“If you’re going to struggle in the Big 12, you might as well struggle in the SEC.” While Steve Spurrier’s words following the news of Texas torpedoing the Big 12 are hilariously true, the end result of the Longhorns and Sooners departures leaves fans of the so-called Remaining Eight wondering, “what next?”
While the Remaining Eight institutions are publicly saying that the Big 12 will stick together and forge a path onward, Kansas fans - and hopefully the University’s leadership - are (rightfully) eyeing the Big 10. And while you can make all the KU football jokes you want, you cannot tell me with a straight face that Maryland and Rutgers gave the Big 10 anything in either football or men’s basketball when they joined in 2014.