Getting into part three of the Irish Breakdown podcast,

Bronte by our friends over at Fandul.

It's the Friday Free For All Mailbag.

Getting us kicked off here in part three of today's show.

We're going to keep these questions rolling.

We've got some fun ones today.

We do.

We do.

Let's go this one from Salt the Virginia Peanuts.

Notre Dame is the only significant opponent for BYU outside of the Big 12.

Texas A&M in Oregon, the same for Arizona State and Oklahoma State.

Is the Big 12-2 week of a conference, or is the Big 12-2 week out of conference for the playoffs?

No.

To make the playoffs, no.

I mean, how's it any different than Indiana and Penn State?

Like, no, they're not. We just, we don't respect the Big 12 as much, so we are more harshly criticized their non-conference.

And I would argue that the Big 12 needs to challenge themselves more out of conference to be better prepared for when they play teams like Oregon in the postseason.

You know, but no, I don't think so.

Like, is it a coincidence that, you know, the Big 12 representative recently

that played a tough out of conference game to start.

I mean, I shouldn't say tough out of conference game.

I don't know that I'd call, you know, Mississippi State a tough out of conference,

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