Big 12 announces future football conference opponents

[peacock]

From the TCU press release....
The Big 12 Conference has announced its scheduling matrix for the next four years (2024-27) with all league members playing each other home-and-away at least once.

The scheduling model for the future 16-team Big 12 was developed with a priority on geography, historic matchups and rivalries as well as competitive balance. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah begin Big 12 play next fall.

Below are TCU's home and road conference opponents through the 2027 season. All dates will be announced later.

TCU Football
2024 Big 12 Opponents
Home - Arizona, Texas Tech, Houston, Oklahoma State, UCF
Away - Utah, Baylor, Kansas, Cincinnati

2025 Big 12 Opponents
Home - Colorado, Baylor, Iowa State, Cincinnati
Away - Arizona State, BYU, Houston, Kansas State, West Virginia

2026 Big 12 Opponents
Home - BYU, Utah, Kansas, Kansas State, West Virginia
Away - Arizona, Texas Tech, Baylor, UCF

2027 Big 12 Opponents
Home - Arizona State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston
Away - Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Cincinnati

 

[tmcats]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
Only Big 12 rivalries that will be played each season b/w 2024-27:

Arizona-Arizona State
BYU-Utah
Baylor-TCU
Kansas-Kansas State
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[froginmn]

Hmm. Some things to like and some to hate.

And lots of opportunity to complain.

 

[Froglaw]

Five and four home games alternating?

Not my preference

Go to four and four

Use the SEC model

 

[An-Cap Frog]

TCU Football with Non-Con
2024 Big 12 Opponents need 1
Home - Arizona, Texas Tech, Houston, Oklahoma State, UCF
Away - Utah, Baylor, Kansas, Cincinnati, Stanford, SMU

2025 Big 12 Opponents
Home - Colorado, Baylor, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Abilene Christian, SMU
Away - Arizona State, BYU, Houston, Kansas State, West Virginia, North Carolina

2026 Big 12 Opponents need 1
Home - BYU, Utah, Kansas, Kansas State, West Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas State
Away - Arizona, Texas Tech, Baylor, UCF

2027 Big 12 Opponents need 2
Home - Arizona State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, Stanford
Away - Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Cincinnati

 

[4TCU]

Wouldn’t two different divisions with crossover games make more sense?

 

[Limey Frog]

Five and four home games alternating?

Not my preference

Go to four and four

Use the SEC model

I'd rather play ten conference games and have balance at 5-5. The SEC model is to have multiple home dates with the likes of Chattanooga: no thanks.

From the TCU press release....
The Big 12 Conference has announced its scheduling matrix for the next four years (2024-27) with all league members playing each other home-and-away at least once.

The scheduling model for the future 16-team Big 12 was developed with a priority on geography, historic matchups and rivalries as well as competitive balance. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah begin Big 12 play next fall.

Below are TCU's home and road conference opponents through the 2027 season. All dates will be announced later.

TCU Football
2024 Big 12 Opponents
Home - Arizona, Texas Tech, Houston, Oklahoma State, UCF
Away - Utah, Baylor, Kansas, Cincinnati

2025 Big 12 Opponents
Home - Colorado, Baylor, Iowa State, Cincinnati
Away - Arizona State, BYU, Houston, Kansas State, West Virginia

2026 Big 12 Opponents
Home - BYU, Utah, Kansas, Kansas State, West Virginia
Away - Arizona, Texas Tech, Baylor, UCF

2027 Big 12 Opponents
Home - Arizona State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston
Away - Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Cincinnati

These are some nice looking schedules: I'm thrilled. As I wrote at the time all of the Pac 12-Big 12 broke this summer, my frame of reference is that when I was on campus we were in the MWC. The ten-member Big 12 was fun, but you always knew OU and Texas were flight risks. These schedules look incomparably superior to games vs. SDSU, Colorado State, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

 

[Fred Garvin]

Five and four home games alternating?

Not my preference

Go to four and four

Use the SEC model

Nope - with the lack of power teams in the conference, you really need 9 conference games.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

I'd rather play ten conference games and have balance at 5-5. The SEC model is to have multiple home dates with the likes of Chattanooga: no thanks.

Chattanooga, MTSU, and South Florida!

 

[Wexahu]

Nope - with the lack of power teams in the conference, you really need 9 conference games.

Agreed. 8 conference games is lame. Really lame. Especially in a league like the future Big 12. It's like everyone is in favor of us acting like a bunch of pu....ies.

Play as many good, competitive games as you can. We might lose some. BFD.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

Agreed. 8 conference games is lame. Really lame. Especially in a league like the future Big 12. It's like everyone is in favor of us acting like a bunch of pu....ies.

Play as many good, competitive games as you can. We might lose some. BFD.

Looks like the ACC kept 8 conference games.

 

[Wexahu]

Looks like the ACC kept 8 conference games.

I couldn't care less. If they want to schedule like a bunch of panzies, more power to them.

 

[Fred Garvin]

Looks like the ACC kept 8 conference games.

There should be a CFB playoff mandate that conferences with 12 or more teams have to play at least 9 conference games OR be banned from playing FCS teams.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

I couldn't care less. If they want to schedule like a bunch of panzies, more power to them.

Schedule panzies sure have won a lot of recent national championships.

 

[Limey Frog]

Looks like the ACC kept 8 conference games.

The most important members of the league are trying to get that number lowered to zero.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

The most important members of the league are trying to get that number lowered to zero.

The PAC-12 will have zero conference games!

 

[Limey Frog]

I know there aren't that many intense rivalries in the new 16-member league, but I'm surprised there are only four annual series total. I would have thought WVU-Cincy, Iowa State-KSU, and Tech-OSU might be annual series as well.

 

[frogetaboutit]

Don’t hate it.










Don’t love it.

 

[Zubaz]

Few thoughts:

• Losing Texas/OU at home in alternating years is a noticeable drag on our home slate every year.
• Glad the Baylor game is protected, at least for the next few years.
• 2025's home schedule is ROUGH.
• At least one good Away game destination every year, so that's nice.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

Few thoughts:

• Losing Texas/OU at home in alternating years is a noticeable drag on our home slate every year.
• Glad the Baylor game is protected, at least for the next few years.
• 2025's home schedule is ROUGH.
• At least one good Away game destination every year, so that's nice.

I wonder if the Arizona schools travel well? 2025 is counting on Prime still being at Colorado. 2026 looks like a better home slate. Travel will be different for the Frogs, which typically play a ton of games in state. Look at 2025 ASU, BYU, KSU, WVU, NC. That's a lot of miles.