Big 12 Football is the best conference in the country

2. Championship Game has returned

While the Big 12 does only have 10 teams, they decided to add the Championship Game back into the mix. It will be a separate game at the end of the season where two of the teams in the conference will meet for the second time this year.

This not only gives one Big 12 team an opportunity to play in one extra game, it gives them a chance to rack up another quality win. Beating one of the Big 12’s best not once, but twice, would give one program a huge boost to get into the Playoff.

For example, if Oklahoma and Oklahoma State play in the Big 12 Championship Game and the winner has only one loss, they’re almost guaranteed to get into the Playoff field. Even if it’s a team like TCU, West Virginia or Kansas State, they would still be an attractive candidate for the Playoff committee.

Each of the Big 12’s top four teams has defeated at least one quality Power Five opponent out of conference. The Big 12 can handle competition among the best teams in the country and they will prove that come Playoff time after the Big 12 Championship Game is played for the first time since 2010.