In the old swc , we had only Texas , Texas A&M and Arkansas as big weights. In the new big 12 in 2024 , we will have plenty of tough teams and top to bottom this will be of best conf to date. No easy teams and Byu can be Texas, ok state will be a$m and west vir etc can easily replace Arkansas or whoever you want to pop in but regardless, the new big 12 is tougher top to bottom than the old swc.
In ‘78 we played #6, #10, #9, #6, and #10 (where teams were ranked when we played them).
In ‘76, we played #4, #5, #9, #15, and #20.
It’s hard to say. I don’t think the top of the schedule will be quite as challenging, but from top to bottom it will be more so. There won’t be any Rices or TCUs, both of whom were terrible during much of the 70s and 80s.