Locked On Jayhawks - Daily Podcast On Kansas Jayhawks Football & Basketball - Big 12 SQUAD - How a 16-Team CFP would impact Kansas Jayhawks

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

Is a 16-team college football playoff the game-changer the Big 12 needs? Dive into the buzz as the Big 12 Squad tackles this hot topic, exploring the potential impact on the Florida Gators and other powerhouse teams. With Chris Level and Drake leading the charge, the conversation heats up around the playoff proposal, beer sales at college stadiums, and Texas A&M's challenging year.Drake's new perm sparks laughter, setting a lighthearted tone as the group debates the financial windfall of selling beer, citing Clemson's success with the Savannah Bananas. The discussion shifts to Texas A&M's struggles, with Drake labeling it a "devastating athletic year."Join the conversation for insider insights and lively banter. Tune in to catch the full breakdown and see if your favorite team is ready for the playoff shake-up!

Two things that are a bad idea. A perm and a 16-team college football playoff. You're talking ball with the Big 12 Squad, sponsored by Game Time. From Oklahoma State to Utah, from Kansas State to BYU, from Houston to Texas Tech, it's the local experts of the Locked On Podcast Network, bringing you scoops, breakdowns, and the most comprehensive

preview of the upcoming Big 12 weekend. Buckle up, it's the Big 12 Squad and we have a seat for you. Know her feelings and thin skin allowed. Squad up, you're part of the Big 12 Squad. Hello ladies, happy Thursday night. Welcome to the Big 12 Squad. Grab a beer, something, something, whatever the reader says. I threw that away weeks ago. Duke is in the opening. We are joined by Chris Lovell of Lockdown Texas Tech. Some guy who covers Oklahoma State. Some BYU guy Cameron Stewart of Lockdown. Baylor. Richie Bradshaw covers the Sun Devils. Christian Rao of Kansas State. Mountaineer Paul of West Virginia.

Kevin Borba with the Buffs and Parker Ainsworth of Houston. Whole lot of people joining us today to talk 16-team college football playoff. That seems to be where we are headed. excited about that you know four automatic bids the big ten in the SEC two for the big twelve in the ACC and a couple of at larges huh. It's definitely the first thing I thought about when I saw you on the screen that's for sure. I'm more excited about the perm personally.

Paying tribute to a big twelve. Later from save by the bell and sunshine from remember the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the-

the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- the- right? We just ran the quarterback on the last play of the state championship game, but he has a guy blocking for him. They'll never see it coming. Or from the blind side where he just keeps running his block until he throws the kid into the parking lot. Fun fact is I teach US history as teaching and coaching.

Last day of school, we 100% watched Remember the Titans this week as our US history wrap up like this is life in 1971 folks. Teaching and coaching and movie watching. You know who they changed. Big 12 squad Parker Angelos locked on Cougs doing the little teaching and coaching thing. Yep there it is. I think that's the longest one as far as getting into the teaching. Two and a half minutes. Did you lose a bet here? Like what's going on, man? I got to ask.

When you work for the Samana bananas, it's appropriate to get a perm. But I heard that one specific listener of Locked On Big 12 really liked perms and I wanted to pay homage to one of our favorites and everydayer who just really enjoys the whole perm thing. So shout out. I want to let Molly Miller know that I did this for her. day or who just really enjoys the whole perm thing. So shout out. I want to let Molly Miller know that I did this for her. So she is, she's really. Baby.

Is that what we're talking about? What? Yeah, that's not permanent either. Like that's going to happen. We're going to get what? 40 teams, right? The back of it too. It's like a

the level did not make a single comment about the hair he was ready to talk business today and you all came in this guy goes to a softball school forget about the baseball team and now he's he's ready. Yeah I haven't talked to you in

weeks and you just text me out of the blue asking about one of my players here on campus if they're. Because I can't totally my favorite sport my sister plays a baler now I guess. Well I mean. Chris go for it that was a bad dad joke I will agree with that

like a perm though I can bounce back from anything. You get again we're done here. I think that one we can't why. Yeah I the That's good. Super quickly. Whistler cell. Hello. 30 seconds boss. I follow you on Instagram so unfortunately I already saw it earlier. 26 seconds. It's unfortunate. It's regrettable. It's the why I'm I don't even know what to say. It's 16. What is that hat? What the hell? What is that kind of bill JT? What is that? What's wrong with the gray hat? Why is it so close to your head? Why can I not wear a gray Utah hat?

You'll wear a hockey jersey whenever. I like that I'm getting solo shot. That's the most handsome this show has ever been when I got a solo shot. That was a great decision by Drake. It was much more handsome than his perm, whatever you want to call it. I can't beat you on your pulse never mind. I appreciate you wearing the hats so we didn't get blind. Whoa!

I appreciate it actually because I like the flat bill with a little bit of a gangster lean to it. Are you guys doing the tour to Utah or something here with that hat? That's a good hat. That's a good hat. Look at that curve. That is one of the hats of all time. Who was it that was on here saying that matt campbell style hats are ridiculous was that level hat yeah i i did say that yeah that's what i thought so we've got some great bill i uh looks like the wisconsin badger did it it's a golfing. Did we have so many people tonight?

Cause everyone just wanted to Rose Drake's hair. Is that why everyone came on tonight? He's the only one that had a hat on. Yeah, I'm sure. Yeah. And Chris, Oh, there's another flat bill. The gangster.

Yeah. I just don't know if I'm a fan of this one. I don't, if the bill's too far up personally, I feel like. But you know who is a fan of that one? Our good friend, Molly Miller. She's a big fan of that head that she's got on. I got you, Jake. I see you, Jake.

Chris Label, final thoughts, 16 team playoff, four teams in for the SEC in the Big Ten, and two for the Big 12, two for the ACC. Final thoughts, so we're just getting started. Have you all talked about this already? Like last week, did y'all talk about the 16 team deal? No, it just happened. Okay. Well, that has been happening. Yes, I was listening. I was too busy in hat talk. Um, I, uh, I,

it seems like the ACC wants more, right? So I, uh, but I, I don't know how much better you're gonna get. I would say I love it. I mean, compared to what you may end up with, which could be none or just the one. So how much better would we all feel if you had two this year, you know, and you're guaranteed to,

cause you're not getting an at large, even though we'd like to think you have a chance at it. I highly doubt that, but I hate to say that you're stuck with it, but it may be the best you're gonna get. So that's my opinion on it. I think Brett and Michael likely have the same opinion. I hate that. Cam, where you feeling left out?

He's from Rockland, Massachusetts. Wait Cam, did you not grab your dew cap? You're just missing the straw hanging out of your mouth and some tobacco spit. Yeah, I don't like the idea of autofids, but I agree with what Chris is saying. JT, no time to reason with this. Come on, just let it roll. Let it roll, man. This is just vintage Big 12 squad. Exactly. This is

great. Maxia, girl Asbeck. Just making up words. Did Drake tell us what celebrity he met yet or did I miss that? Did Drake want to flex that or no? We were off last weekend but I met some the beer at your stadiums already. All right. Beer anywhere there. Well, yeah, Jake doesn't sell beer. Baylor? They sell ice cream. Baylor does ice cream and chocolate milk. Iowa State. Why is it a little stunned by that? TCU sells beer. Baylor does not. Iowa State does not. You won't find it at Utah, and you certainly won't find it at BYU. Jake Hatch should BYU. That's the one school that should never touch it. Shouldn't even touch the top. Should BYU sell beer with Cougar Tales?

Okay, here's the thing. Has Jcatch had a beer? No, no, I haven't. BYU would be the only university to lose money. They would legitimately lose money with liquor sales. Yeah! What was there that one? That's never happening in Provo, Utah. It's just been a thought. I think Utah should. I don't know. Utah doesn't that like I have had a beer. Okay, so they don't. Utah does not. Utah has what they call the Department of

Alcoholic beverages that literally the state controls the consumption and sale of alcohol in this state. So it's good. So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, the state. So, Utah Utah has what they call the Department of Alcoholic Beverages that literally the state controls

the consumption and sale of alcohol in this state. So, good. It's a good. Good. Oh, that's very cool. But what? Okay. Hey, Paul, do they sell beer up in Morgantown? Hell yeah, they do. He's like, we make it in Dengus, baby. That's right, I am from Dengus. Yeah, exactly.

Damn straight, baby. 100-year-old tunnel in Dengus, West Virginia. 100 years old. They probably sell Shine to you if you're paying attention there. I've had some about 100 years of Dengus done before. That's a true story. It's a secret menu at West Virginia.

You can get some new stuff. Secret menu item, yeah. Parker, this football, the this football JT and Jake I have had I've had a Coors light inside of Rice at Coles stadium I've had one in their little sweet section explain to me how I can do that but a layperson so hard to take him see 24 year old layperson can't have a damn beer here's your answer they have a liquor license for that specific area and the rest of the state and you cannot have it anywhere else.

The pores cannot. Nope. The haves can't. So, so in essence, here's the reason we're having this conversation because there are BYU fans. The pores? There are BYU fans too. Drake, Drake, the one thing on this, I'll just say, for example, I used to work in the Delta Center where the Utah Jazz, the Utah hockey club, now Utah Mammoth call home. In that arena alone, they have at least I know, eight different liquor licenses for different

areas of that arena to be able to sell the alcohol they sell in set arena. Eight? Wow. Well, there is, I know BYU fans are like, hey, this isn't a thing that should be happening. The reason I bring the topic up, the money, Clemson hosted the Savannah Bananas and made over $300,000 just off of the Bananas game and 80% of the fan base is eight, nine-year-olds. Imagine a college football Saturday. You are looking at a half a million dollars in revenue.

NIL, it could go toward whatever you want it to, could buy whatever you want facilities. I don't care. It confuses me how they're big 12 schools missing out on a multimillion dollar yearly revenue stream. And for what BYU makes a ton of sense. Everybody else. Why are you missing the button? I've heard from people high up in the athletic department at Baylor, which most

of those people really hate me. But the one person that doesn't has made it clear they want to do it. There's a huge press to do it. It's just, I don't know. It's all correct. The cratchety people or some cratchety people who are like. It's the powers that be

that can already drink in the stadium. Exactly. They don't want the pours to do it. It's the people that are in the suites. Yeah, they don't want the laypeople to do it. America. They're literally standing there while they pour themselves.

It is documented that if you watch cops, the pours get kind of wild on alcohol consumption. the the the the the the the the the

the the the That's maybe the craziest one. Iowa State doesn't sell at that football stadium. And then Jamie Pollard's like, we can't afford to stay here. Yeah, Jamie. Well, Pollard's begging on the corner. I've got an idea for you, bud. Can out. I have been to an Iowa football game. Real question.

How many could Otz and Burger put away? Otz could put away a lot. Otz could have five beers and then drive, which Mike Gundy has done a thousand times. He's done thousands of times. Mike Gundy can double that. That was a layup, dude. That was so, that was right there. I should stress for our legal purposes,

I have no idea what Oz's personal opinion on alcohol is. I just feel like he looks like a guy. Hey Larry, you stay seated. Now he can put away some sauce. Oh yeah. Hey Drake, can you play the Huggins audio for me? Yeah, I cannot. I should not. I'm a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a

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little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a I've been to Jack Trice, I've been hitting the head thrice with empty fireball shooters. They bring them in and it's the student section after every touchdown throws them at the lower bowl. They're all in the upper bowl and they throw them. So yeah, dude, you've been hitting the head three times. That explains a lot. It's a cool tradition. It's a cool tradition. Yes. And I like it, but think got the revenue we're missing by not just selling it in venue. So passionate about everybody's revenue. Yes. My job becoming the very person he hates. I know all about the competition.

Drake. Drake. He's alienating. He's alienating the poresores. He's advocating the Pores. What are you talking about? He's advocating the Pores. As John Kurtz would say, Iowa State can't afford to be in the Big 12 anymore. Let's go get them, get Chisley Cutty. Come on. Is it as simple as selling Busch Light in stadium? Would that fix Iowa State's affording the Big 12?

Yes, it would fix so many things. How many would they put away? How many would they sell on a college football Saturday at Apple? I mean, it may be multi million years. 10 bucks a top Bush Light Apple. Okay, I thought the show Bush Light Apple will take it will take any answer for BYU by the way, guys. Just bring O'Douls into Provo non alcoholic or Heineken's. So we're open to being sponsored by O'Douls at the the- the- the- the- the- the thanks to Nissan you know you

know this can pop up at any minute. This has been sponsored by course light and I was forced to do what at least one read on a BYU podcast for said course light at I can just say that. Great Okay. What was the first testimony? Jake,

Jake, that's just water anyways. You're okay. But how how was that comment? That okay. That comment section was great. I can't. I gotta go find that. The reaction was wonderful. Let's just put it that way. That's it. That's

that'll be our conversation coming up, Texas A&M is the saddest boy alive. Boars! You're gonna need some beers. They started eight and one in football, ready for a national championship and a playoff appearance. In men's basketball, they were primed for a long run, and then they lost in the second round their head coach left their women's basketball team

was terrible their baseball team number one in the country broke a record for the fastest to drop out of the top 25 but don't look now how about softball number one in the nation in the postseason and the first in history to lose in their own regional Texas A&M just had not the worst but the most devastating athletic year in in college athletics record. I want to disagree with that but I don't know what else I can think of off the top of my head. Utah Utah but it's okay.

No you forgot one Drake and then also lost Connor Wegman. Connor Wegman oh there you go. Yeah, there you go. I mean, devastating. The audio of Connor Wegman's voice. Can someone try it? Can someone just try it? Maybe some suspensions? I want to hear Paul's, Paul's, how do you do this, Paul?

What's your, what's your take here? What you got? It's not what you expect. Let's just say that. Oh, I forgot. Yeah, Wegman. You're supposed to have a recreation. the My malarkey on this show. They said hey look we can edit it out, but I feel like that's a trap Submit limited I actually got on here one time and Cody of all people was saying Paul said some wild shit on here sometimes And that's coming from him, so I was like maybe I need to rein it in just a little here. That's crazy, Cody. I don't know what he was talking about. Everybody knows that I am purely nothing but elegance.

Okay? Can you still be elegance? Hey, MP, my father-in-law thinks you're the best host of all of us on the network. Is that real? It's legitimate. You put me on the golf course. Wax-poetic. Come on now.

Oh, you golf? Well... Speaking of the pores... I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real.

I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not a real. I'm not do that. No, you're to have happen for you to have a perm sir. That's that right there's a head of hair. Yeah, man. That's for me to get a perm you just have to ask. Maybe. We saw how quickly like we saw how easy it was

to impress him with Jake's father. He just converted religions. I just need one affirmation. That's all I need. My missionary work here is done for the year, boys. I didn't confirm that. I'm sorry. Borba!

How about this? How about you make a pinned comment on the Big 12 YouTube channel asking if Mountain Year Paul should get a perm, and if it gets, we agree on a certain amount of likes. If he does it, we're going to get that. How, okay. What would the like number have to be for Borba? I think I think. All right. Before we add into the conversation, I think Borba, I think Borba would be

a press about this. He would need like a 500 at least YouTube like. Count on the comments about this. Come on. Yes. Just call the presses. Yeah. The poor. I'm a poor. Yeah. He you see bris about this? Come on dude. Yeah, the scores, the brises. Yeah, the poor. The poor.

He'd be a poor about this. He'd be 500 likes on one singular YouTube comment to consider a perm and even then he'd make us pay for it. How much do you think? Drake, why did you go with the perm? So you're saying he's too bougie. Why was the perm brought up? Why not?

You know, I already, my DMs are flooding right now. I can't even. You got the mop head. He had to slow the DMS down is what I heard there. He had to slow the DMS down. Did one video with Libby Dunn and took off from there. Okay, Borba, to answer the question, how many is he gonna take?

Pop, lock and drop it. All right, if we were to ask Kevin Borba how many likes it would take to get a perm, Borba. Too many. You know, you realize, you realize I'm getting married and like that makes it a lot better. It sounds like it sounds like it's time for a new haircut.

You're starting a brand new life. This is the prime time with engagement photos looming, the prime time to get a perm for me. Everyone has a price. What's what's the price? I mean, I gained nothing from this. So you know what you could really a lifetime of memories. Yeah.

You talking about and I probably have to go like 100K. You know, let's be ridiculous. Oh, this is that paying for wedding, Kevin Borba. We all know. Well, you know what? That does correlate. You were talking about Texas A&M. That's that's that's an A&M level response.

I have $15,000 cash in my back pocket. I say, Borbo, if you get a perm right now, I'll give you this 15 grand cold hard cash. You would say no to that. I don't even know how long a perm lasts. Let's look, can we get, I guess. That's not the point. That's not the point here.

That's the point for me. I'll take it, let's go. Now we know what he said, the words. Please let Jake the point here. I got it. I'll take it. Let's go. Now, we know what he said. The words Jake. I mean, it's 15 K probably but Jake needs some beer money. Oh, duals money.

Honey. Wait. What was the reason why A and M was brought up? Did we just want to take a dump on them? Yeah, I hate them. So, that's part of it. They left the big 12 and have been bad ever since. Right. I love that. Big 12 squad will talk anything except big 12. And to rip on Texas A&M.

What's everyone's craziest hairstyle? A state's coming on Texas A&M. Richie, have you watched my channel at all? My last video about the big 12 was about six months ago. They're big. I just don't know. They've been keeping up. Let's talk Jersey retirements.

Everyone name a player who needs a Jersey retired. Darren McFad. There we go. Anybody with a perm? Also not big 12 hair. We retire Mountaineer Paul. Oh, absolutely. Yes.

In the rafters. I feel like you're gonna take him out of the classroom. We're getting close. Oh, absolutely. Yes. Yes. In the rafter. There he is. One good look everybody. One good look. I've seen a lot of way too early like quarterback rankings. Richie, I saw one that did not have Sam Levitt in one or two. Do you feel slighted by that or do you think that's okay? Look at look at JT trying to bring it back on the track. Marcel Reese. Look at that hat. That everything. See people get mad when I wear blue, but I think it makes the eyes pop. You guys can tell what you think.

You're looking to go for like a bike ride in that hat or something. It just looks like someone who's never worn a hat. What is wrong with the hat? This is a nice hat. It's the gray with the blue. There's nothing wrong with the hat. I gotta know, you're wearing New Balance shoes, right?

I do not own New Balance. I own one pair of New Balance shoes. Let me pull that back. I own one pair our new balance shoes. I would think he's European. These are the air JT's right here. The air JT. It's not a Mampers, it's a spatula. Cam, what jersey are you wearing? This is a 1990s CCM Chicago Blackhawks. Whoa. Oh, all right. Like that. Cam, have you ever played hockey in your life? No, no, don't know how to skate. I just get paid to critique the people who play it at the highest level. Hey, wasn't it Marvel that did that video of like all the chairs in a row, like for eight hours?

Can we just do Mountaineer Paul like eating for like just eight hours? Just post that on the Big 12 Squad feed one week. What's that supposed to mean, JT? What do you mean by that, huh? What is wrong? It just was funny. We just cut to him randomly shoving food in his face. Why are you hitting me against it?

You're done. You're done. But for real, I cannot believe this resemblance still. This is pretty incredible. Is that one of the Romneys? Hey, I'm not sure. You're done for real. I cannot believe this resemblance still this is this is pretty incredible. Is that one of the Romney's? Hey speaking of Utah Leave it there right right on the face speaking of Utah

I'm not sure. No. It's that time. It's that time. We just roll through what we've got here. We are bears. We are bears. What's your favorite Pop Tart flavor? I gotta know. No, no, no, no. No. Get it off. Get it off. Pop Tarts went crazy on that SEO that that week. By the way, was that Drake the over college basketball everybody. And they're like, all right, cut. We're good. That you know what? That's a take.

Did anybody see Bruce Velbin's list of top players since 2000? No. No. I did a whole video on it today. So I saw him pick a BYU for the. Whoa. This guy dyed his hair.

You dyed your hair. Can you do that again? It looks pretty good, doesn't it? Pause, pause. It looks pretty good. What is that? Please don't look at my Facebook. I'm not at liberty to say that on this show.

Yeah, that's questionable. What is that? Not at liberty to say. Keep in mind, he's 25 in this picture. He looks 12. He's 25. I'm barely 25 now, okay? So it was last week as we're hearing.

I'm carding you in Provo, if I see you like that. Whoa, whoa! That's a good one. Is that even allowed in some of these states? Not, Jay Catch cannot do that. It's not allowed because it's cool as hell. On the BYU and Utah shows, it's just gonna be blurred. They're not gonna be able to tell what the picture is at all.

Scary smoker. Blurred things, blur the hat too. Says the man in the perm. How dare you sir. By the way, does that wait, how is your last name pronounced? Is it Drake toll or Drake is a a tool because i think the latter would be we have once again wasted all of chris's time and he won't be back for three more he's just a good old I'm back for if you're gonna be able to see it. I'm not sure if you're gonna be able

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able to see it. I'm not sure if you're gonna be able to see it. I'm not sure if you're gonna be able to see it. I'm not sure if you're gonna be able to see it. I'm not somehow. King and Michael Key. Oh my god. Yo K-State. That'll be a capitalized word somewhere in there too. In that sense, Neil Gibson came up with the Passion of the Christ. And it always will be a bunch of guys talking about stuff to waste people's time like Chris Lavall. Locked on. That's half hour of your life, you'll never get back. Thanks for making me your first listener every single day. We love you Chris. The Dose Grande Squad. Today's show is brought to you by FanDuel.

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