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HokieAl
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It's ironic that the B12 gets blame for playoff losses, but OU and Texas

were 5 of those 8 teams who lost in the playoffs. And TCU, a current B12 member, was the only team who won a game. So the B12 gets knocked for the failure of two teams that are now in the SEC. Does the SEC get to claim those 5 years of OU and UT losses in the playoffs? I recall this yahoo article from last February around playoff expansion where they clearly wanted to give the SEC credit for the OU and UT playoff teams of the past. The P2 gets all the credit while the rest get all the criticism. "The 14-team model — 4-4-2-2-1+1 — aligns mostly with conference strength over the last 11 years of the CFP’s existence, according to data compiled by Yahoo Sports. Since the 2014 playoff, the SEC has had 52 teams ranked inside the top 14 of the CFP’s rankings heading into conference championship weekend, or about 4.7 teams per year. The Big Ten has had 51 teams (4.6). The Big 12 is next at 23 (2.1), followed by the ACC (20/1.8), Notre Dame (5/0.45) and Group of Five (3/0.27). The data considers conference realignment shifts (ie: Oklahoma is counted toward the SEC figures, USC for the Big Ten, Stanford for the ACC, Utah for the Big 12, etc.)."
Posted: 01/02/2026 at 04:19 PM ET
(In response to this post by 2hhoop3)

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Rough morning for the Big 12 to wake up to.
hokieZ71 01/02/26 09:49 AM ET
Frist spending ~$250M & getting Franklin 2nd is a good start for Va Tech!**
Stech 01/02/26 03:13 PM ET
Dan got his result to stick up for the G5 and has axe to grind
HouClone 01/02/26 02:01 PM ET
The problem of the B12 is that they don’t have a blue blood brand
RandomAsianGuy 01/02/26 01:12 PM ET
You are absolutely right. Big 12 has a bunch of solid teams
HouClone 01/02/26 02:13 PM ET
Wolken openly questioning whether the B12 should remain a power conference**
SMU Pony 01/02/26 12:03 PM ET
that's a crap article (hit piece). To post that while Bama was getting
HokieAl 01/02/26 02:49 PM ET
Since Texas Tech lost 23-0 yesterday, perceptually I do understand why
VTHokie2000 01/02/26 03:04 PM ET
Writer doesn't mention that Arizona State almost beating Texas last year.
Maroon Baboon 01/02/26 01:34 PM ET
Wolken nailed it......
2hhoop3 01/02/26 12:44 PM ET
Comical that conventional wisdom now is that Miami is the team the P2 want
Truthahn 01/02/26 11:47 AM ET
Quite a few B10 sources have been saying for awhile that they are more
Maroon Baboon 01/02/26 11:55 AM ET
I don't dislike the BigXII, but their YouTuber-types who spew nonsense
Maroon Baboon 01/02/26 11:40 AM ET
Locked on Big 12 guy is the worst. **
RandomAsianGuy 01/02/26 01:10 PM ET
Is he Garth or Wayne?**
MrBayAreaHokie 01/02/26 08:09 PM ET
Winning another playoff game ....
2hhoop3 01/02/26 12:58 PM ET
It's ironic that the B12 gets blame for playoff losses, but OU and Texas
HokieAl 01/02/26 04:19 PM ET
The conference they reside in at ......
2hhoop3 01/02/26 04:30 PM ET
We drink beer in a can. No blue bloods, and the atlhetic budgets
Big12 guy 01/02/26 12:05 PM ET
FWIW VT and K-State were scheduled to play a home-home series when Ron
VTHokie2000 01/02/26 02:44 PM ET
Go Miami. the B12 and the ACC will be one bid conferences until
Big12 guy 01/02/26 10:05 AM ET
The ACC was a two-bid conference last year**
SMU Pony 01/02/26 12:23 PM ET
Yes they were, but their champ
Big12 guy 01/02/26 12:34 PM ET
Stupidest tie breaker rules ever, and the other Conferences had them too.**
Stech 01/02/26 03:14 PM ET
Agree. Will they change them?**
Big12 guy 01/02/26 09:04 PM ET
I think so after this, but 🤷‍♂️**
Stech 01/02/26 10:36 PM ET
Who knows?
RJHokie 01/02/26 09:09 PM ET
That's still a better chance at an at-large than the Big 12 has
cburgroop 01/02/26 01:24 PM ET
Maybe but committee has put in lower reputation teams ahead as others.
HouClone 01/03/26 12:58 AM ET