Also one less chance to lose in Conference is one less chance of missing the conf champ game. If you think it doesn’t matter think about Iowa State last year. We had to play them. 8 or 9 Times out of 10 the frogs would win that game. But if you don’t play the extra conf game at all the odds of losing are exactly zero. It’s easier with 8.
I’m going to get t shirts made.
That doesn't make a lot of sense to me. That's like saying a 9-game AAC schedule would be just as difficult as a 9-game Big 12 schedule.
All P5 games are not the same degree of difficulty. An 8-game SEC schedule that would include Bama, LSU, Georgia, Auburn, A&M, Mississippi State, Florida, and Ole Miss would be more difficult than a 9-game Big 12 schedule just like a 9-game SEC schedule that included USC, Kentucky, Vandy, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Miss State and A&M would be easier than almost any 8-game Big 12 schedule.