The New Big 12 Would Have Had the Best Bowl Record of 2023-24 Bowl Season
For some of us, the Big 12 losing Oklahoma and Texas is a sign of the inevitable change that is breaking down the very thing that makes college football so unique and wonderful.
Without the Sooners and Longhorns, the Big 12 loses several of its most meaningful games. Bedlam. the Red River Rivalry. Texas-Texas Tech. Texas-TCU.
However, given the circumstances, it’s also a time for celebration and excitement, as the conference presses on with a new and intriguing future on the horizon.
The Big 12 will add Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah in July, just as it loses OU and UT. With those teams officially in the conference, there will be 16 programs representing the Big 12.
While it won’t be official for several months, it is fun to look ahead at how the new-look Big 12 will stack up against the competition, and in terms of success in bowl games this year, they’d stack up pretty well.
Action Network’s Brett McMurphy tweeted this on Wednesday morning, a look at the current conference’s bowl records.
However, if the new-look Big 12 were in place, the conference would actually be 6-3, with Texas and Oklahoma’s losses not counting, and Arizona’s win + Utah’s loss being tallied in. At 6-3, the conference would have a better winning percentage (.667) than any other current conference.
It’s worth noting that the other conferences are set for big changes as well though, and that their bowl records would change dramatically. For example, the new-look Big Ten would be 9-4 in their bowl games this year, while the new SEC would be 5-6.
There’s a lot of uncertainty but also a lot of fun in the near future, and we can’t wait for it to finally get here.
