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CBS Sports: Big 12 won't pick between TCU, Baylor if tied; is league an albatross?
Jon Solomon
National College Football Writer
We're about to find out if no Big 12 Championship Game helps or hurts the Big 12 in the College Football Playoff.
For a while, it appeared the huge debate on the final weekend of the season would focus on the value of a conference championship. But Mississippi State's loss to Ole Miss means it's highly likely that only conference champions will comprise the first four-team playoff.
The Big 12 is the only major conference without a league championship game. On Saturday, the Big 12 will stage in Texas a defacto pair of "conference championship games" when TCU meets Iowa State and then Baylor plays Kansas State.
If the Horned Frogs win, they're co-Big 12 champions. The Baylor-Kansas State winner could either be the outright champion (if TCU loses) or join TCU as co-champions.
So much for "One True Champion," the Big 12's motto for its round-robin scheduling format. ...
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/24856216
Jon Solomon
National College Football Writer
We're about to find out if no Big 12 Championship Game helps or hurts the Big 12 in the College Football Playoff.
For a while, it appeared the huge debate on the final weekend of the season would focus on the value of a conference championship. But Mississippi State's loss to Ole Miss means it's highly likely that only conference champions will comprise the first four-team playoff.
The Big 12 is the only major conference without a league championship game. On Saturday, the Big 12 will stage in Texas a defacto pair of "conference championship games" when TCU meets Iowa State and then Baylor plays Kansas State.
If the Horned Frogs win, they're co-Big 12 champions. The Baylor-Kansas State winner could either be the outright champion (if TCU loses) or join TCU as co-champions.
So much for "One True Champion," the Big 12's motto for its round-robin scheduling format. ...
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/24856216
