TBD on whether the Texas schools to together (KISS defined the first Big 12 divisions and that was a real source of conflict) but if they do end up together it would be ill-advised to have divisions be anything but that. The only reason I can envision it is being too fixated on the temporary 7-7 and stupidly letting that define the longer term 6-6, or a needless devotion to strict geography.
I do think if the Texas schools stay together, that indicates a 9-game conference schedule though. You have to sell the non-Texas teams on the Texas exposure theyâll get.