Flyover Country David Ubben

Aman Kidwai of Rivals.com and SB Nation joins the podcast to help us understand why UConn to the Big 12 has more traction than many realize outside the league. It's a multi-faceted question with plenty of layers.

Brandon Helwig of UCFSports.com joins the podcast to recap UCF's history, how the Knights' bottomed out in one year, where the program goes next, where it stands in the state of Florida and lots more.

Is Oklahoma eyeing a future exit from the Big 12? Or have recent moves (and paychecks, and Baker Mayfield reinstatements) cooled the emotions of the last year? Where is all this coming from, anyway? John Hoover of The Franchise in Tulsa and The Oklahoman's Ryan Aber join the podcast to chat about that and more.

Houston is well within the Big 12's footprint, but would the Cougars dilute the league or enhance its presence in Houston? How much do recent upgrades in facilities and coaching play into UH's odds? Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle joins the show to break down all that and more.

How did Baylor get to this point? What about the complicated, often disappointing response from the administration and community in the wake of the scandal? And where does Baylor go from here with more firings and a possible hiring on the horizon? Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde, who was in Waco earlier this week, joins the podcast to talk about the issues surrounding the campus.

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal's Geoff Calkins joins the podcast to explore Memphis' path into the Big 12 and what a Tigers' membership might look like. Why and how does FedEx wield so much power? What are the odds the football program takes a dive and/or the basketball program returns to greatness? All that and more on this episode.