People made fun of the big ten because they didn’t make the playoffs and still had crappy bowl records.I think we all need to remember how the bowl game thing works. When you have your top team go to the Championship or one rung higher than normal, the rest get matched up with teams that are one step better in the bowl games. Therefore, causing more losses than normal.
People made fun of the Big 10 for years for this. Now it's our turn. It is unfortunate that TCU is getting embarrassed. That may keep the Big 12 from getting selected in the future over another conference. But, in the long run, it doesn't matter that much. It is the case that teams from every conference have been beaten badly at some point in time and miraculously, their conferences still exist, their fans still show up hopeful every season and the sun rises every single day.
Now what this may do is keep TCU from having the recruiting advantage we hoped they didn't get. So there is a bright side.
Now the games outside the playoffs don’t matter as much. Cause so many players sit out.