In the grand scheme of the college power structure, bowl records don't matter a whole lot -- until they do.
They matter if a conference is really good or absolutely abysmal. And they matter when the conference is under siege for its performance and play.
All of which brings us to the Big 12, which went 4-3 this bowl season (6-1 against the spread for you degenerate gamblers). The Big 12 is now 13-8 the past three seasons, not bad given how the conference was heavily scrutinized after the 2014 playoff snub and the performance of its defenses.