Two of the biggest knocks against the Big XII Conference Championship Game are
1. Because of the round-robin, it will ALWAYS be a rematch
2. Since there are no divisions, there is a good chance for a rematch of the final week of the season.
Well, there's nothing that can be done about #1 unless the conference expands to 12 or more, but #2 can certainly be fixed easily, and with other benefits as well...
In
Rx: Better Big XII CCG I give a plan for how the league could play a non-conference game in the final week to 100% guarantee no back-to-back rematches. It wouldn't be as hard as it sounds, either (and some of the match-ups would be VERY appealing to TV, as well as to the OOC opponents!). Here is my proposal:
New Big XII "Rivalry Week"
WVU - Pitt
OSU - Miami
TCU - USC/Stanford
ISU - Iowa
OU - Nebraska
Texas - Texas A&M
Kansas - Missouri
Baylor - BYU
Texas Tech - Utah
Kansas St - Colorado
Five of those games are "must see TV" (at least regionally). The other five involve teams which really wouldn't have anyone better to play and, at least, they're good games.
What do you guys think? Is it feasible? Desirable? or just Crazy? Better yet, why isn't the Big XII doing this already???