Future Big 12 FB Opponents/Schedule Announced
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Thank goodness SMU will get to play in northern California every single year. The geography of it all might not make sense for Cal and Stanford otherwise.
17 and a scheduling deal with Notre Dame.
They've had a full 15 in basketball for awhile and when they get 7 teams in the dance the headline reads "ACC leads NCAA along with Big 12 with 7 teams in NCAA tournament".
Houston might seem not to fit but then you realize they're pretty close to quite a few of the teams they'd get outside their protected region.
The others all fit pretty perfectly. Hard for Colorado to complain when they're back with Big 8 teams and probably a lot closer on average than they were in Pac.
As big as 16 feels the Big 12's geography makes a ton of sense compared to ACC and Big Ten. The SEC is the only conference that has never made a reach in geography, just kind of grown outward like a blob.
I like this but sense I get that isn't the format they will go with. Guessing it will be more similar to what the other conferences did.
That's the way I would do it. I have a feeling it won't, but just a hunch.
As long as ISU-KSU rivalry can continue, most other plans I could live with it (although it makes sense to keep ISU/KU/KSU continuous)
Is Baylor/TCU a renewed SWC rivalry that now has history of being renewed in Big 12 for a while?
It's all a lot easier if there is parity, the minute you have perennial bottom feeders or perennial national powers it gets pretty unfair guaranteeing certain schedules.
Lol, there’s zero chance they get rid of ISU-KSU.
That works really well for basketball if you already have that precedent...
18 games
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home-and-home against your "pod" = 6
everybody else once = 12
= 18
If you wanted more (and it seems they almost certainly will)...
21 games
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home-and-home against your "pod" = 6
everybody else once = 12
play an extra game against 1/4 of each other pod = 3
=21
22 games
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home-and-home against your "pod" = 6
everybody else once = 12
play an extra game against each time in 1/3 of the other pods = 4
= 22
You'd have a home-and-home against half the conference (7*2 = 14) and one against the rest (8).
I'm either team pod or 1-2 protected games. It makes too much sense to keep isu and the Kansas schools together.
10 conference football games is rough if you also have to play Iowa annually. Down years could get ugly
10 conference football games is rough if you also have to play Iowa annually. Down years could get ugly
Would be a major shot in the foot if XII did 10 conf games while SEC, B1G, ACC are at 8 or 9.
10 conferences game is stupid. It bad enough there are conferences that refuse to do 9 games. Let’s not move forward and make our conference cannibalize itself every season.
I'd lean towards 2 protected rivalries for each team and then a balanced schedule rotation every two years to get a home and home. Will be interesting to see what they actually come up with.
I think its weird some of these other conferences aren't giving out the same amount of protected rivalries' to each school. Iowa has 3, for instance whereas other big 10 schools have 1.
Seems little unfair, no?
Seems little unfair, no?
Some schools need a bit more powder on their ass.
This is like Christmas morning. We are all awake, eager to open gifts. I get the feeling some people will be happy with their gift, some will be quite upset, and some will be "meh" about it.
No matter what it will be entertaining to see what present everyone receives and their reaction
No matter what it will be entertaining to see what present everyone receives and their reaction
