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Can the Big 12 become a stable conference? #DearAndy

Andy Staples answers your questions on recruiting, the Big 12 and the opening weekend of the 2016 season.
Can the Big 12 become a stable conference? #DearAndy
Can the Big 12 become a stable conference? #DearAndy

In this week’s #DearAndy, Andy Staples answers your questions from Twitter on…

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• Which of these programs has the biggest advantage when competing with other programs in its state for in-state talent: Georgia, LSU or Ohio State? Each of them reside in states that produce an abundance of FBS-caliber players.

• Can the Big 12 become a stable conference long-term? Remember when the conference came close to imploding amid the realignment craze of 2010? 

• What’s the biggest matchup of the opening weekend of the 2016 season? Among the games taking place are Clemson-Auburn, Georgia-North Carolina, Oklahoma-Houston, LSU-Wisconsin, Alabama-USC and Ole Miss-Florida State.

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Senior writer Andy Staples has covered college football for SI since 2008, developing an encyclopedic index of the best food in every college town along the way.