Big 12 coaches have to start defending themselves

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops needs to defend the Big 12. (AP Photo)I try not to repeat myself. Try to move on to new and fresh subjects. Make my case and be done with it. Come back to it later, if necessary, but much later.

But sometimes, you have to reiterate your point. Over and over again.

So here goes. Jeff Long is talking in code. The chairman of the College Football Playoff committee is taking repeated veiled shots at the Big 12.

Long did it again Tuesday night, when the committee released its second rankings of the season. The rankings were fine. I had no big issue with how teams were slotted. Notre Dame No. 4? Good. Iowa No. 5, ahead of Baylor, Stanford and OSU? No problem. The…