Big 12 mailbag: Championship game format, West Virginia's playoff chances

In this week's Big 12 Twitter mailbag, we discuss the conference's decision to play a championship game without divisions, where West Virginia's playoff chances stand and the best Big 12-themed Halloween costumes.

On to the 'bag:

@Jake_Trotter what is the correct setup for the B12 and how could it have possibly won in the court of public opinion with this CCG setup?

Trotter: I understand why the Big 12 decided what it did Friday. On the surface, it makes sense to guarantee that your two best teams will play in the championship game. But I favored the conference going to divisions for three reasons. (1) It would've punctuated divisional matchups (Bedlam, Texas-Texas Tech, Baylor-TCU) late in…