FRISCO, Texas — It didn’t take long into the start of Day 1 of Big 12 Media Days for league commissioner Brett Yormark to make a splash.
Yormark was first on the stage, and in his opening statement, made a bold claim amid college football conferences battling for superiority.
“I believe we will be the deepest football conference in America,” Yormark said. “No league offers the competitive balance that we do.”
Yorkmark listed reasons why he believes the Big 12 will be the deepest. He said because of the nine returning quarterbacks and top coaching lineups.
“I fully expect the Big 12 to earn multiple College Football Playoff bids this year, and to show once again that we can compete with anyone.”
This is a bold claim because of how the Big 12 performed last year. The conference received one bid with Arizona State, which was bested in the first game it played in, although a close match. This year, most preseason polls have just one Big 12 team ranked in the top 10, so it’s hard to believe that there’ll be more teams in the fall.
If by deepest, Yormark means competitive, then it could be the case. Four teams were tied with a league-best 7-2 conference record, and three teams were just one game back. With a lot of teams returning quarterbacks, this could be the case again. The issue is the Big 12 didn’t get the most bids like the SEC or the Big 10, so it’s hard to support the claim.
Yormark also made a strong claim about the men’s basketball conference, too.
“We’ve been the best conference in men’s basketball over the last 10 years,” Yormark said.
This statement has more support. Over the past 10 years, the Big 12 has had two national champions and two runner-ups. The Big East and ACC still have the same, or if not more, in the last 10…
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