As TCU's athletic director, Chris Del Conte is enjoying the discussion that has accompanied the announcement of a Big 12 football championship game for 2017.
Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said the most likely outcome will be two five-team divisions with the two champions facing each other.
While the Big 12 could in theory match its two highest-ranked teams in the championship game under NCAA deregulation passed in January, a significant concern is such a matchup could duplicate a late regular-season game.
"Obviously, that's not optimal," Bowlsby said.
So that leaves athletic directors and conference staff to work on a model that continues a round-robin schedule and incorporates two five-team divisions as the conference currently stands.