Welcome Back Buffs

[AlOerter]

Colorado rejoining Big 12: https://www2.kusports.com/sports/2023/j ... -buffs-in/

[KUTradition]

not a fan of Prime Time, but this seems like it’s only a positive for KU and the conference

[jhawks99]

not a fan of Prime Time, but this seems like it’s only a positive for KU and the conference

I can't imagine prime time will be there long term

[AlOerter]

Prime time will have to prove he can coach.

Also welcome back Jayhawk alum Tad Boyle.

[thekid6]

And Arizona, ASU, and Utah...

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... 24-season/

[randylahey]

As far as basketball goes, those schools are usually pretty good. I don't like having a huge conference like everyone else but oh well

[JKLivin]

As far as basketball goes, those schools are usually pretty good. I don't like having a huge conference like everyone else but oh well

The only aspect that is good is money. Losing the geographic rivalries sucks.

[randylahey]

I think the overall basketball product of our league will suffer a bit from recent moves. The past 5 or so years the big 12 has been kind of the undisputed best basketball league overall. 10 team round robin schedule was perfect.

We've added decent schools tho, but a couple are football schools no doubt and don't have the basketball product yet

[KUTradition]

basketball-centric takes on last week’s developments

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... atform=amp

[MICHHAWK]

colorado back in the BIG 12 is cool.

arizona for basketball is cool.

arizona st does not move my needle at all.

utah for football is cool.

[KUTradition]

nobody here wants to know what moves your needle

that’s fucking gross

[KUTradition]

Kelvin Sampson walked into a meeting of Big 12 coaches not long ago and looked around the room, and the thought that popped into the Houston coach's head was that it felt like walking into a dog park.

"You've got two dogs walk by each other, kind of side-eye, or little one starts yapping at the big one and they start sizing each other up," Sampson said. "I was sizing them all up. It used to be you could look at a few of those little dogs and go, `I can get that one. I can get that one. I can get that one.´ I ain't seen nobody in this conference like that."

Indeed, the Cougars - along with UCF, Cincinnati and BYU - are taking a big step up by joining the Big 12 this year. The first three are joining from the American Athletic and BYU from the West Coast conferences. All of them know that their programs are in for some growing pains as they take on what has statistically been the best league in the country.

"They're all German shepherds, man. Where's the Shih Tzus? Where's the Chihuahuas at?" Sampson said. "Oh, that's a Rottweiler. Oh my God, that's a pitbull. This is a tough dog park, man."

The top dog once again is expected to be KANSAS, preseason No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll…

per Daily Mail