I’ve spent most of this college football season annoyed by the conference races in 2024’s newly bloated leagues. With so few conference contenders even appearing on each other’s schedules, and with almost every league now lacking divisions, paying attention to the standings has felt useless.

Look at this shit:

With one weekend to go, most of the Big 12’s 16 teams still have chances to reach the conference title game. Because the four teams currently tied at the top haven’t played each other at all...