What a brutal run of Novembers we have been through, and seasons where all sense of context dissolves in October.
In the B12, at least a subpar finish in the bottom half of the conf will provide context and a measuring stick as to where the program needs to go to move up in the ranks. It also will hopefully mean the development of some rivalries with teams we play regularly. For example, I miss the battles we had with TCU in the MWC.
Yes, I will admit that independence was better than continuing in the depleted MWC, but the last few weeks of most independence seasons were terrible. Made it hard to find reasons to get excited for the games each week. Can’t wait to put this in the rear view mirror.