the same result (36-14) early in the season as a “non-conference” game, as several of the Big12 teams did this year. Then imagine that the same tie-breaking procedures were applied. We would have still been left out of the championship game.
The tiebreaker that I’m suggesting should be replaced is pretty far down the list of tiebreakers. I think your concern about prioritizing performance in conference is already adequately addressed by all the sorting that precedes it (conference record, H2H, common opponents, etc.). No? You want to split hairs on opponents’ in-conference record?