgerald-proves-meathead-culture-still-permeates-game-at-highest-levels/): Pretty much. And, finally moving on... * [Jalen Kitna reportedly enters transfer portal](https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/florida-football/jalen-kitna-reportedly-enters-transfer-portal-former-florida-qb-seeking-new-team-after-plea-deal/): Well, that's certainly... optimistic. * [Ohio State's Ryan Day tells Joel Klatt what college football could take from NFL](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/ohio-states-ryan-day-tells-joel-klatt-what-college-football-could-take-from-nfl): They open with hashmarks, of all things, but Day is clearly onboard with professionalizing the college game. * [Preseason top 25 for the 2023 season](https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2023-07-11/college-football-rankings-preseason-top-25-2023-season): From NCAA.com. Is that... [legal](https://i.imgur.com/B0FiHGY.png)?
"The Big 12 takes new members UCF and Houston to court to determine which institution gets sole custody of outer space."
[A comprehensive look at Northwestern football’s hazing allegations](https://www.insidenu.com/2023/7/9/23788442/a-comprehensive-look-at-northwestern-footballs-hazing-allegations): When you get a megathread, that's, umm, not good. [A left testicle, $1 billion and realignment roulette in the Big 12 Conference](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/with-decades-of-work-and-1-billion-invested-four-new-big-12-schools-are-finally-ready-for-their-close-ups/): Are we still doing "phrasing"? [Pac-12 media rights: The home stretch arrives (or maybe not) as changes come to the power structure](https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/07/10/pac-12-media-rights-the-home-stretch-arrives-or-maybe-not-as-changes-come-to-the-power-structure/): Wilner has just about given up trying to guess at anything anymore, but having blown right by the "this is fine," the "Arizona said now-ish," and the "SDSU is fucked" soft deadlines, we're rapidly approaching the "Kliavkoff will publicly look like a goober" soft deadline. [UTRGV releases helmets for inaugural season](https://goutrgv.com/galleries/football/football-helmets/2855): The script Vaqueros is in the vein of some real classics, and the bevel-star V is close, but something isn't quite clicking. I think it could become iconic with some tweaks, but I can't quite tell you what they need to be.
[San Diego State not part of Big 12 expansion plans](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/san-diego-state-not-part-of-big-12-expansion-plans-as-aztecs-face-uncertain-future-with-mountain-west-pac-12/): Yeah, the PAC dusfunction forced their hand and it all blows over if they get an invite somewhere in the near future, but just in general, WTF are y'all doing out there, west coast bros? [Northwestern to reconsider Fitzgerald penalty amid hazing probe](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/37980269/ex-northwestern-player-says-hazing-included-sexualized-acts): *How to Destroy a Legacy in Three Days*, a seminar hosted by Pat Fitzgerald. [Big 12 predicted order of finish for 2023: Texas back atop...](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-predicted-order-of-finish-for-2023-texas-back-atop-preseason-poll-for-first-time-since-2009/): The fact that by all rights Texas *should* be back always makes it that much more hilarious when they aren't. [Six pressing questions facing the Big 12 ahead of media days](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/six-pressing-questions-facing-the-big-12-ahead-of-media-days): Read those, but here are the REAL pressing questions. One, what's the over/under on the season's combined number of holding or pass interference calls that will go OU/UT's way versus the H8+4? Two, will Chandler Morris be shattered into a thousand purple pieces some time in the first four weeks? Three, will Baylor or BYU claim the "Why do you make sure to take two [adherents of a certain religion] fishing" joke? Four, will WVU stop whining about how far they are from the rest of the conference now that BYU and UCF have similar situations? Five, will Kansas win the conference? Six, WTF is an LIU? *Answers: 2.5; yes; Baylor but please make a jon-boat rivalry statue; never(!); maybe, and that is probably a sign of the apocalypse; Baylor's way to make sure they have a laughable non-con even with Utah on it.* [Can Cal, Justin Wilcox recapture the good times as CFB continues to change?](https://theathletic.com/4668377/2023/07/06/cal-football-justin-wilcox/): If a headline poses a question, the answer is almost always "no." (paywall) [Georgia freshman LB cited for going 88 in 55 mph zone](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/37973991/georgia-freshman-lb-citied-going-88-55-mph-zone): This is a very specific thing for a coach to be unable to control. It's weird. Also, fuck Georgia.
No word on whether being forced to play on last year's 1-11 squad counted as part of the hazing.
Clint quickly becoming must-watch along with SEC shorts and and Roll Call. Also, dude gets the vestigial 'C' in TCU and my Pat McAfee revulsion.
OPOY: Jalon Daniels, KU, QB DPOY: Jaylan Ford, UT, LB
As a TCU and Florida fan, Brock Bowers should be numbers 1-10. Ugh.
www.dallasnews.com
From miking up coaches to expanding games across the border, the Big 12 Conference wants to go where no other has before — commercially and geographically. The league has announced the launch of Big 12 Mexico, Big 12 Pro Day, a commercial sales division and is looking to boost its experience for television viewers by having coaches wear mics and increasing access to locker rooms this fall. Sportswriters and fans have predicted the death of the conference for more than a decade, since talks of eliminating it gained steam in 2010. The conference is losing two popular and successful schools next year when the University of Texas and Oklahoma defect to the Southeastern Conference. Under Commissioner Brett Yormark, former CEO of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets’ parent company and former chief operating officer of Roc Nation, the conference negotiated a new media rights deal with ESPN and Fox and is making other moves to assert its Power 5 status as one of the nation’s top conferences. “When you think about building a brand, building business, growing revenue, connecting to the community, all those things I’ve done in previous roles, I’m still learning new skills because this industry is not identical to where I came from,” Yormark said in a recent interview. “But many of my skills were transferable here, and I’m putting them to good use.” The last five years have seen monumental changes in the landscape of college sports, from the court rulings that opened up Name, Image and Likeness deals for college athletes, transfer portals that let players jump between schools and a reshuffling of schools among conferences amid a grab for television dollars. In many ways, the Big 12 has been one of the biggest losers, watching marquee programs depart for more lucrative opportunities and cobbling together new alliances with programs from smaller conferences such as the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Houston and Brigham Young University. Yormark, who became commissioner last summer, has been implementing his vision for a new beginning, he said. Commercial outreach in Dallas and the U.S. For the first time in its 27-year history, the Big 12 has launched a commercial sales division that Yormark said will help the conference create financial independence. “It’s the first time we’ve controlled our own commercial division,” he said. “We needed to control it in house. “We’re in the sales business. We have brands already connected to us that do our championships. We just need to see how we can further monetize those championships.” Though the Big 12′s headquarters is in Irving, only 10 miles from downtown Dallas, Yormark said many people are unaware of the proximity. “This market is one of the country’s greatest sports and entertainment markets, and yet, a lot of people don’t know we’re here,” he said. “My job as we think about brand and business is to double down on this market to create a narrative that we’re here and we’re open for business.” Part of what has kept the Big 12′s presence from growing in Dallas is a lack of initiative on the conference’s part, Yormark said. “There’s so many possibilities and opportunities, but, candidly, we haven’t done much outreach before. That’s going to change,” he said. “You’ll read about more events that we’re going to bring here because this is at the core of our geographic footprint in many cases.” Moving forward, the commissioner said the Big 12 will look to work with some of the most prestigious companies in Dallas and Fort Worth. “There are 24 Fortune 500 companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that we’re not talking to right now. But we need to be engaged with them,” Yormark said. “We need to see where the connective tissue is between us and other companies. We want to see if the consumers we reach make sense for them to participate.” El Doce Grande Part of Yormark’s grand vision for the Big 12 includes creating and capitalizing on a global audience for the conference. The Big 12 announced June 8 that the conference plans to send the men’s and women’s basketball teams from the University of Kansas and the University of Houston to Mexico City’s Arena CDMX in December 2024. There are also plans to have women’s soccer and baseball face off against Mexican regional club teams. No soccer or baseball teams from the Big 12 or Mexico have been announced yet. “This initiative is also very important for us because we wanted a strategic international strategy that wasn’t just a one-off,” Yormark said. “[Mexico is] one of the most desirable markets in the world right now. Given our geographic footprint, it’s a perfect extension for us.” Oklahoma and Oklahoma State already have campus extensions in Mexico, and five Big 12 schools — Baylor, Houston, TCU, Texas and Texas Tech — have campuses less than 400 miles from the border. The conference also plans on hosting the first postseason college football game in Mexico, the Monterrey Bowl, in 2026. “It raises our profile, it provides a great student-athlete experience, and I think there’s an opportunity for monetization,” Yormark said. “When you think about the future and how we can sell sponsorships, engage new fans and connect with them through social media and our digital platform, this is it.” Going Pro In February, the Big 12 announced it would host Big 12 Pro Day in 2024 in the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco. It will be the first conference-wide pro day and replace traditional on-campus pro days. Though there’s an opportunity for monetization through creating a new intellectual property, Yormark said it is not the event’s primary goal. “I don’t look at Pro Day as a commercial opportunity,” he said. “It’s a purpose-driven initiative that is enabling us to create a new IP. Revenue is not the impetus. It’s the outcome.” The NFL Network will televise the event, which will have a job fair and networking opportunities for student-athletes. Though the public won’t be allowed to enter the facilities, VIP appearances, fan activities and screens broadcasting the event will be outside. “I don’t typically get a lot of inbound interest on companies that want to be involved, but we’ve had a lot here,” Yormark said. “Now, we’re finalizing a title partner for Pro Day, which we should be able to announce in the next couple of weeks.” Expansion and television The Big 12 announced in September 2021 that BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston would join the conference. There have also been reported rumors of UConn, Gonzaga, Colorado and Memphis joining as well, but Yormark declined to comment on other potential additions. “We want to be in all four time zones, and expansion is a big part of it,” Yormark said. “I would say that we have a plan for expansion. I’ve never mentioned one school that we want.” The Big 12′s six-year, $2.28 billion television deal with ESPN and Fox expires in 2031. Conference expansion hinges on whether or not more teams will put the Big 12 in a better position when negotiations continue between the networks and conference, he said. “Everything we do from here on out is about value creation,” he said. “If there’s no value creation, and I can’t see us growing our TV deal in that next cycle, then why expand?” The Big 12 is also looking to modernize the college football viewing experience by miking up coaches, having live in-game interviews and increasing access to locker rooms, Yormark said. “We’d love to be the conference of access and innovation,” he said. “Fans want to get that inside look, a peek under the hood.” “We have discussed it with our coaches and schools,” he continued. “We’re excited about it, and they all seem to be on board.” Related:What to know before BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF join Big 12 The future of the Big 12 Yormark said the eventual departure of Oklahoma and Texas in 2024 hasn’t had an impact on the route he wishes to take with the conference. “I have no emotion toward Texas and Oklahoma leaving,” Yormark said. “They’ll always be a part of the history of the Big 12. But I came here with fresh ideas and a different type of background and I want us to innovate and disrupt in a positive way, with or without them,” As the conference prepares for its future commercial plans within the U.S. and abroad, Yormark said the Big 12 is only just getting started with its new ideas. “I don’t have a crystal ball. But if I did, I think we’re about three or four or five years down the road from being a top national conference,” Yormark said.
Will BYU, Cincinnati, Houston or UCF have the talent and depth to compete for a conference title?
Saturday is one of the busiest days yet in the latest wave of conference realignment...
Two University at Buffalo football players have been charged after a video of them allegedly beating a miniature poodle with a leather belt was posted on social media.
I don't have a problem with realignment rumors. I can stop any time I want!