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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade
An official announcement is expected to day that the SEC and Big 12 will agree to play against one another in a post season bowl if neither of their teams are conference champions but not selected for the post season 4 team playoff. An unlikely event, but it is a backhanded way of saying these two conferences do not support the "conference champions only" model and hints at future "strategic partnerships".
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It's actually starting to look like the SEC/Big 12 may still meet even if both make the playoffs, with the #2 teams meeting.
Tony Barnhart just tweeted it is a 5 year deal.
IMO this is basically a playoff pact for a top 1-4 seed to go against the Big Ten/PAC's push for conference champs model.