First and 16 - A Big 12 Podcast

@OUownsTEXAS Look at it like a stock. SEC is 60% of their portfolio ACC is 25% Big 12 15% Which one do you think they will focus on and do all the can to look good?

@Firstand16_Pod ESPN owns the broadcasting rights to both the big 12 and ACC.

Here’s my biggest takeaway: The SEC has won only 57% of their games against P4 competition but the media (mostly ESPN) makes it seems like they win 90% of these games and nobody can compete with them.

@cmillgolf Exactly, we all aren’t tha different!

@Firstand16_Pod Maybe it will make more sense in this context. The SEC still has the best record against power 4 conferences.

@BrooksAustinBA Tried this just the wrong leg.

If McGregor was hurt before the fight... why in the hell did he decide to come out with a jumping head kick?

Well that was quick.

Soccer fans, why is there only one main referee covering 22 players? Seems like a lot of stuff is getting missed…

Is the World Cup rigged?

@gavinmchughh If the Pats benched Brady down 28-3 in the Super Bowl.

Put haaland on the bench in the biggest 15 minutes of his life into NFL terms

@woodyVSworld SGA watching this clip

England player falls like a bitch and lays on the ground for 10 seconds instead of getting back in the play so the goal doesn’t count. Softest sport in the world

This is basically when someone on LinkedIn says they are a “Fortune 500 Company Facilities Sustainability Manager” when they are an overnight janitor at Walmart.

7 more Saturdays until College Football returns⏳ on3.com/teams/tennesse…

Look at it like a stock portfolio. ESPN owns 3 stocks: Tesla, Google, and Apple Tesla is 70% of their portfolio Google is 20% Apple is 10% They are going to do everything they can to make Tesla stock rise. If the others do as well, great! If not, it’s an okay loss. Tesla is the SEC. The ACC and Big 12 are the other stocks.

What I love most about the biased allegations is the fact that ESPN is the rights holder for 3 of the 4 leagues...

ESPN SOS Fun Facts: - All 16 SEC members inside the top 20 in SOS - Big Ten ranges from 8th (Ohio St) to 62nd (Penn State) - Big 12 ranges from 30th (ASU) to 71st (Texas Tech) - ACC ranges from 22nd (FSU) to 66th (NC St) ESPN bias at an all-time high.

College Basketball is able to put together a full 30-33 game schedule every single off season with 12+/- games being nonconference. This allows team in rebuild mode to schedule an easier schedule, and teams looking for a deep NCAA run a tougher schedule to prepare them. It also allows conferences to put together matchups in conference that will lead to higher ratings, better matchups, and fair schedules. Why can't football do this? There is absolutely no reason in the world why this can't be done annually. Find three non conference games, and then let the conference create a fair schedule for everyone. The schedule difference between Arizona State and Texas Tech is INSANE.

@UteOutsider That's about as close as you can get to calling out Whitt without saying Whitt.

Subtle shade

My prediction for this football season. BYU will beat Notre Dame and lose in the Big 12 championship. They will end the regular season ranked 11 and won't get in to the playoffs because Notre Dame will be ranked 12 and automatically get in.

@CFBKings @ShadyMikeGaming Anyone else miss the CBS song with the SEC?

CFB27 modders were able to replace the EA music at the halftime break with the CBS theme song and it sounds incredible 🔥 (clip via @ShadyMikeGaming)

BREAKING: Colorado Football has opted out of CFB 27 as part of the #CFBPlayDontPay movement. The Buffaloes team will not be playable and no players on the roster will appear in the game.

ESPN's FPI rankings is like a race around a track. By starting higher in the rankings and getting narratives started now, it's like having some racers start 5 meters, 10 meters, or 20 meters ahead of you to start the race. Sure you can catch them, but if all things are equal, they will finish ahead of you. In order for you to win, you need to not only do what they do, you need to do better than they do. That's the issue.

@jdpickell I see your point, but it's like lining up for a race around a track and giving some teams a head start. Sure you can catch them, but they have the initial advantage, so if all things are equal, they will finish ahead.

Guess how many games ESPN’s FPI decides… let’s be tougher than letting a math equation bother us.

Here are the pre season conference favorites for each conference and the percentage given by ESPN’s FPI to win the conference.