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Originally Posted by tchanson
The old Big 8 conference was ruined by the forced marriage of convenience that added the 4 Texas schools to form the Big 12 when the Southwest Conference imploded. It was never a natural fit, and destined to fail. That said, I do empathize with the schools that may be left in the wake, such as KU, KSU and ISU.
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I am a University of Kansas grad and have to agree with this post. Ever since the Big 8 became the Big 12, Texas has dominated talks on where playoff games are held. That has created a lot of bitterness with the teams in the north. I think KU may be better off becoming an independent and trying to work their own television deal. Most of their basketball games are carried on the major networks. Going independent can't be any worse than going to a weak confernence.