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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129564164" data-attributes="member: 1428007">Here is some &quot;quieting&quot; information--at least it should be from FOX:excerpt:Dissecting the numbers on how expansion would benefit the Big 12<a href="http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/25577845/big-12-leaves-spring-meetings-with-a-purpose-live-up-to-its-name">CBSSports.com reported this week</a> per a source that Navigate determined the league's current playoff chances to be 62 percent. If that's the case, we can apply the aforementioned numbers accordingly.-- With 10 teams and a championship game, playoff chances go from 62 percent&nbsp; to 66 percent.-- With 12 teams, nine conference games and a title game, playoff chances increase to 73 percent.-- In the same scenario but with eight league games instead of nine, playoff chances increase to 75 percent.In the end, that projected 21 percent growth for 12 teams/eight games is even higher than any previously reported number and has to be pretty eye-opening to league officials.<a href="http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/big-12-conference-expansion-football-playoff-chances-050616">http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/big-12-conference-expansion-football-playoff-chances-050616</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129564164, member: 1428007"] Here is some "quieting" information--at least it should be from FOX: excerpt: [SIZE=6][B]Dissecting the numbers on how expansion would benefit the Big 12[/B][/SIZE] [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/25577845/big-12-leaves-spring-meetings-with-a-purpose-live-up-to-its-name']CBSSports.com reported this week[/URL] per a source that Navigate determined the league's current playoff chances to be 62 percent. If that's the case, we can apply the aforementioned numbers accordingly. [B]--[/B] With 10 teams and a championship game, playoff chances go from 62 percent to 66 percent. [B]--[/B] With 12 teams, nine conference games and a title game, playoff chances increase to 73 percent. [B]--[/B] In the same scenario but with eight league games instead of nine, playoff chances increase to 75 percent. In the end, that projected 21 percent growth for 12 teams/eight games is even higher than any previously reported number and has to be pretty eye-opening to league officials. [URL]http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/big-12-conference-expansion-football-playoff-chances-050616[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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