Adding UCF among the other four schools won’t be the same as Texas and Oklahoma, but it can very well make the conference more well rounded. At one point in our lives geography mattered, but now with super conferences and alliances that has little to no value anymore. The future of the Big 12 is highly uncertain as it begins to look like Oklahoma and Texas will leave the conference to join the SEC. Big news dropped on Friday morning as Cincinnati, Central Florida, and Houston have agreed to a deal to exit the American Athletic Conference to join the Big 12 in the summer of 2023, according to. Discussions about a partnership between the Big 12 and Pac-12 came to an end this week for a multitude of reasons, ESPN reports. Follow the Big 12 on Twitter, Instagram, & YouTube: Big12Conference. Since 2017, UCF is 41-8 with three top-25 finishes and have claimed a national title as well. At the time, Yormark’s declaration signaled that the conference realignment dominoes were likely to continue falling, but speculation surrounding a new potential superconference ended as swiftly as it started. Official Facebook Page of the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 and Pac-12 have an opportunity to make massively important decisions that potentially redefine their conferences. UCF has been a an extremely good program outside of this past season and are expected to have a very bright future with new coach Gus Malzahn. There has already been reports by a Florida based reporter, Chris Torello, that the Big 12 has been trying to persuade UCF into joining the conference. But for the Pac-12, my instinct is that a move like this with a league that's on its deathbed. That all sounds dreamy to the Big 12, which is facing an existential threat. ![]() The Big 12 enters its 27th year as one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of new commissioner Brett Yormark. Florida has been a hot bed of talent for what seems to be eternity, and the Big 12 having a pipeline to Florida could only help the conference increase talent throughout. The Big 12 would obviously jump at anything the Pac-12 is willing to entertain: a scheduling alliance setting up annual matchups in nonconference play or an actual merger. Official Facebook Page of the Big 12 Conference. They’re also home to some of the best talent in the country as well. ![]() ![]() Just like BYU and Cincinnati, UCF is home to a top 35 market in the nation.
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