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The Committee should make a statement asking Notre Dame and BYU to join the Big 12 since they just ruled that those two teams can never participate in the playoff. It's a shame that the Big 12, ND and BYU are no longer part of college football because none have a title game, a title game the B12 had for years and years that never seemed to be that important.
Yep. Now that the first year has shown what a championship game does for you versus a triad of regular season games, time to get two more teams. Once the trend started, it will be hard to overcome. Every year it will be Will the one True Champion get in. Probably not. With the talent in the conference for the future, expect all B12 teams to have at least one loss every year. The BIG/Pac12/SEC is a different animal.
Lets go all out. Let Notre Dame know that they will never make the playoff in the current environment unless they run the table. Let Florida State know that they would of been left out if they lost just 1 game. Let both know that they could overcome all that by joining the Big 12.
Plus we could offer to put ND in the same division as ISU. Along with KU. Basically offering them the North division title each year.
Big 12 Southwest
Texas
Baylor
Houston
TCU
Texas Tech
Colorado State
BYU
Big 12 Northeast
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Kansas
Iowa State
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Texas
Baylor
Houston
TCU
Texas Tech
Colorado State
BYU
Big 12 Northeast
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Kansas
Iowa State
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Ya, I thought that post by Frank the Tank was well done, and that paragraph in particular.
After reading the whole article, my first choice would be to 1) get a waiver from the "not for profit NCAA" to play a championship game w/ 10 teams in a conference, or 2) add two teams that the 10 presidents find acceptable for being associated with, and that might possibly be wins for the likes of the Cyclones... or at least expand into fertile recruiting grounds.
I know it's a considered a stupid move finically and would never happen, but I wish we'd take 6 rejects and add all except two of: BYU, Cincinnati, SDSU, CSU, Memphis, USF, UCF and UCONN. Because I'm a weak man with too much empathy (for those schools) who also wants some bad football teams in the mix and a bigger conference that can survive the possible departure of UT and OU when the GOR expires. Seriously, I'd be happy with those teams. And these 6 teams would help dilute schedule strengths just enough that it would actually help the Big 12 get a playoff team. Just like how Ohio State destroyed their weak conference and got in. It's actually amazing Baylor and TCU both ended up with only one loss--how many more years will OU, OSU, WVU and UT have down years like this?
Then to hell with divisions, protect one (or two) rivalry game every year and do another 8 random conference games (9 conference total). Top two teams face off in the championship game.
EDIT: Here's a crazy idea for scheduling. Develop a "deferred acceptance algorithm" that allows each school to rank their match up preferences each year. The algorithm finds matches while accounting for strength of schedule and previous year's match ups. I don't know, something with science
Read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/n...ork-city-high-school-application-process.html
Then to hell with divisions, protect one (or two) rivalry game every year and do another 8 random conference games (9 conference total). Top two teams face off in the championship game.
EDIT: Here's a crazy idea for scheduling. Develop a "deferred acceptance algorithm" that allows each school to rank their match up preferences each year. The algorithm finds matches while accounting for strength of schedule and previous year's match ups. I don't know, something with science
Read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/n...ork-city-high-school-application-process.html
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If you are going to go as far West as Boise or Provo then you may as well add SDSU to the mix. They add just as much as BSU and BYU, and certainly more than a CSU or UNM, IMO
The conference championship game is a huge factor for money. If you can get 30-50 million for one game you do it. I'm assuming that the TV contracts also have something built in for more conference games. If two teams are added that is 18 more conference games a year to televise. I'm sure that would result in an overall contract increase. One would think those two factors would be enough to offset the cost for two more teams. This is just factoring football. I know basketball doesn't make as much money but you would think bringing in schools like Cincy and Memphis would be a benefit for bball.
But in all honesty I have no clue what any of the contracts say and could be way off.
BYU and UCF seem to the be the no-brainers imo. The real snag with those choices is how to do the divisions.
One option would be the 4 Texas teams + 2 OK teams in one division but then the remaining division is a big hodge-podge. I think it'd make more sense to have one division with the Texas teams and another with the 2 OK teams (this could put Texas vs OK in the champ game which is ideal) UCF would go to the Texas division but what about the last team? Someone that didn't belong could end up there.
One option would be the 4 Texas teams + 2 OK teams in one division but then the remaining division is a big hodge-podge. I think it'd make more sense to have one division with the Texas teams and another with the 2 OK teams (this could put Texas vs OK in the champ game which is ideal) UCF would go to the Texas division but what about the last team? Someone that didn't belong could end up there.
