A championship game doesn't make sense unless they expand, and this signals that expansion truly isn't an option right now.
Big 12 athletic directors did not recommend a proposal to add a conference championship game in football during Thursday’s meeting, making it unlikely that such a game would be added for the 2016 season, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.
Instead, Bowlsby said league administrators have enlisted a research firm to collect data on issues related to expansion and the most advantageous way, based on percentages, for Big 12 teams to consistently produce a participant in the College Football Playoff.