Open For Business: a Big 12 Podcast w/ John Kurtz

The national media narrative already seems to exclude the Big 12 from landing multiple playoff teams. Is it possible? Brett Yormark has a new plan to make the league millions of dollars. And we have definitive proof that BYU has the best stadium and atmosphere in the Big 12.  Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox....

00:00 Intro & Weekend Recap   04:04 Big 12 Title Race & BYU’s Path   07:40 Big 12 Has Taken Over College Football   19:46 Why Parity Is Good for the Sport   22:56 Make College Football Big 12 Again   23:48 Super Chats & SEC Overrated Discussion   25:46 Will Texas Tech Rebound?   33:18 Texas Tech Fans Need to Chill   37:56 Poll Disrespect & Big 12 Bias   39:42 Injuries, Lessons, and...

BYU wins the Holy War! Are they the best team in the Big 12 with Texas Tech losing to Arizona State? Live postgame from Lavell Edwards Stadium. 

00:00 Intro   02:30 Pocketknife Gate Explodes   15:41 Kansas Fallout & Leipold’s Response   21:36 Big 12 Twitter Destroys Brent Venables   32:40 The Biggest Holy War Ever?   56:31 Texas Tech vs Arizona State Preview   1:03:21 Other Big 12 Games & Closing Thoughts The Big 12 went completely off the rails this week—from Pocketknife Gate to the league’s viral takedown of Brent Venables and a...

00:00 Intro   05:24 Texas Tech Can Win the National Championship   15:42 Who’s Number Two in the Big 12   23:36 Lance Leipold vs. Joey McGuire   41:58 James Franklin Fired / Private Capital & Big 12 Coaching Carousel Texas Tech keeps proving it — the Red Raiders have the numbers of a national champion. After a 42-17 win over Kansas, Tech has 9 sacks, 500+ yards, and another 24-point blowout to...

00:00 Intro   03:51 Big 12 Ruining Bill Belichick   20:10 Utah–Arizona State Game   27:40 BYU–Arizona Game   33:12 Texas Tech–Kansas Game   40:03 K-State–TCU Game Bill Belichick’s UNC experiment is already falling apart—and the Big 12 had everything to do with it. In this episode, I break down how TCU and UCF humiliated the greatest coach in NFL history, why his downfall feels like the Herm Edward...

Texas Tech is having its moment — while Texas flounders. The Red Raiders have surged into the Top 10 of the AP Poll, Arch Manning is already under fire, and even national media is being forced to admit it: this is Texas Tech’s time to shine. Meanwhile, Texas A&M, TCU, and Baylor are all finding success as UT sinks out of the rankings. We break down the new Big 12 power rankings, the AP Poll’s...

The Arkansas coaching search is heating up after the firing of Sam Pittman, and two Big 12 coaches are right in the middle of the rumors. On3 lists Deion Sanders as “front and center” for the Razorbacks, while 247 Sports has also mentioned longtime Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy as a possible candidate. Could Coach Prime really leave Colorado for Arkansas? Would Mike Gundy jump from the Big 12 to...