As the leaders of the Big Ten ponder how to conduct their conference title games in future football seasons, it's worth their time to review the past successes and mistakes the Big 12 made while conducting its championship.

Tom Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald says there's a lot of similarities between the conversations taking place now to the ones Big 12 officials had 15 years ago.

Bottom line: "The Big Ten, which touts its collegiality and cooperation, will need all the patience it can muster while creating a title game framework," Barfknecht writes.