It really seems to me that there are some schools that have purposely dragged their feet on reinstating football in the BIG b/c they know their respective teams will get thumped by OSU this year. (Looking at you TTUN & sparty). They would rather not play at all and out of spite, and cost OSU a chance at a national title.
This is such backwards thinking. Most conferences would LOVE to have a marque team with national appeal bring home a championship which elevates the entire conference. Not the BIG. Many schools are thinking "now if we can just wait a little longer and Fields and a few more opt out, we can actually be competitive with OSU." What a f'ing terrible conference to be part of!