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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129432191" data-attributes="member: 1428007">Several schools are a great example of the benefits of a larger conference.Alabama--who have they played and beaten?&nbsp; They lost badly to a multi loss team that lost to Memphis.They are getting the benefit of the doubt for playing a light conference schedule.There's not a better example than Iowa or Clemson--Iowa hasn't played anyone and Clemson's claims to fame are one conference team in FSU and an OOC skim over ND. Oklahoma State and TCU and Baylor won't both make a playoff related bowl now because they've beaten each other out of it--while in the Big Ten Ohio State only played one good team in conference (sorry but Michigan lost to every good team they played) and will likely get a major bowl--along with both Iowa and MSU--one of which will get a playoff berth.The BIG 12 will continue to beat itself up yearly--sometimes it will work out, sometimes it won't.&nbsp; If Notre Dame had not lost the BIG 12 would be in trouble right now to a team that doesn't even have a chance to win a championship of a conference--because the BIG 12 wouldn't have had the advantage of playing that extra game to get an extra win like everyone else.The playoff concerns worked out (hopefully) this year, but they aren't going away based on one years result.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129432191, member: 1428007"] Several schools are a great example of the benefits of a larger conference. Alabama--who have they played and beaten? They lost badly to a multi loss team that lost to Memphis. They are getting the benefit of the doubt for playing a light conference schedule. There's not a better example than Iowa or Clemson--Iowa hasn't played anyone and Clemson's claims to fame are one conference team in FSU and an OOC skim over ND. Oklahoma State and TCU and Baylor won't both make a playoff related bowl now because they've beaten each other out of it--while in the Big Ten Ohio State only played one good team in conference (sorry but Michigan lost to every good team they played) and will likely get a major bowl--along with both Iowa and MSU--one of which will get a playoff berth. The BIG 12 will continue to beat itself up yearly--sometimes it will work out, sometimes it won't. If Notre Dame had not lost the BIG 12 would be in trouble right now to a team that doesn't even have a chance to win a championship of a conference--because the BIG 12 wouldn't have had the advantage of playing that extra game to get an extra win like everyone else. The playoff concerns worked out (hopefully) this year, but they aren't going away based on one years result. [/QUOTE]

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