There are 19 article(s) tagged Big 12:

• July 2025

  • Buckley: Finally someone from Memphis addresses Big 12 proposal

    Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield says what he really feels about the American Conference. 

    By Tim Buckley July 26, 2025

  • ESPN’s Finebaum says Big 12’s rejection of Memphis is ‘an absolute disgrace’

    ESPN’s Paul Finebaum slams Big 12 Brett Yormark after the league’s decision to reject Memphis’ membership pitch without even taking a vote from its presidents and chancellors.

    By Parth Upadhyaya July 24, 2025

  • Memphis is itching to get into a power conference. Basketball attendance shows why.

    The Big 12’s rejection of Memphis’ reported $200 million pitch marked another denial in the Tigers’ quest for entry into a power conference. But Memphis officials will keep plugging away — and basketball attendance numbers show why.

    By Parth Upadhyaya July 24, 2025

  • Calkins: If the Big 12 couldn’t see what’s changed at Memphis, they weren’t looking very hard

    “Memphis once again put together a lucrative offer that has been rejected by Big 12. Is that for embarrassment? Or cause for hope?”

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    Memphis makes $200 million proposal to join Big 12, per report

    By Geoff Calkins July 22, 2025

  • Memphis makes $200 million proposal to join Big 12, per report

    Big 12 presidents met Monday to discuss the offer, Ross Dellenger’s report says. He also added that “the proposition is not believed to have the necessary support, for now.”

    By Frank Bonner II, Parth Upadhyaya July 21, 2025

• August 2024

  • Buckley: Big 12, ACC pros and cons as Memphis looks to leave AAC

    The Memphis Tigers’ aspirations to join a higher-profile league than their current one, the American Athletic Conference, are no secret.

    By Tim Buckley August 12, 2024

• May 2024

  • NCAA, leagues sign off on plan that includes paying athletes

    Student-athletes could start receiving millions of dollars as soon as the 2025 fall semester.

    By The Associated Press May 23, 2024

• June 2023

  • Report: Big 12 commissioner makes site visit to Memphis

    Due diligence trip from Big 12 commissioner comes as the Tigers remain under consideration for a Power 5 invite.

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    Martin: On heels of site visit, Tigers need Big 12 invite more than ever

    By Tim Buckley June 09, 2023

• May 2023

  • Buckley: Tigers to the Big 12 talk heats up. Again. Here’s what to root for.

    Memphis has been identified as a target of the Big 12, but it has plenty of competition. Several factors would have to fall into place for the Tigers to make a move from the Group of Five to a Power 5 conference.

    By Tim Buckley May 30, 2023

• October 2022

  • Calkins: The Big 12 picked Houston over Memphis. Here’s why that was a mistake.

    The Big 12 picked Houston in its last round of expansion. Memphis never had much of a shot. But that doesn’t change the reality that the Memphis program has a higher ceiling than Houston. Here’s what the Big 12 failed to see. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 05, 2022

• October 2021

  • Memphis still going hard for Big 12, regardless of AAC’s path

    One report out of Texas alleges Memphis is “dragging its feet” on conference realignment. According to insiders, the truth is anything but that.

    By John Martin October 22, 2021

  • Calkins: If Memphis doesn’t stop losing, it’ll fumble away the future

    For the second straight week, the Tigers fumbled away a big lead and a win. But that’s not the bad news. The bad news is what losing could mean for the athletic program. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 03, 2021

• September 2021

  • Calkins: There’s only one way for Memphis to respond to the Big 12 snub

    Here’s what Geoff Calkins thinks Memphis should do in response to being left out again.

    By Geoff Calkins September 10, 2021

  • Rudd, Veatch and AAC commissioner Mike Aresco weigh in on Big 12 news

    U of M’s president and athletic director assert: “The final whistle hasn’t blown.”

    By Frank Bonner II September 10, 2021

  • Calkins: Hey, look, I’ve got mail (on race, realignment and the Big 12)

    I wrote a column last week pondering whether race was a factor in Memphis being perpetually overlooked in realignment. As you can imagine, this went over well. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 07, 2021

  • Memphis left out as Big 12 moves forward with preferred 4 additions

    BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Houston are expected to be officially invited in by Friday.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 03, 2021

  • Calkins: Is race a reason Memphis gets left out of realignment?

    At a time when diversity is supposedly valued in education, you’d think Memphis would be an important addition to the Big 12. Instead, the conference is preparing to add BYU, where just 1% of the student body is Black.

    By Geoff Calkins September 03, 2021

  • Why doesn’t Memphis get realignment respect? What four insiders say

    The answers might surprise you.

    By John Martin September 03, 2021

• July 2021

  • Calkins: Why Memphis needs the Big 12 to die

    ‘Memphis deserves better than to be fretting about conference realignment again. It needs the Big 12 to implode once and for all.’

    By Geoff Calkins July 23, 2021