The years most spectacular supercross event just got better: Monster Energy announces its inaugural FMX High Rollers contest to take place at the UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada during the Monster Energy Cup on Sat., Oct. 15, 2016.With a total prize purse of $100,000, the Monster Energy FMX High Rollers contest will see 30 of the worlds best freestyle motocross experts -- including riders from Australia, Czech Republic, France, Japan, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the US -- battle it out in three competition formats: Dirt Shark Biggest Whip, Freestyle Motocross (FMX), and Quarterpipe Big Air. Further upping the ante, the three-hour contest will act as the official qualifier for the Moto X Best Whip and Freestyle events at X Games Minneapolis 2017.As a highlight of this years Pit Party sideline event, the Monster Energy FMX High Rollers contest will take place in the pits of UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium during Monster Energy Cup practice. Featuring a full day of entertainment including a Monster Energy DJ, rider autographs, freestyle motocross and experiential elements, the Pit Party is free of charge with a valid Monster Energy Cup ticket from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2016.Kicking off the FMX action from 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m., the Dirt Shark Biggest Whip competition will narrow a field of 16 riders down to three finalists going head-to-head for the most spectacular aerial stunts, also known as whips. Top competitors include Monster Energy team riders Axell Hodges, Edgar Torronteras, Bryce Hudson, and Jeremy Stenberg. Former winners Tom Parsons and Jarryd McNeil will also be competing.Starting at 2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., the Freestyle Motocross (FMX) event will see 16 riders attack an obstacle course with their best tricks during two 75-second runs each. Competing for the $30,000 prize for first place -- the days highest FMX payout -- will be Monster Energys Blake Williams, Harry Bink, Nate Adams, and Taka Higashino, the first Japanese freestyle motocross rider to win a medal at the X Games. Jackson Strong, Adam Jones, David Rinaldo and more to be announced will also be competing in the FMX event.Wrapping things up, the first ever FMX Quarterpipe High Air competition will feature ten riders in pursuit of the days highest aerial from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The rider who successfully boosts the highest quarterpipe air will ride away with the victory for this inaugural event.The Monster Energy Cup is a headline Monster event and adding the freestyle component of motocross with an all-star line-up will definitely elevate the overall event and fan experience this year, said Monster Energy Vice President of Sports Marketing Mitch Covington.For exclusive updates, visit Monster Energy or follow along on Monsters Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.Please note contest times are subject to change. 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IRVING, Texas -- The Big 12 Conference will not split into divisions for football and instead will match its first- and second-place teams when its championship game returns next season.Athletic directors decided on the 1 vs. 2 format after input from the leagues football coaches, the conference announced Friday.Given our round-robin, nine-game scheduling model, it is expected the Big 12 champion will be uniquely positioned for College Football Playoff consideration, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a statement. I would argue there will be no path more difficult than our champions, where it will have played every team in the conference, faced at least one autonomy conference non-conference opponent and then plays in our championship game. The guaranteed No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup will be a great game for our fans, and its hard to imagine a stronger position for a conference champion.The league is expected to announce the site of the 2017 championship game in the coming weeks.The Big 12 announced earlier this year it planned to bring back the championship game it discontinued in 2011 after Nebraska and Colorado departed the conference, leaving only 10 members.It has been the smallest Power Five conference and only one without a conference championship game since. After Big 12 co-champions TCU and Baylor were left out of the first four-team playoff in 2014, conference leaders considered resuming the championship game. The conference felt it could be at a disadvantage if its top teams were playing 12 games, while the other Power Five champions were playing 13, including a high-profile championship game to end the season.ddddddddddddIn 2015, not having a championship game was not a problem for the Big 12. Oklahoma won the conference and was selected for the playoff.Earlier this year, the NCAA passed legislation that was co-sponsored by the Big 12, allowing conferences with less than 12 members to stage a championship game.A championship game is not a natural fit for a 10-team conference. Hired consultants provided data to the Big 12 that showed the conferences chances to place a team in the playoff would improve by having 12 members split into two divisions, with a championship game. The Big 12 spent three months analyzing expansion and vetting schools to potentially add. Last week, the conference announced it was sticking with 10 members and its round-robin schedule, guaranteeing the championship game will be a rematch.The Big 12 considered different ways of splitting into two five-team divisions . Divisions could have made it possible to avoid having the championship game participants playing twice during a short period of time. Cross-division games could have been scheduled for earlier in the season.Now it is possible the conferences two best teams could meet in consecutive weeks, which happened in the Pac-12 in 2012 with UCLA and Stanford. ' ' '