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Originally Posted by Bambi
Same reason that Louisville wasn't added. The money right now is too much to split with teams that don't have any national prestige (Cincy).
The Big 12 might not have a CG but what they do have is a 9-game conference schedule. Something your SEC is talking about moving to. Why isn't that a suitable replacement for a CG? It gives all the teams a round robin opportunity to prove they are the best of the conference. No other conference can say that.
All these arguments for making conferences bigger keeping falling short. You get screwed up scheduling (look at you SEC schedule over the next 5 years) You haven't even played your "dedicated rival" yet.
Bottom line is the Big 12 doesn't care. Money is flowing and we have real rivals now because we play each other so often. These other conferences are so big an frankly uninteresting, I'm quite happy with how local the Big 12 seems.
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I don't understand this mentality at all.
Rivalries: There is one great rivalry in the Big 12 and two that are solid locally, but not national-interest games. Every other conference has as many or more.
Money: Money is important in that it helps teams win. Putting yourself at a strategic disadvantage for money is cutting off your nose in spite of your face.
Round Robin vs CCG: There is no substitute for an extra win. The big 12 winner will have played 9 conference games. Every other conference winner will have played at least 9 conference games...usually with 2 against the second best team in the conference.
Louisville/Cincy: Why keep using the same reasoning that left Louisville out? That was a terrible decision. Louisville single-handedly outperformed the entire Big 12 in both basketball and football and is poised to be the next big thing. Cincy isn't there, but they would be easily in the top half of the conference in both sports.