If a conference plays a round robin conference schedule, then

there really is no reason to play a CCG because it will be a rematch of a regular season game. For the most part people are not a huge fan of CCGs that are a rematch of a regular season game. They are more tolerant of conferences who don't play a round robin conference schedule because there are enough variables that prevent a CCG from being a guaranteed rematch every year.

Also, regardless whether the Big XII plays a CCG or not, it is the only power conference to not have its own network. As long as Texas has the Longhorn Network with ESPN, then the Big XII Network will never come to fruition. The lack of a conference network might be a bigger issue than always having a CCG that is a rematch of a regular season game.

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Posted: 02/13/2017 at 12:02PM

If The Big 12 will be allowed to have a CG with ten teams then.. -- VamPIre Turkey 02/13/2017 11:35AM

Actually I like it. It will most likely mean the 2 best -- seekoHoG 02/14/2017 1:46PM

If a round robin schedule is already played, you already knows who's best. -- Atlee Hokie 02/14/2017 2:09PM

Big East, 1996...VT beat Miami who beat Syracuse who beat VT -- Late 80s Hokie 02/15/2017 12:28PM

Found an article from '09 talking about 3 way ties. -- reestuart 02/15/2017 6:20PM

Depends on how you define best team. I do not necessarily -- seekoHoG 02/14/2017 4:30PM

If a conference plays a round robin conference schedule, then -- VTHokie2000 02/13/2017 12:02PM

I don't consider the planned ACC network in 2019 to be a lock. -- Atlee Hokie 02/14/2017 2:12PM

If that ends up being the case, then what impact (if any) does it have -- VTHokie2000 02/15/2017 1:17PM

Good question and I don't know. ** -- Atlee Hokie 02/22/2017 12:38PM

Absolutely nobody would complain if the Big12CG were a rematch. -- chuckd4vt 02/13/2017 2:32PM

In a round robin conference, why should an undefeated ... -- Atlee Hokie 02/14/2017 2:17PM

Why should an undefeated have to play a 4 or 5 loss team to win title? -- chuckd4vt 02/14/2017 3:54PM

Miami should not get any sympathy from me. -- Atlee Hokie 02/14/2017 4:28PM

Not sympathy, but the current system is anything but fair. -- chuckd4vt 02/15/2017 2:48PM

The difference with the ACC rematch is the ACC doesn't play a round -- VTHokie2000 02/13/2017 2:58PM

Excitement levels for those games was due to sorry programs like BC and GT. -- chuckd4vt 02/13/2017 5:11PM

I do agree that on paper fans should be excited about rematch -- VTHokie2000 02/13/2017 5:26PM

One of pluses of a 14 team conference is less likely rematchs in CGs. ** -- VamPIre Turkey 02/13/2017 7:58PM

Even a 12-member conference is less likely to produce a rematch -- VTHokie2000 02/14/2017 02:07AM

If a conference plays a round robin conference schedule, then

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