Last Big12 teams in Tucson were BYU in 2018 and TTU in 2019, so for future fan bases here’s where to visit in Tucson
El Charro - invented the chimichanga
Illegal Pete’s - margs and game day atmosphere
Gentle Bens - historic bar
Blue Willow - best brunch
I keep seeing Iowa state fans talking about their bridge
While not as big, I would like to offer you Tucson’s very own, Rattle Snake Bridge for considerations
I think the funniest part of Colorado moving to the Big12 is the fact that I haven’t seen a single “No one is leaving the Pac” Utah fan say anything today
I live in Chicago now so my closest options for seeing Arizona play a Big12 road game are Ames Iowa, and Cincinnati Ohio
Excited to eat skyline chili one year, and then get alcohol poisoning from Busch Light the next
B1G: takes Nebraska
Pac: takes Colorado
Sec: takes mizzou and tamu
Sec: takes Texas and OU
B1G: takes USC and UCLA
B1G: takes Oregon and Washington
Big12: takes Colorado back
College football fans:
Hey when Big12 teams start to play in Tucson more regularly, just as a heads up we do have tailgating but it’s not massive like you guys have
Campus is pretty land locked by the rest of the city so not a ton of room, but don’t worry there’s a million bars around
My hot take is that I reeeeeally want the Big12 to throw both of them a life raft, and I know it might not make sense for the conference to do that, but damn just leaving 2 P5 programs with great fan bases to fall to G5 because of network money games really sucks imo
Oregon State and Washington State will be getting some serious consideration in the coming weeks as both the Mountain West & American will make their pitches. MWC - Regional partner, quality competition, media deal up in two years. American, national footprint ESPN backing &
BREAKING: Arizona, Arizona State & 2-time defending Pac-12 champion Utah joining Big 12 in 2024 pending Big 12 formal approval in next 24 hours, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. Big 12 will be 3rd league w/at least 16 schools, while Pac-12 down to 4 schools
I’m gonna say something so brave about my rival rn
ASU should bring back the sparky logo on their helmets. The pitchfork is alright and has a modern look, but sparky was iconic and cool and deserves a revival
Need Arizona to go to the Big12 next so we can make UA/TTU an official rivalry again
Bring back the heated competition of the border conference IMMEDIATELY
Now that we are the top dog in the Big12 we need to lay out some ground rules:
-We aren’t happy about being here either, but we’re happy to beat the shit of you while we are
-BYU, Cincy, UCF, and whatever that fourth school was are second rate Big12 members who can suck it
-Utah
Get used to it now‼️ Once the ACC is initially raided, the Big 12 is going expand to 20 teams.
Scheduling can work a variety of ways, but can most effectively be done with…
4 permanent rivals (or pods of 5 teams)+ 5 rotated teams (play all teams once every 3 years)
Waking up like it’s Christmas morning but I’m actually just sitting and waiting for 1 executive meeting and 1 educational board meeting to conclude with news about my football team
If asu joins with Arizona, please don’t be too hard on them. Their fans have been wanting to join from what I’ve seen, it’s just that there President is actually so incredibly incompetent
Arizona State & Utah "showing interest" in the Big 12, sources told
@ActionNetwork
. Arizona has already applied for Big 12 membership, but Big 12 now "exploring its options" following news of Oregon & Washington leaving for Big Ten
It does absolutely rock that the 2 schools who started the PAC12 implosion because they thought they were better than everyone else, ended up being the middle of the pac in its final season
We may all be heading in different directions, but we will all always hate LA 🫶
@YahooSports
There is still shock among the group of four. Pac-12 presidents were scheduled to meet this morning and approve a Grant of Rights.
“Everybody went to bed last night thinking this thing was done,” says one official. “It’s a sad day.”
Listen I know I’m new here but I have to say something
Bear cats are not cats, nor bears.
They’re Binturongs! Cool little creatures that live in South Asia!
They have super strong prehensile tails and weirdly enough, they smell like popcorn. Fun stuff
BREAKING: The Big12 rebrands to “The Cat Conference”, forcing all members schools to change their official mascot to a variety felines, effective immediately.
If the New Big 12 were to adopt the same model as the Big 10, it could look something like this:
Under the "Flex Protect Plus" scheduling model, schools have TWO-PLAY OPPONENTS, played both home and away in 2024 and 2025, including PROTECTED OPPONENTS for annual matchups beyond
I gotta say, if Arizona goes to the Big12, I’m really hoping we revive the dormant rivalry with Texas tech from way back in the Border Conference
Similar football status of “not good”, top tier basketball teams, both in need of a good secondary rival, match made in Heaven
Big12 people finding me after talking about how I want Arizona to join their conference and saying things about how they’re gonna free us from the “liberals on the coast” but I’m a whole ass progressive who just wants to talk about football and not politics on this account
Pac-12 unable to get Grant of Rights signed this morning & "nothing has changed" as far as Oregon & Washington joining Big Ten, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. Ducks & Huskies still expected to be Big Ten bound when finances are worked out, sources said
Imagine having a top 10 team full of returning young players, with a potential sophomore heisman QB, in a city that worships you like a god, and then saying “nah fuck that, I want the scraps of a team that lost the natty”
Pac-12 presidents & ADs, as expected, met this morning & were presented with details of a TV deal, sources confirmed to
@YahooSports
. Executives left the hour-long meeting with no agreement but with the expectation of eventually concluding a deal.
Another meeting is planned soon
This is what happens when you go to locations that deserve it and also don’t get the super star treatment every year
Stop going to Alabama twice a year and go to the schools that are playing well and exited to be playing well
I want ASU to join the Big12 because I think it would be really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really funny to see Bobby Hurley get eaten alive out there in a real basketball conference
Question for the Big12 people
If the 4 corners make the move to the Big12, will Utah have already made enemies with all of you because of how anti Big12 their fan base has been lmao
With Kalen DeBoer on the verge of leaving Washington, the Huskies’ No. 1 target should be Arizona’s Jedd Fisch.
Guided Arizona to a top 15 ranking and its best season in 25 years. Elite recruiter who coached under Bill Belichick and has a West Coast pipeline in place.
Very telling that all the OU fans whining in the comments have not seen a single Arizona game or highlight from this season
They think they’re playing the 1-11 Arizona lmao
Apple's primary media rights deal w/Pac-12 expires at end of week, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. Proposal is in "low $20 million" figure per school/annually, but can fluctuate/increase based on membership size & subscription incentives, sources said
Seeing people calling Utah frauds and I disagree
“Injuries aren’t an excuse, next man up”
And I agree. But that’s how they’ve been all year lol. I think there are very few teams that can have the output and record that they have with the number of injuries they’ve got
Cont ⬇️
Bear down, go cats, asu sucks, Jedd Fisch is a god among men, Noah Fifita is Him™️, Jonah Coleman is a freight train, Kenny Dillingham is a spaz, forks down, etc etc etc
The left side of my brain:
The TV companies are ruining the sport I love and might be rigging the market in an oligopoly that could hurt thousands of young athletes and their careers
The right side of my brain:
If you think about it, since KState is the purple wildcats, and Arizona is the blue and red wild cats, UA is kind of the deconstructed version of Kansas State
Kind of like how poké is just unmixed sushi
Tucson specifically, is home to the worlds largest gem and mineral show where people from almost every country on earth come to buy and sell rocks and fossils and meteorites
It’s so big that it has like 3 different event sites across the city
Disregard my last tweet about Texas tech beating Houston today
They are playing NC State. The passion remains however. Im still in your corner so wreck em baby