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It may bring in more money, but how is it going to work? Let's say Oklahoma goes undefeated in the league, and TCU has three losses in second place, including a loss to OU. Oklahoma is clearly the league champion, but gets their QB hurt and loses to TCU in this ridiculous "championship" game. I think the former BE bosses are running the B12, stupid decisions one after another, everyone airing their dirty laundry in public, and undercutting each other.
I have been trying to think who they would get in an expansion, no one is going to leave the PAC, SEC, or B11 for the B12, and I don't think anyone would leave the ACC either. I keep hearing Memphis, but they arent an add in any way other than Fedex money. UConn? Cinci? The only one that makes ANY sense is BYU, and they come with baggage as well. The "championship" game will screw someone out of the "playoff" more often than not, the key is not how you crown your champ, it is who it is, If OU or Texas wins the league, they are in, anyone else would depend on who wins the other leagues, they aint taking Baylor over Ohio State no matter what.I think it means expansion is on the horizon, Boren talked softer, they are not tipping their hat. I hope I'm thinking right, if not this is the dumbest thing they could ever do.
I have been trying to think who they would get in an expansion, no one is going to leave the PAC, SEC, or B11 for the B12, and I don't think anyone would leave the ACC either. I keep hearing Memphis, but they arent an add in any way other than Fedex money. UConn? Cinci? The only one that makes ANY sense is BYU, and they come with baggage as well. The "championship" game will screw someone out of the "playoff" more often than not, the key is not how you crown your champ, it is who it is, If OU or Texas wins the league, they are in, anyone else would depend on who wins the other leagues, they aint taking Baylor over Ohio State no matter what.
I hope not, it MAY boost a short term bank account, but will hasten the demise of the league. Houston makes NO sense at all, the B12 is already represented big time in Texas. The next few years will be interesting for sureI think it will be four teams added, Cincy, U Conn, Memphis, and Houston
If they went by a North-South divisional strictly by geography it would look like this:If the Big12 splits divisions into North and South again it may bode well for WVU. I would assume we would be in the north and it might look something like:
WVU
ISU
OU
KU
OSU
South
Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
TCU
KState
I havnt looked so my geography might be off but something like that might be a little easier to negotiate as far as a shot at the post season. Might save Dana's job, maybe that's why ol Lyons was waiting to extend him and hasn't fired him, he wanted to see how this all shook out. Dana might be able to manage that division once in awhile, no chance in the RR format iyam.
That would make a rematch a lil easier to swallow and ... It doesn't seem to hurt the NFLI was listening to The First Team on XM Radio this morning. They interviewed the KSU AD. He made a great point which I had not considered.
If the conference is placed into 2 divisions, interdivisional games would occur at the start of the conference season. Divisional games would make up the latter half of conference play.
This would then separate rematches by at least 4 weeks/games.