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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129502448" data-attributes="member: 1428007">If matchups were the only thing the BIG 12 had to worry or think about then just having a small 10 team conference might be viable long term.They must concern themselves with competing with others though.&nbsp; Being in the playoffs, putting schools in the best position to be as successful as possible.&nbsp; They must concern themselves with things like tv contracts now and in the future, growing fanbases, recruiting at the top levels so they can be successful and making sure members are at the top financially to compete.While people in the BIG 12 moan about maybe having to play more teams that will fit somewhere in the middle of the conference most years, schools in other conferences are thriving playing a schedule full of such schools.Clemson just went 13-0 and played for a national championship with a schedule of:Wofford, Appalachian State, Louisville, Georgia Tech, BC, Miami, NC State, Syracuse, South Carolina and Wake Forest.ND, FSU were the only really strong opponents and UNC was in the CCG which the BIG 12 doesn't have because it has a round robin.How is such a schedule worse than a WVU in an expanded BIG 12 playing a schedule like:&nbsp; &nbsp; Georgia Southern, ECU, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, TCU, Baylor,&nbsp;&nbsp; Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and UConn?BIG 12 schools can play some new schools in conference and still have good schedules.&nbsp; Some years they'll still play UT and OU.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129502448, member: 1428007"] If matchups were the only thing the BIG 12 had to worry or think about then just having a small 10 team conference might be viable long term. They must concern themselves with competing with others though. Being in the playoffs, putting schools in the best position to be as successful as possible. They must concern themselves with things like tv contracts now and in the future, growing fanbases, recruiting at the top levels so they can be successful and making sure members are at the top financially to compete. While people in the BIG 12 moan about maybe having to play more teams that will fit somewhere in the middle of the conference most years, schools in other conferences are thriving playing a schedule full of such schools. Clemson just went 13-0 and played for a national championship with a schedule of: Wofford, Appalachian State, Louisville, Georgia Tech, BC, Miami, NC State, Syracuse, South Carolina and Wake Forest. ND, FSU were the only really strong opponents and UNC was in the CCG which the BIG 12 doesn't have because it has a round robin. How is such a schedule worse than a WVU in an expanded BIG 12 playing a schedule like: Georgia Southern, ECU, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, TCU, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and UConn? BIG 12 schools can play some new schools in conference and still have good schedules. Some years they'll still play UT and OU. [/QUOTE]

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