These #Big12 teams need a P4 non-con opponent over the next five years:

Arizona: 2027
Arizona St: 2028, 2029, 2030
Baylor: 2029, 2030, 2031
Cinci: 2028, 2029
Houston: 2029, 2030, 2031
Kansas: 2027, 2028
Kansas St: 2029, 2030, 2031
TCU: 2027, 2031
Texas Tech: 2027, 2028, 2029 https://t.co/2L8SFIvudX

— Ten12 Podcast Network (@Ten12Network) November 9, 2026

The four Big 12 teams played either Washington State or Oregon State in games schedule prior to their sudden departure from the collapsing Pac-12.

— Tim Fitzgerald 💙☘️🌾 (@LifeofFitz) November 9, 2026

Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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But necessary.

Those schools need the paycheck, and they help the big schools by basically giving them a breather during the season.

LTBear19 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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But necessary.

Those schools need the paycheck, and they help the big schools by basically giving them a breather during the season.

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The SEC definitely gets a breather with how they place them mid-season

Boise State won’t count toward this P4 scheduling requirement but Rutgers, Stanford, Maryland and Purdue will (amongst others)

No one will ever schedule a Boise State again because there’s no incentive despite Boise State having a better program than many of the “P4 Schools”… https://t.co/5JPyTGe0IN

— RBT (@SamuelBrownRBT) November 9, 2026

boognish_bear said:

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These #Big12 teams need a P4 non-con opponent over the next five years:

Arizona: 2027
Arizona St: 2028, 2029, 2030
Baylor: 2029, 2030, 2031
Cinci: 2028, 2029
Houston: 2029, 2030, 2031
Kansas: 2027, 2028
Kansas St: 2029, 2030, 2031
TCU: 2027, 2031
Texas Tech: 2027, 2028, 2029 https://t.co/2L8SFIvudX

— Ten12 Podcast Network (@Ten12Network) November 9, 2026

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I would love to see BU schedule Arkansas for a home & home; the Bears & Pigs used to have a great rivalry/series until Arkansas left the SWC in 1990. Hard to believe they haven't played since then.

At least our schedules those three years will get slightly more interesting.

I'd love to see us play Arky too. Also Wake Forest (fellow Baptist school), UNC, Nebraska, Northwestern, Duke).

This will hurt a lot of the schools trying to rebuild and G5 schools trying to get better rankings. Like Boise State as mentioned above.

It will also lead to arguments over which 3 or 4 loss team should be ranked over the no loss or one loss G5 teams and the argument will be "they didn't play anyone" with people ignoring that the rules set it up where no one schedules the good G5 teams

They ruin the game I love everyday. Why this SEC homer gets so much air time is disgusting

I mean this sounds like this is a fair and balanced system, right? No collusion or back room deals at play here at all, huh? Just a random SEC/ESPN reporter threatening the CFP committee if there’s not enough SEC schools in. Nothing to see here… pic.twitter.com/GTlZT4biUD

— B. Long (@blong0108) November 11, 2026

Losing in the SEC >>> winning in the Big12

We should be ranked, we lost to Auburn on a neutral field by less points!!

Two 6-3 SEC teams LSU and Missouri are ranked and neither have beaten a ranked team.

Two 6-3 B10 teams Wisconsin and Illinois are both unranked, yet they each have a top 20 win. pic.twitter.com/jHUD012Zkh

— Kaid S (@KaidS01) November 11, 2026

The SEC should just withdraw from the NCAA or Div 1 and form their own league/division/classification. Then they can just play with themselves (pun intended). Then they can just have a playoff of the top 8 teams from the SEC and "declare" a national champion.

boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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What college football should do is make the FCS game a preseason scrimmage.

A) FCS schools get their payday.
B) FBS schools get some extra prep against someone other than themselves.
C) We don't have to watch an FCS game in the regular season.

Win-win-win

LTBear19 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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But necessary.

Those schools need the paycheck, and they help the big schools by basically giving them a breather during the season.

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That breather isn't necessary. Once the season starts, you should be playing real games. The fans want real games, and the TV networks are paying for them.

See my post above for the "paycheck game" solution.

cowboycwr said:

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The SEC should just withdraw from the NCAA or Div 1 and form their own league/division/classification. Then they can just play with themselves (pun intended). Then they can just have a playoff of the top 8 teams from the SEC and "declare" a national champion.

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Yep, and the rest of the NCAA membership should freeze them out of participation in all other sports.

You want to break off, break all the way off.

It's time to call these *******'s bluff. They're not nearly good enough anymore to demand or receive the special treatment they're trying to swing their dicks to receive.

"The SEC definitely gets a breather with how they place them mid-season"

With the expansion this has become more difficult. Previously every SEC team rented a win before the last game of the season against their traditional rival.

bear2be2 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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What college football should do is make the FCS game a preseason scrimmage.

A) FCS schools get their payday.
B) FBS schools get some extra prep against someone other than themselves.
C) We don't have to watch an FCS game in the regular season.

Win-win-win

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Schools won't do that. They are not going to risk player health for a scrimmage. They want it to be a game that shows up in the win column and helps them get to their 6 win total for bowl games and another win for those team fighting for playoff spots.

cowboycwr said:

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bear2be2 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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What college football should do is make the FCS game a preseason scrimmage.

A) FCS schools get their payday.
B) FBS schools get some extra prep against someone other than themselves.
C) We don't have to watch an FCS game in the regular season.

Win-win-win

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Schools won't do that. They are not going to risk player health for a scrimmage. They want it to be a game that shows up in the win column and helps them get to their 6 win total for bowl games and another win for those team fighting for playoff spots.

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Bowl games won't even exist soon. There won't be a silly six-win threshold to strive for after that. And FCS wins won't even be factored into playoff consideration.

And a preseason game would have the same benefits to a college team that it has for NFL teams.

A) You can charge fans to see it/work it into season ticket costs.
B) You get to work out kinks that could cost you in a real game.
C) You'd spend most of those games getting a look at depth, not risking the health of starting-caliber players.

bear2be2 said:

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cowboycwr said:

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bear2be2 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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What college football should do is make the FCS game a preseason scrimmage.

A) FCS schools get their payday.
B) FBS schools get some extra prep against someone other than themselves.
C) We don't have to watch an FCS game in the regular season.

Win-win-win

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Schools won't do that. They are not going to risk player health for a scrimmage. They want it to be a game that shows up in the win column and helps them get to their 6 win total for bowl games and another win for those team fighting for playoff spots.

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Bowl games won't even exist soon. There won't be a silly six-win threshold to strive for after that. And FCS wins won't even be factored into playoff consideration.

And a preseason game would have the same benefits to a college team that it has for NFL teams.

A) You can charge fans to see it/work it into season ticket costs.
B) You get to work out kinks that could cost you in a real game.
C) You'd spend most of those games getting a look at depth, not risking the health of starting-caliber players.

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We are still years away from the bowl games going away. When they do it will be slowly. One or two a year.

Several will stay as playoff game sites. Others will have to switch to some sort of G5 only bowl games and will have to be more regional to survive.

But the scrimmage would not work as a money making thing for most schools. It would be like spring "games" at most schools.... a handful of fans show up. Because without the starters who cares...... you know sort of the problem you get with bowl games now where the starters sit out and people stop caring, and attendance is low.

cowboycwr said:

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bear2be2 said:

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cowboycwr said:

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bear2be2 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Wish they would also stipulate no FCS games. Those are such a waste.

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What college football should do is make the FCS game a preseason scrimmage.

A) FCS schools get their payday.
B) FBS schools get some extra prep against someone other than themselves.
C) We don't have to watch an FCS game in the regular season.

Win-win-win

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Schools won't do that. They are not going to risk player health for a scrimmage. They want it to be a game that shows up in the win column and helps them get to their 6 win total for bowl games and another win for those team fighting for playoff spots.

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Bowl games won't even exist soon. There won't be a silly six-win threshold to strive for after that. And FCS wins won't even be factored into playoff consideration.

And a preseason game would have the same benefits to a college team that it has for NFL teams.

A) You can charge fans to see it/work it into season ticket costs.
B) You get to work out kinks that could cost you in a real game.
C) You'd spend most of those games getting a look at depth, not risking the health of starting-caliber players.

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We are still years away from the bowl games going away. When they do it will be slowly. One or two a year.

Several will stay as playoff game sites. Others will have to switch to some sort of G5 only bowl games and will have to be more regional to survive.

But the scrimmage would not work as a money making thing for most schools. It would be like spring "games" at most schools.... a handful of fans show up. Because without the starters who cares...... you know sort of the problem you get with bowl games now where the starters sit out and people stop caring, and attendance is low.

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As soon as the playoff reaches 24 teams, almost all P4 teams will start opting out of bowl games.

Those will be G6 exhibitions almost exclusively within a decade IMO.

And your last paragraph just described FCS games currently for all programs but those whose fans show up reflexively for any opponent.

What the heck is Indiana going to do? They don't have a P4 nonconference game scheduled through at least 2020. And they aren't the only Big Ten team without a P4 non-conference game.

It's not the SEC that you should be piling on, it's the Big 10-1219 whatever the current number is these days.