Big XII is run by gerrymandering fools

[Don Corlemahomes]

Baylor and TCU might be co-champs, despite Baylor winning head-to-head

But as it currently sits, if No. 7 Baylor beats Kansas State Saturday, they would be conference's champions because Baylor beat TCU earlier this season. Because as everyone knows, in absence of a championship game, league winners are always decided first by conference record and second by head-to-head outcomes should teams have the same record. But since Baylor is rated lower than TCU, and therefore less likely to make the final four to get into the playoff, the conference will award "co-champions" so that the committee can choose which Big 12 team they think is better.

Only if TCU and Baylor are both left out of the top four would the league acknowledge Baylor's head-to-head win over TCU.

In other words the conference is saying: If TCU is rated in the top four, we'll forget Baylor beat them. But if TCU and Baylor fail to make the top four, we'll remember Baylor beat them.

Read full article: http://deadspin.com/big-12-announces...ons-1665741360

Edited to appease KC native because it's a huge deal and will improve the direction of discourse henceforth.

[Bambi]

lol @ this thread. whoops

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

You're already the smallest league, so your champion only has to be the best of 10 teams. Without a CCG, you only have to play 11 games...and you get an extra off week. How many advantages do you need?

bwahahahaha,

No one in the Big 12 will ever win the conference by beating exactly zero teams in the regular season with a winning record.

This could happen this Saturday in the SEC.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Their champions play 9.

huh, so do the Big 12's

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by notorious

No argument here. I don't understand why the Big 12 can't pull their head out of their pussies and declare Baylor the champ if they beat KSU.


Baylor beat TCU head to head. Easy decision.


As for needing a championship game, they don't need one since everyone plays each other.

The Big 12 can get 2 teams into this years college football playoff.

It's almost not even that unlikely.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Bambi

It's almost not even that unlikely.

This is the strangest, double negativly roundabout way of saying something I've seen in a while.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

This is the strangest, double negativly roundabout way of saying something I've seen in a while.

Thank you.

[tk13]

Art Briles and B12 commish Bob Bowlsby exchanged words during award ceremony. Granting TCU co-champion status a very sore subject here

— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) December 7, 2014

[Saul Good]

He's on ESPN right now in the post game press conference talking about the "One True Champion" thing.

[RealSNR]

You misused "gerrymandering"

[Don Corlemahomes]

Originally Posted by SNR

You misused "gerrymandering"

I'll take it in light of the Big XII failing elementary math.

There's also a 4th definition on Merriam Webster that backs me up. You know what that's called? REDEMPTION.

[Valiant]

I hope ohio state did enough to leap frog in. **** the b12.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Cunning Linguist

I'll take it in light of the Big XII failing elementary math.

There's also a 4th definition on Merriam Webster that backs me up. You know what that's called? REDEMPTION.

Webster also added another definition to the word "literally" because too many reeruns like you don't know what words mean.

[Don Corlemahomes]

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Valiant

I hope ohio state did enough to leap frog in. **** the b12.

I am so happy this happened..

[Braincase]

Who does West Virginia think the better team is?