Morgantown, West Virginia – The Big 12 Conference has sent ESPN, “the worldwide leader in sports”, a cease and desist letter.
According to a report by Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel, the letter demands that ESPN “end all actions that may harm the conference and its members and that it not communicate with the Big 12’s existing members.”
Breaking: The Big 12 has sent a "cease and desist" letter to ESPN. The letter demands ESPN end "all actions that may harm the conference and its members and that it not communicate with the Big 12 Conference's existing members…. 1/2
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 28, 2021
The letter continues: “ESPN must not communicate any of the Big 12’s current members regarding possible conference realignment or potential financial incentive.”
The Big 12 Conference is obviously very desperate and paranoid about losing more members after Texas and Oklahoma have already announced their departure, and its leaders are blaming ESPN for its downfall.
or any NCAA conference regarding the Big 12 conference's members, possible conference realignment or potential financial incentive or outcomes related to possible conference realignment." More soon on @YahooSports https://t.co/HHRW1ZXTPm
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 28, 2021
.@SINow has obtained the cease and desist letter that the Big 12 sent to ESPN.
In it, commissioner Bob Bowlsby says that ESPN has reached out to at least one of the eight remaining Big 12 members in an attempt to convince the school to leave in wake of the Texas and OU exit. pic.twitter.com/j50gEBPWBY
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 28, 2021
