Well, it's obvious that we're stuck with 10 teams on this sinking ship of a conference. So maybe this is how to make things more interesting for the regional fans with the remaining seasons.
If the NCAA approves of a 2016 Big XII football championship game with 10 teams, divide the conference up into two sub-conferences. This may look like what the B1G did with their "Lengends" and "Leaders", but it is more than that. There is still a lot of Big 8 pride remaining among our schools. I'm not sure if the SWC schools care about their heritage. But this would bring some of that pride back to Big XII sports, especially Football, at almost no extra cost, no additional schools, and scheduling that would remain essentially unchanged. Just crown an undisputed champion.
We would have a Big 8 vs. SWC championship game that wipes out the tie breaker. Our October RRR with UT would stay the same, but we could meet up with them a second time for all the marbles.
Big 8 Lineage
Oklahoma
Okie State
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Southwest Conference Lineage
Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
TCU
W. Virginia (I know, I know. They can fill in for Arkie)
If the NCAA approves of a 2016 Big XII football championship game with 10 teams, divide the conference up into two sub-conferences. This may look like what the B1G did with their "Lengends" and "Leaders", but it is more than that. There is still a lot of Big 8 pride remaining among our schools. I'm not sure if the SWC schools care about their heritage. But this would bring some of that pride back to Big XII sports, especially Football, at almost no extra cost, no additional schools, and scheduling that would remain essentially unchanged. Just crown an undisputed champion.
We would have a Big 8 vs. SWC championship game that wipes out the tie breaker. Our October RRR with UT would stay the same, but we could meet up with them a second time for all the marbles.
Big 8 Lineage
Oklahoma
Okie State
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Southwest Conference Lineage
Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
TCU
W. Virginia (I know, I know. They can fill in for Arkie)