I think TCU got stiffed.
That being said, I am a long-time ‘Bama fan (going back to the 1960s). I don’t much care for OSU , but I do like coach Urban Meyer. I despise Oregon and FSU, though I despise Oregon just a shade less.
I am speculating what would happen if the Big XII broke up and how the four conferences would look.
The SEC and Big Ten would then have 18 teams each, and would then be broken into three divisions, then take the three division winners plus the highest rated second-place team, and have a two-tiered playoff to determine the conference champion. With the Conference Champion going to the National Semi-Final.
The “New” SEC
SEC Southwest
Texas
Texas A&M
Arkansas
TCU
Baylor
Texas Tech
SEC West
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Missouri
SEC East
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Auburn
South Carolina
Tennessee
The “New” Big Ten
Add (Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and West Virginia)
Big Ten West
Iowa State
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas State
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Big Ten Central
Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan State
Illinois
Northwestern
Minnesota
Big Ten East
West Virginia
Rutgers
Maryland
Penn State
Indiana
Purdue
The “New” Pac-12 (Add Oklahoma, Oklahoma State)
Pac-12 West
Oregon State
Oregon
Washington
Washington State
UCLA
Stanford
USC
Cal
Pac-12 East
Arizona
Arizona State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Utah
ACC then would add Notre Dame.