Big 12 commissioner reveals conversation with Pac-12 counterpart after conference expansion

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After stripping the Pac-12 of four teams and leaving the historic conference with a wildly uncertain future, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark says his expansion has come to an end.  

"We’re done," Yormark said on "The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast" after adding Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah this summer. 

A view of the Big 12 logo on chairs before a Big 12 Tournament semifinal basketball game between the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas Jayhawks on March 10, 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

However, while the Big 12 may be set with 16 teams for now, its most recent moves have left the Pac-12 stripped bare. 

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Colorado kicked off the great escape from the conference when the Buffaloes announced its return to the Big 12 on July 27. Arizona, ASU and Utah followed one week later, with Oregon and Washington joining UCLA and USC for the Big Ten. 

Yormark revealed what he said to Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff after the conference realignment, adding that he never hid his desire to expand the Big 12 conference. 

"On the heels of not Colorado, but all four corner schools coming, I texted George," Yormark said on the podcast. "Reached out to him. Obviously, he was busy. He and I spoke last week. And effectively I said, ‘Hey, I’m sorry it came down to this, and I’m sorry I put you in a tough position, but this was something that we had to do. This was something that the board and our key stakeholders encouraged. And I’m sorry that my gain is your loss.’ And we had a