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The Internet Had Plenty to Say After the Big 12 Expansion Was Made Official

The best from Twitter in response to the league’s new additions being made official.

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5 years ago

September 10, 2021

Kyle Cox

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On Friday, the addition of BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to the Big 12 was made official. All four programs will join the conference for the 2023-24 season, and in all sports. The move which solidifies the league in the wake of OU-Texit™, which isn’t set to take effect until 2025.

So we’ll have a Big 14 (?) for a couple years.

As you might expect, #OKState folks, other Big 12ers and national pundits alike took to social media to react to the inevitable becoming concrete. Here’s the best of what came across my timeline.

I am all the way on board with this after watching Cincinnati’s Big 12 hype vid. Do yourself a favor.

This is for everyone who believes,
And a message to those who don't. #Big12Bearcats | https://t.co/wOMVufPgLY pic.twitter.com/qr7kxlZo6p
— Cincinnati Bearcats (@GoBEARCATS) September 10, 2021

We have some Big news.

The University of Houston has accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference. ➡️ https://t.co/OskYtcEF1u pic.twitter.com/y10PGFXx1D
— University of Houston (@UHouston) September 10, 2021

We did it, Steve pic.twitter.com/1S7KJ3oXNA
— UCF Knights (@UCFKnights) September 10, 2021

Other Big 12 schools joined in to welcome their future colleagues.

The nation's toughest conference somehow just got even tougher. #NewEra I #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/4jwTJBbiFp
— OSU Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) September 10, 2021

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Welcome to the Big 12
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                    |   |@GoBEARCATS | @BYUCougars @UCFKnights | @UHCougars
— K-State Athletics (@kstatesports) September 10, 2021

The other Big 12 schools are looking around picking a new friendly rival. Meanwhile, Frog fans are staring at BYU like this pic.twitter.com/tqNB3dKwvs
— Frogs O’ War (@FrogsOWar) September 10, 2021

All of this.

I had to look up who Nebraska was
— Jaycub? (@Jacob_saenz25) September 10, 2021

It's DISGUSTING the Big 12 would go behind Oklahoma and Texas back like this.
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) September 10, 2021

Big 12 Legend Steve Sarkisian. pic.twitter.com/uc6RMF5ZPP
— Steve Ross (@srr50) September 10, 2021

SOURCES: Texas to vote no on BYU joining early because Taysom Hill still haunts their dreams https://t.co/Jricuhpebc pic.twitter.com/4M6Zw8Qm6X
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 3, 2021

Just pencil in Friend of the Blog, Justin Southwell, in all Social Reax posts.

Dana Holgorsen returning to the Big 12 pic.twitter.com/E36WnMzZ5t
— Southwell (@JustinSouthwell) September 10, 2021

Good for you, @Big12Conference. OU and Texas leave and you go and get yourself a couple of Cougars.
— Southwell (@JustinSouthwell) September 10, 2021

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