Top 5 conference realignment questions Brett Yormark should address at Big 12 Media Days 2024

The Big 12 Media Days are approaching and there will be a lot of questions surrounding conference realignment. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is going to be in an interesting position as he has to answer all these questions on the topic.

The conference has been aggressive in making moves as they are adding the Colorado Buffaloes, Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils and Utah Utes, while losing the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners.

Which questions surrounding the topic of Big 12 conference realignment are the most pressing for Yormark? Let's discuss some that he should at least prepare to be asked.

Top 5 conference realignment questions for Brett Yormark at Big 12 Media Days 2024

Will there be any more conference realignment moves?

The world of conference realignment was prevalent throughout last offseason and there has been less movement this offseason. However, Brett Yormark has been one of the more aggressive commissioners in terms of realignment, so it will be interesting to see if there is more news slated to come out.

Has there been any discussions with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish?

There have been a lot of rumors surrounding the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and programs wanting to get them associated with their own conference. The team is a partial member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and with the shakiness of the conference, the Big 12 could be in a prime position to lock them up as they can offer a lot of money and power in the conference.

Is the conference interested in the Atlantic Coast Conference teams?

The Atlantic Coast Conference is currently in a lawsuit with both the Clemson Tigers and Florida State Seminoles, so there could be more teams in the conference realignment bucket that are available. There can be conversations on if the schools are able to exit the ACC and it will be interesting to see how Yormark would try to dance around this question.

Are there any teams that are in conversations with the conference?

Similar to the first question, are there any conversations going on right now? It could be that the Big 12 Conference is happy where it is right now and might not want to add any more.

However, conversations could mean the conference is open for business and with the rumor of private equity pieces being available, there could be owners that want to see the conference continue to expand and compete with the Big Ten and the SEC.

Are the other schools open to more conference realignment?

This is something that seems to get overlooked. Adding more teams may add prestige to the conference but that would also mean a negative for the current members in the conference.

The addition of more teams means the size of the shares for each member will shrink. Some schools may be opposed to expansion or conference realignment as a result of this, so it will be interesting to see how Brett Yormark addresses this concern.