Hmmmm....no collusion? Oklahoma's CFP berth not only helped Big 12, but also prevented playoff committee from opening Pandora's box Even more....Two seasons in, return of conference championship game is paying off for the Big 12 Will all this being said, it looks somewhat apparent the league wanted to look good and achieved it by making surewins the Big 12 title which then lets Texas go to the Sugar Bowl which adds more prestige to the league's profile.... "In New York on Monday as part of National Football Foundation activities, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he liked the results so far even if he refrained from a verbal victory lap." "It's worked out for the last two years like we hoped it would," Bowlsby said.....
It's worked that that Texas or Oklahoma can get put ahead of an Ohio State team that has a double-digit loss to a 6-6 team, but TCU or Baylor can't - exactly what a bunch of us pointed out several years ago.