On a side note, can someone explain why two top 15, first place conference teams are playing on the Big 12 Network? WTF?
Happens almost every year. Has less to do with how good they are projected to be, more to do with keeping affiliates. In order for a local network like KSNT to carry a crappy ISU-OSU game on a Tuesday night instead of NBC network programming, they get to have the KST/KU game that year. Otherwise there would be little incentive for KSNT to be part of the Big 12 TV weekday package.
Happens for other schools too, games with huge local/regional interest will be on local Big 12 TV at least once as a tradeoff for all the other games they have to carry.
