I’ll take the katpappy summary of the first 24 minutes.
He thinks the Big XII will grab four teams that includes Colorado, Nebraska, UCF, and one of the Arizona schools. He says Nubs and AZ schools aren't happy in their conferences. Probably won't happen until UT & OU leave.
I did not quite take it as he saw NU back to the Big 12, he just noted there was some serious unhappiness by fans (and maybe donors - I am not sure about that - watched it late last night and was tired) in the Big 10, so it was sort of a "you never know."
He noted, which I thought was interesting, is how big the travel thing might matter in the switch, as there is push back by the other sports so the question starts to be raised "Is it really worth it?" by going to a Big 12 which might have less financial pull than it currently does. It is a calculus the A.D.'s office will considered, due to added road time and less happy coaches. In addition, he noted the biggest issue a UCF, or a school like that, will have, is "What will the donors think and how will it impact their willingness to give?" Admin will have to sort out those donors (many who are willing to part with money and be quiet about it) regarding if they are for or against a move. If a move makes them unhappy, it could greatly deter a switch.
He did believe the Arizona schools were a pretty legit option to try and bring in to the Big 12. He tossed around the standard names (Cinci, Memphis, UCF). He noted the appeal UCF has do it it opening Florida recruiting is huge, and that makes the school attractive in a new round of conference realignment.
He also got into UCF recruiting and how in some states are almost impossible to recruit kids out of due to the cult-like status a school or schools have there (states of Louisiana and Alabama) and if you are going to pull out of them, you must have a coaching staff with people that are known, respected, and well trusted by the high school coaches and players (generally because they are from there and have coached there in the past).
