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UC’s Letter of Interest to the Big 12 is Perfect

Related Topics: Big 12 Conference, Bob Bowlsby

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Beverly Davenport, interim president of the University of Cincinnati, sent a letter of interest to Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on July 25.

The letter is Hemingway-esque in that there are no frills and no filler. Davenport clearly and efficiently says UC is interested in not only joining the Big 12, but “moving forward” with its candidacy for inclusion in the conference. In essence, Davenport said “Hello. We know you know we are interested. Let’s do this thing.” The only way this could have been more to the point would be if Davenport had simply texted Bowlsby “What’s good?