If the 2 Big 12 teams in question were Texas or Oklahoma we may not be having this debate. Also if A&M was still in the Big 12 they would probably still have a conference championship game.
I used the word relevant because its the truth. If the Big 12 had 2 bye weeks like everyone else and no games this week, the conference would be forgotten about for the week. Hence the term relevant. Out of sight out of mind at least for the week.