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Memphis' bid to join Big 12 falls short as conference leaders rebuff $200 million proposal from school
The school would have secured between $200 million and $250 million in various sponsorship commitments as part of its bid to join the league, according to Marcello. Memphis submitted its final proposal in early July, but discussions were brief and the Big 12 board showed no interest in adding Memphis to the conference at this time, per Norlander.
Memphis acknowledged July 21 that a proposal from the university to join the Big 12 "did not ultimately move in our favor." ...
The Tigers are desperate to get out, and they’re willing to offer hundreds of millions to do it. The Big 12 received a ...
Memphis approached the Big 12 with a pitch to become its 17th member in recent weeks, but conference presidents decided ...
The University of Memphis pitched itself to the Big 12 with an offer to bring sponsorship revenue to the conference while taking no media rights payments, an unprecedented offer to join a conference, ...
The proposal from Memphis — one of the most aggressive membership propositions in college athletics history — features ...
That didn’t sit well with fans. The timing came off as ironic, if not tone-deaf, given Memphis has been very publicly trying ...
The Big 12 has reportedly passed on adding Memphis as a member of the conference despite the school's lucrative membership ...
Memphis athletic director and senior vice president Ed Scott signed his first long-form contract with the school on May 12, ...
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