Open For Business: a Big 12 Podcast w/ John Kurtz
Open for Business with John Kurtz delivers college football and college basketball news from a Big 12 perspective.
We cover every Big 12 school—Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, and West Virginia. From Saturdays in the fall to March Madness, no program gets left out.
You’ll hear in-depth discussion on Big 12 football, basketball, and recruiting—along with how the league stacks up against the SEC and Big Ten. We cover conference realignment, NIL, TV deals, playoff battles, and national storylines like Deion Sanders and Colorado that impact the Big 12.
If you want college football and college basketball news from a Big 12 perspective, this is your podcast.
Open For Business: a Big 12 Podcast w/ John Kurtz
Big 12 Gets a HUGE Playoff Win; But it Comes With a Catch
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College Football Playoff is staying at 12 teams… and the Big 12 just locked in a guaranteed spot for its champion. That sounds like a win, but is this really stability – or just a pause before the SEC and Big Ten try to reshape the sport on their terms?
In this show, I’ll break down what the CFP stalemate actually means for the Big 12, why the 4/4/2/2 model getting blocked matters, and how long the league can count on guaranteed access before the next fight. Then we’ll pivot to a wild weekend in Big 12 hoops and why Kansas State suddenly has a serious Jerome Tang problem with no easy way out.
On this episode:
What the 12-team CFP format really means for the Big 12’s playoff path
Why a 16-team playoff with more at-large bids could be dangerous for the league
How the SEC and Big Ten power struggle is quietly helping the Big 12 (for now)
Big 12 basketball going off: AJ Dybantsa’s 43, Tech–Houston, and the league’s title contenders
K-State’s Jerome Tang dilemma: bad results, big NIL spend, and a massive buyout
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