Big 12 Schedule Release — Today 2:00pm ET
I’m sure all you passionate fans out there have heard the news and possibly even seen the leaks from particular schools of the upcoming 2023 Big 12 Football Schedule. Let’s go through some of the “tea” before the schedule releases in a few hours.
Today, we’re sipping on a lovely McDonald’s McCafé premium roast to kick off this lovely Tuesday. What are you sipping on?
So, if you missed it yesterday, our good friends from TCU briefly leaked their 2023 football schedule. The Big 12 is far behind their typical release schedule so you can understand why some schools may be eager to push this out to start getting eyes on the schedule and prepping to sell tickets.
Under normal circumstances, the Big 12 schedule release isn’t a huge deal. However, this summer brings in 4 new programs to the Big 12. Along with these teams joining, the soon-to-be exes of the Big 12, Oklahoma and Texas will still be chilling in the Big 12 to give us a 16 team conference for at least a year or two.. or three. Who knows? So what’s the big deal? Well let’s take a look at some of the key things to expect and what may be a surprise with the new schedule.
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First, we know to expect that Oklahoma and Texas will be playing each other in Dallas. Typically, this occurs in early October but I wouldn’t be surprised if the matchup was shifted a week or so. I don’t anticipate this, but the subtle changes to their big game would be a hilarious and devious move from the Big 12. Second, BYU is going to be a prime road game for many teams and fans included. The sights to see around Provo, Utah are stunning and I’m sure Big 12 fans are eager to experience this new location in the conference. Third, a big adjustment for Big 12 fans to know is with 16 teams, we will not experience the typical ‘round robin’ schedule we have been fortunate enough to have the past decade. Each year the Big 12 has had the blessing of using the tag line “one true champion” which felt even more applicable because every team faced each other at least once in the season. Now, Big 12 fans need to be prepared to see a handful of teams not on their schedule due to the sheer size of the conference.
If it is true, TCU’s schedule leak showed us some exciting matchups for the Horned Frogs this year. They kickoff their year hosting Colorado and give Coach Prime an early opportunity to make his presence felt with a win over the runner-ups in 2022 in their own house. In addition, TCU appears to be facing 2 of the four new Big 12 teams by traveling to Houston and hosting BYU. Lastly, the Horned Frogs appear to close the regular season in Norman on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
As an Oklahoma fan, I’m eager to see a few things. Will OU and Texas be played on the traditional week? With Oklahoma State not being our final game of the season, will we even play the Cowboys in the regular season? Could the bad blood between the two schools be growing to that extent? Rumors have been floating around that OU’s only opportunity to travel down to Texas to play would be vs. Texas in Dallas. OU traveled to Tech and TCU last year and if Baylor does not end up on the schedule, OU’s only road game to the state of Texas would be in Dallas. Of course, I would love road games to the new Big 12 teams to provide them a proper welcome to the conference that we have ran for years. I won’t lie that I’m a little nervous to be hanging around our ex and their new partners for the new few years. Not only feels awkward, but comes with a lot of tension.
Be sure to keep your eyes open at 2:00pm ET all of social media for the release of the Big 12 schedule!
Have an awesome day!
