re: Are conference championship games going to continue?

As of now they are set to continue, too much money for them not to be played. They will basically be a de facto "playoff" game to determine seeding. The problem that can happen is it is entirely possible you could see the same teams play 3 times in a season. For example next year, the big 10 is going without divisions, meaning OSU and Michigan would meet again in the conference championship game using this year's records. They could then both make the playoffs and potentially play each other for the 3rd time