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The Athletic: How would Gonzaga fare in the Big 12? Let’s hear from a couple of potential future rivals
By Brian Hamilton
DENVER — It’s Friday night inside Club Lexus, the luxury lounge-turned-media headquarters at Ball Arena, and the commissioners are talking. There is Brett Yormark, seven months into running the Big 12, standing next to a table and armed with a portfolio. At the table sits Stu Jackson, the freshly appointed head honcho of the West Coast Conference. What they’re saying is unclear. Maybe pleasantries about their teams competing at this NCAA Tournament site. Maybe something about Jackson just getting started on the job.
These are the simplest explanations. But these are not times for simple explanations. Gonzaga, possibly up for grabs in the next iteration of realignment, is playing here. The two relevant commissioners in one spot. Put on the tinfoil hat. There are no coincidences, man. The truth is out there if you just know where to look.
Read more at https://theathletic.com/4323957/2023/03/18/gonzaga-big-12-ncaa-tournament/
By Brian Hamilton
DENVER — It’s Friday night inside Club Lexus, the luxury lounge-turned-media headquarters at Ball Arena, and the commissioners are talking. There is Brett Yormark, seven months into running the Big 12, standing next to a table and armed with a portfolio. At the table sits Stu Jackson, the freshly appointed head honcho of the West Coast Conference. What they’re saying is unclear. Maybe pleasantries about their teams competing at this NCAA Tournament site. Maybe something about Jackson just getting started on the job.
These are the simplest explanations. But these are not times for simple explanations. Gonzaga, possibly up for grabs in the next iteration of realignment, is playing here. The two relevant commissioners in one spot. Put on the tinfoil hat. There are no coincidences, man. The truth is out there if you just know where to look.
Read more at https://theathletic.com/4323957/2023/03/18/gonzaga-big-12-ncaa-tournament/
