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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129459351" data-attributes="member: 1428007">The only thing this year proves is that the BIG 12 will be dropped every year due to not playing a CCG.&nbsp; Every year the BIG 12 has to hope someone slips up so their champ can get in without the game.&nbsp; No one else has that problem except Notre Dame, who could also take the BIG 12 champ out and nearly did this year.The BIG 12 has to deal with its issues.&nbsp; They can't just sit back and rest on their laurels because one year enough teams lost to get a team in the # four slot. There AREN'T any P5 schools available and schools like Cincinnati have proven to be consistently good against good to very good competition.&nbsp; Not really sure what the concern is?FSU doesn't seem too concerned playing the Pitts, VT's, Virginia's, Duke's, Wake Forest's etc.Ohio State isn't worried about playing&nbsp; Minnesota, Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Rutgers or Maryland or other programs like a down Michigan or PSU or usually Iowa.To pretend its the end of the world because one game per year is against some new team that will finish in the middle of the conference at least probably doesn't make sense.Needs of the conference like new markets, new fans, new recruiting territory and being on an even plane with everyone else can't be ignored.&nbsp; In 2024 a new tv contract will come up and without expansion its going to be harder to keep up with the joneses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129459351, member: 1428007"] The only thing this year proves is that the BIG 12 will be dropped every year due to not playing a CCG. Every year the BIG 12 has to hope someone slips up so their champ can get in without the game. No one else has that problem except Notre Dame, who could also take the BIG 12 champ out and nearly did this year. The BIG 12 has to deal with its issues. They can't just sit back and rest on their laurels because one year enough teams lost to get a team in the # four slot. There AREN'T any P5 schools available and schools like Cincinnati have proven to be consistently good against good to very good competition. Not really sure what the concern is? FSU doesn't seem too concerned playing the Pitts, VT's, Virginia's, Duke's, Wake Forest's etc. Ohio State isn't worried about playing Minnesota, Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Rutgers or Maryland or other programs like a down Michigan or PSU or usually Iowa. To pretend its the end of the world because one game per year is against some new team that will finish in the middle of the conference at least probably doesn't make sense. Needs of the conference like new markets, new fans, new recruiting territory and being on an even plane with everyone else can't be ignored. In 2024 a new tv contract will come up and without expansion its going to be harder to keep up with the joneses. [/QUOTE]

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