money is a big part due to the conference TV deals that the B1G and SEC get...While the SEC is the best conference, the B1G actually hands out more TV money to its members than the SEC does.
The Big12 has struggled in that regard in getting a major TV deal - so much so that the Texas Longhorns have their own network, which they do not share with the other members, certainly not equally.
With the expansion of the CFB, there are some conferences concerned with getting cut out do to lack of quality competition within their conference...While I am confident that the Big12 champ would always get one of the 12 spots, its tougher to imagine they'd ever get more than 2...the B1G has a ceiling as well...maybe 3? The Pac12 is more like the Big12...
so maybe half the spots are up for grabs, however, I could easily see the SEC getting 5-6 spots on a yearly basis.
problem for Oklahoma and Texas, you still need to win the games, and winning against an SEC schedule is harder than a Big12 schedule.
But the TV revenue will be undoubtedly better.
