Big 12’s Yormark on expansion: 'This was something that we had to do'

About a week-and-a-half after Arizona, Arizona State and Utah announced plans to leave the Pac-12 for the Big 12, the commissioners of those two college conferences had a phone call that the Big 12’s commissioner Brett Yormark described as collegial.

[@BigThunderMan]

Huge fan of Yormark. Incredibly impressive.

[@TheGreatTimtini1]

Class act. Glad he’s our Big 12 Commish. Innovative, open, bad ass.

[@petewilcox3354]

very true...he was classy about it, unlike Texas, OK and the $EC. said from the start B12 was open for business and looking at all opportunities.

[@CharlesFosterMalloy]

Took a well deserved shot back at SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.... Love it !!!

[@WillWoods-qg5pu]

He said he was targeting the 4 corners schools over a year ago while the PAC 12 was risk averse to expansion.

[@vegascougar]

It's just business.

[@Pluto2363]

Best commish in the business right now. B12 is VERY fortunate to have him.

[@dgart7434]

Boss Yormark!

[@keenanhadnot7746]

In Yorkmark we trust...

[@linwoodmarshall1382]

Yormark Rules

[@dreeco1762]

he gained my respect, he real man when it comes to business

[@CaydensDaddio]

Kinda like FSU to the ACC. Someone has to address the elephant in the room.

[@billbixby5508]

If the pac 12 had good leadership they never would of collapsed. Then he would of been forced to take more teams from the American and mountain west. Luck was a factor. He just closed the deal when the 4 schools had no where else to go. Big whoop.

[@dacmiller]

BULL SHARK