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So if we alternate biennially instead of annually, here's what a team's schedule would look like:

That works too.

They want to be independent, I left them independent. ;) Now they can schedule whichever teams they like.

As long as we're delving into fantasy land, here there are no alternating pods, just four 4-team divisions per conference. Each team plays its own division plus two teams from each of the other three divisions (alternating annually). Conference championships are a two-round affair. Also, no...

A variant on the "blow it all up" realignment above: ACC East: Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest North: Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia South: Florida, Florida State, Miami, South Florida West: Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina Big 16 East: Penn State...

In the geographic realignment I just showed, I think the only "essential" interconference annual matchups would be Oklahoma/Texas and Alabama/Tennessee. To avoid the need for any specific interconference annual matchups, let's say we add Boston College (back) and Connecticut to the ACC, move...

And a map!

Sounds good to me! ACC East: Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia North: Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse South: Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest West: Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt Big 16 East: Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State...

I say move Auburn and Alabama to the Eastern, while Missouri and either Kentucky or Vanderbilt go to the Western.

If Big 12 eventually falls apart, let’s rank teams SEC would like to add from 1-10 Seems about right, although I would think TCU should be up a rung or two.

At least in the case of Iowa State, the conference might consider the add not worth it. If they anticipate the school will be more of a burden (e.g., financially) than an asset, then they just might decide to stay put at 15.

Liberty will actually be joining the FBS as an independent in 2018.

I don't know much about K-State, but who's to say Snyder's replacement will be a terrible coach?

Here's a more conservative (and perhaps more realistic) prediction for a Big 12 breakdown: ACC (15) Atlantic (7): Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, NC State, Syracuse, Wake Forest Coastal (8): Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Virginia...

Some possible roads to a 4x16 power conference scenario by 2025 (* = football-only affiliates): Scenario 1 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech to Pac-12/16 Kansas and Missouri to Big Ten Houston/Kansas State, TCU, and West Virginia to SEC Cincinnati/Connecticut and Notre Dame to ACC...

Kansas has a lot of options. Any of the four other power conferences might take them. Of course, if they drop down to the American or MWC, their opponents might be a bit easier.

In order of least likely to most likely to be fucked by a Big 12 breakup: 1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 3. Kansas 4. West Virginia 5. Texas Tech (most likely to be saved by tagging along with Texas) 6. Oklahoma State (ditto, but with Oklahoma) 7. TCU 8. Kansas State 9. Iowa State 10. Baylor

I think the difference there is that those schools were all founding members of the SEC. However, I'm sure if the SEC could cut loose Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, they would. Auburn certainly pulls its weight as #2 in Alabama though.

Poor Cyclones. :(

As for K-State, the Big Ten certainly wouldn't take them, but what about the SEC? They have a decent football program, it would be a new state for the conference, and the SEC doesn't care much about academics. I agree that Baylor and Texas Tech are not in the cards for the SEC, but how about...

While I'm still skeptical that the Big Ten would add Iowa State and the SEC would add Kansas State, I think it'd be great if they did. Here's a potential map for that scenario:

Good points. But I suppose the SEC and Big Ten would have the option of sticking at 15 members. That's not ideal from a scheduling standpoint, but the Big Ten was fine with 11 for 18 years.

I just meant "we" generally, as in the passage of time.

The ACC is basically invulnerable until we approach the expiration of their grant of media rights in 2036. Any ACC school that leaves the conference before then still forfeits their media rights to the ACC.