Colorado Football: Twitter reacts to the possibility of rejoining the Big 12
By Shay McBryde
Rejoining the Big 12 was definitely not on Colorado’s bingo card in 2022. For now, it seems to be the best option. The Pac-12 looks to be folding more and more as each day passes and the Big 12 has to do a lot more to keep up with the Big Ten, at least in football. Going to the Big Ten for Colorado football would be a long shot but the most golden outcome. It would be nice to bypass going back to the Big 12 and admitting failure. The jokes are already starting over the possibility of returning to the Big 12.
It is now rumored that the Big 12 is now talking to 6 Pac-12 teams. The first four of course Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah. Now it seems Oregon and Washington State are in the mix as well.
Among all the chaos in college football here is what fans on Twitter had to say about it:
Barstool Colorado always keeping the comedy rolling.
https://twitter.com/cubarstool/status/1544368681299451907?s=21&t=AJPCJFzE-Q1a9VoOVpJw8Q
Not quite feeling the love yet from Kansas State. But we can sense a great old rivalry arising again in the Big 12. (Colorado has won this matchup 45-20 for those keeping score.)
https://twitter.com/manhattanhell/status/1544368343569809408?s=21&t=AJPCJFzE-Q1a9VoOVpJw8Q
At least the Big-12 genuinely cares about football and realizes its importance to the bottom line of a budget. A lot of Pac-12 leaders appear to not get this. That’s why it would be better for ASU, Arizona, Colorado and Utah to leave for the Big-12 as a potential stepping stone.
— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) July 5, 2022
Sometimes you have to just laugh at the way life works out.
The rest of the Big 12 when Colorado asks to rejoin pic.twitter.com/g1BkcxvqxQ
— Jordan Wolf (@byjordanwolf) July 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/skobuffsnation/status/1544456723066494977?s=21&t=AJPCJFzE-Q1a9VoOVpJw8Q
https://twitter.com/coach___cooper/status/1544466451502874624?s=21&t=dHZNhAK5n3bq5xgSsf-z2Q
Big 12 to Colorado: https://t.co/C7U8M2gJxx pic.twitter.com/h1HZNSdzrN
— Dustin Woebbeking (@ChannelGuy4Cy) July 1, 2022
While kind of a mosh in football, I firmly believe this iteration of the Big 12 would be the best basketball conference in the country.
— Andrew G. Haubner (@A_G_Haubner) July 5, 2022
Kansas
Baylor
Arizona
Houston
Texas Tech
Colorado
Arizona State
TCU
Utah
Iowa State
Okie State
BYU
…that’s pretty stacked https://t.co/pUV1zC6pS9
While nobody/few anticipated UCLA & USC departure, let’s be honest
— Kelli Brooks (@KelliBrooks627) July 6, 2022
1. Pac-12 was weakest of the Power 5
2. CU wanted out (or should have)
3. Pac-12 experiment was a failure
4. We all knew there would be super-conferences of those teams that matter and those that don’t#LetsMatter
Colorado to the Big 12 will be the next domino to fall. That’s my prediction.
— Big Game Boomer (@BigGameBoomer) July 6, 2022
The rest of college football doesn’t seem too scared of the possible reformed Big 12.
College football in 2024 pic.twitter.com/DtPINrhoGs
— Ryan (@Ryanmcc_9) July 5, 2022
Everyone has known this was coming for a while. There is no viable reason for Colorado to hang on with the Pac-12 any longer. Going down to a Pac-12 and Mountain West merger would be downgrading. Bringing the four corners into the Big 12 also get’s the bring the old Big 8 back together. Seeing old time rivalries again and hopefully creating new ones. College football is changing with the times and the big schools have to be in a position where they be the best with other schools like them. Schools that believe in the same philosophy and culture as CU.
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