Big12 rejects Memphis’ desperate attempt to buy their way into the conference

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Memphis' bid to join Big 12 falls short as conference leaders rebuff $200 million proposal from school

The Big 12 board ultimately showed no interest in adding Memphis to the conference

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It worked for SMU and the ACC, but it did not work for Memphis and their $200M offer. They even offered the Big12 the ability to boot them in 2030 if it doesn’t work out for the conference.

 

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How does Memphis even have that kind of money? Plus considering they’re on some type of probation because their softball players were doing the basketball players classwork, who would want them