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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4688842, member: 549"] More Commissioner speak: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/05/big-12-commissioner-expansion-media-rights-nil/[/URL] [URL='https://www.printfriendly.com/p/g/mtRfk9'][B]Assisted access << [/B][/URL] -> [I][B]You’ve been very open about possible expansion for the Big 12. Why do you believe that adding schools could help the league’s growth?[/B][/I] “Whatever we do in expansion, it has to be additive. We have these guiding principles for expansion that I think about with academic alignment and leadership because leadership is critically important. Cultural fit truly matters, as does geography, athletic performance and brand upside. “I love the makeup of our conference right now. The composition is great, but to the extent that we can create value, nationalize our brand and not just in how people perceive who we are as the Big 12. If we can do something, that would be great, but it has to fit and be right and most importantly, it’s got to create value for the conference.” [B][I]There are conferences with 16 member schools. Is there a tipping point when it comes to membership?[/I][/B] “There’s strength in numbers, but we’re not chasing a number. It’s not like I wake up and say I want to be at 14 or 12 or 16 or whatever the number might be. It’s really about whether we have the right cultural fit. Do we have the right makeup? Is everyone aligned regarding the mission and vision of where we’re going? But at the same time, if there are ways to complement and create value I’m open to it. Whether that means we add two or more — who knows — but I’ve never really been chasing a number and I’ve never really looked at it from a number perspective. “I want us to be the best version of ourselves. I’m not chasing the Big Ten or the SEC or any conference. I just want us to be the best version of ourselves.”<- [/QUOTE]

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