Gundy Advocates 9-Game Conference Schedule For Big 12

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy would prefer to eliminate the Big 12's divisional format and have each team play nine conference games instead of eight. <br/><br/>Gundy told

Monday, September 10th 2007, 10:07 pm

By: News On 6

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy would prefer to eliminate the Big 12's divisional format and have each team play nine conference games instead of eight.

Gundy told reporters Monday he proposed the change at the conference's spring meetings, but everybody laughed at him. He believes the two teams that have the best record in the league should play for the championship.

Big 12 teams play each of the five other teams in their division, plus three of the teams from the opposite division each year. Teams in opposite divisions play each other twice every four years.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said he would support adding a ninth game, but only if it meant eliminating the conference championship game and the North and South divisions.

Under the nine-game format, Stoops didn't think it would be practical to have the top two teams in the division play a championship game when the Big Ten and Pac-10 don't have title games.