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<blockquote data-quote="Samuel S" data-source="post: 129427650" data-attributes="member: 1754664">OU getting in has a lot to do with OU and very little to do with the Big 12. Had OU not somehow bungled the Texas game it would be a clear cut choice for #1, and it's a huge name. It making the playoff as a 1 loss team means little or nothing as far as setting a precedent for the Big 12 generally. OU being picked this year will have no bearing on whether we or one of the other lesser lights would ever get in with a loss.&nbsp;&nbsp; The money difference is relatively insignificant.&nbsp; Most of the money is distributed without regard to who is in and out. The &quot;bonus&quot; is limited to $6 million for each conference with a team in the semis. That would only be $600,000 per Big 12 team if all of that was evenly distributed (I assume the conference probably keeps a little for administration). In reality, though, it not usually going to be even that much of a windfall because the conferences also get $4 million for each team that makes a major bowl that is not hosting a playoff that year. Usually a team that just missed the playoff would land in one of those bowls. Thus, the real difference is usually only going to be $ 2 million per conference. We couldn't even pay 1 assistant coach with&nbsp; a $200,000 &quot;bonus,&quot;&nbsp; so some other team making it actually means little financially&nbsp; for us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samuel S, post: 129427650, member: 1754664"] OU getting in has a lot to do with OU and very little to do with the Big 12. Had OU not somehow bungled the Texas game it would be a clear cut choice for #1, and it's a huge name. It making the playoff as a 1 loss team means little or nothing as far as setting a precedent for the Big 12 generally. OU being picked this year will have no bearing on whether we or one of the other lesser lights would ever get in with a loss. The money difference is relatively insignificant. Most of the money is distributed without regard to who is in and out. The "bonus" is limited to $6 million for each conference with a team in the semis. That would only be $600,000 per Big 12 team if all of that was evenly distributed (I assume the conference probably keeps a little for administration). In reality, though, it not usually going to be even that much of a windfall because the conferences also get $4 million for each team that makes a major bowl that is not hosting a playoff that year. Usually a team that just missed the playoff would land in one of those bowls. Thus, the real difference is usually only going to be $ 2 million per conference. We couldn't even pay 1 assistant coach with a $200,000 "bonus," so some other team making it actually means little financially for us. [/QUOTE]

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