No revival of the Big 12 North is in the works.
Do not expect it to ever happen. In this age of fragile conference alignments, geography is an overlooked, and unappreciated, component.
Still, it does not hurt to get nostalgic for a moment.
We can reminisce of football Saturdays when fans remembered the best hotels, best diners and best taverns along every route while making an easy drive to a road game.
Such was the case in the North Division, which was comprised of six teams that occasionally displayed the green, though faded, Big Eight logo on various materials — be it old banners, trophies or game programs.