I'm thinking that we'll see a much different Kansas, Tech, TCU and Houston next year along with a significantly improved K State and WVU---so a much more balanced league than this year. We might be a lot like the NFL has become whereby it will be most difficult for any team to dominate and that the season champion and playoff champion might have 3 to 4 losses. The question thereby becomes: Will the Big 12 be able to keep their status as an "automatic" for the CFP?
Ranking the Future BIG12
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If we never have champion that doesn't have 3 or 4 losses? No. Even in an expanded playoff I'm not sure a 4 loss team gets in for sure from the Big 12.
Beacause if we take this year as a measure:
Ohio State, Notre Dame, Okie State, Baylor would all likely be in. Then add in a likely 11-2 Pittsburg team. Probable 10-2 Ole Miss. That takes us to 10. BYU at 10-2 probably? I mean they beat a bunch of Pac-12 teams, non-elite but still. And then maybe Utah? Or possibly Oregon and Utah. IDK.
But there's almost no shot of a 3 less team making it in most years, and certainly not a 4 loss team.
Here is something to look at when ranking the Future Big 12:
Big 12 Conference Record (Last 5 Years)
(WVU & KU one less game due to Covid)
AAC Conference Record (Last 5 Years)
(8 game conference schedule )
BYU Record vs P5 Competition (Last 5 Years)
Big 12 Conference Record (Last 5 Years)
| Iowa State | 29-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 28-17 |
| West Virginia | 22-22 |
| Baylor | 22-23 |
| TCU | 22-23 |
| Kansas State | 21-24 |
| Texas Tech | 14-31 |
| Kansas | 3-41 (Thanks Texas) |
AAC Conference Record (Last 5 Years)
| UCF | 32-8 |
| Cincinnati | 29-9 |
| Houston | 23-15 |
BYU Record vs P5 Competition (Last 5 Years)
| BYU | 9-10 |
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I'd have a hard time seeing that happen. I assume it'll be two 6 team divisions like it was before. So that starts another subject, how would we split the conference? North/South, East/WestI'm assuming we are going to have an eleven game round robin conference season...
LOT of recency bias in here. And if you mean right now, today, or projected for 2022, then OK.
But longer term, I think Tech is a sleeping giant, and if I could buy shares in them today, I absolutely would. Big enrolment and population base, access to talent, some big money boosters, and the crazy Texas football culture. Once they get the right coach they will absolutely be top tier.
But longer term, I think Tech is a sleeping giant, and if I could buy shares in them today, I absolutely would. Big enrolment and population base, access to talent, some big money boosters, and the crazy Texas football culture. Once they get the right coach they will absolutely be top tier.
That's a good idea. Looks like BYU's record vs P5 teams in that 5 year span is 9-10.
I thought the three emojis were enough to make it clear that this was entirely tongue in cheek, but apparently not...
Interesting that we'll have the 2nd biggest stadium and would be a minimal NEZ renovation away from the biggest.
Ranking teams now is pointless, we do not know what the future brings TV money wise into the conference. That is important to see how much each school will have in revenue to pay coaches and continue to improve facilities. What does each school look like with regards to NIL, and finally no one knows how much of a jump the former G5 schools are going to get in recruiting and fan base for attendance once they are members of the Big 12.