I want to thank everyone from UConn involved in the process, especially President Susan Herbst, whose leadership and support is critical to the mission of the Division of Athletics. We are proud of what we have accomplished and achieved, and we are committed to making sure all of our athletic programs continue to be positioned to win conference championships and be nationally competitive in the future.Ī lot of hard work went on behind the scenes in UConn's potential membership in the Big 12, despite the outcome. Regardless of conference affiliation, UConn has a record of national athletic success that has been the envy of many other institutions. UConn has a strong national identity that reflects the academic quality of the institution and the high level of athletic achievement that has been built in all sports over the decades. Emotion is part of what makes college sports great and will help propel our Husky programs forward. I understand that this is a very emotional time for our alumni and fans. Make sure you subscribe to the Powercat Podcast at your favorite podcast provider, including Apple, Spotify or Amazon.This is a time for all of UConn Nation to stand together and support our student-athletes and teams. Want the latest Kansas State headlines sent to your inbox? Click to sign up for GoPowercat's daily newsletter! Sign up for GoPowercat VIP access and get your first month for just $1! Having more far-flung teams means the Big 12 may not always be able to avoid travel craziness for the schools on the fringes. "And that's critically important that there's the right cultural fit when you think about coming in and being part of what we're building here." Starting next year, the Big 12’s footprint will expand dramatically with the addition of BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston. "There's a good cultural fit because our alignment right now and the like-mindedness of all of our member institutions is fantastic. One that obviously competes at the highest levels, both in basketball and football stands for the right things. Obviously, going out West is where I'd like to go entering into that fourth time zone, a program that has national recognition. So building the brand, building the business becoming the best version of ourselves, expansion, those are all things that I'm concerned about, not so much what the others are doing or these super conferences that others are alluding to. "There's so much work we can do we can build our business, which hasn't even been something that we've been focused on. 6 among possible Pac-12 expansion teams for the Big 12, with ASU No. I think we can do a better job of getting into the consciousness of future student-athletes. Fansided: Ranking the six Pac-12 candidates for expansion. And otherwise, I think we can build our brand. My goal is to be even more national, geographically. "The Big 12, we've got great schools, we're in three different time zones. I don't think about the competition as much as I think about being the best version of ourselves. This marks the second time in the Conference’s 26-year history that new members were added. "I don't really think about super conferences. The Big 12 Conference today announces that Brigham Young University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Houston will become members no later than the 2024-25 athletic year. So all those possibilities are being embedded right now. "Whatever we do an expansion truly has to be additive, and has to create value, not only for our conference but for our key stakeholders, including our media partners.
What we don't want to do is dilute what we already have, and split the pie even more.
"I don't look at it from a numbers perspective I look at it more from a perspective of who would be additive based on our goals and objectives. Here is what Yormark told reporters in Cincinnati: While Yormark was in Cincinnati last week, he was asked about a number of topics, including the idea of the SEC and the Big Ten wanting to be "super conferences" and how he is eying Western expansion to ensure the Big 12 has members in all four time zones. Yormark has now visited Cincinnati, BYU and Houston and will go to UCF this week. New Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is currently in the process of visiting the four new conference schools that will enter the Big 12 next year.
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