High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The final standings of the 2008 Big 12 Conference`s South Division football regular season resulted in the first 3-way division tie in the Big 12. The decision of which team would be selected to represent the division in the 2008 Big 12 Championship Game was controversial. Ultimately, the Oklahoma Sooners were chosen by polls, not on the field results, over the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders.