Conference Realignment

[Olyduck]

I say blow it all up and start over.

 

[USCDoom]

I say blow it all up and start over.

From When? 1940?

Big 6
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State

Big 10
Ohio State
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Purdue
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa

Mountain States Conference
Colorado
Colorado State
Utah
Utah State
BYU
Denver
Wyoming

New England Conference
UConn
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Northeastern

PCC
USC
UCLA
Stanford
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington
Washington State
Idaho
Montana

SEC
Tennessee
Ole Miss
Miss State
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Georgia
LSU
Auburn
Florida
Kentucky
Tulane
Sewanne

Southern Conference
Clemson
Duke
Wake Forest
William AND Mary
North Carolina
Richmond
VMI
Furman
Washington AND Lee
VPI
NCState
Maryland
South Carolina
Davidson
The Citadel

SWC
Texas
Rice
Arkansas
Baylor
TCU
SMU
Texas A&M

 

[Deep Creek]

From When? 1940?

Big 6
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State

Big 10
Ohio State
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Purdue
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa

Mountain States Conference
Colorado
Colorado State
Utah
Utah State
BYU
Denver
Wyoming

New England Conference
UConn
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Northeastern

PCC
USC
UCLA
Stanford
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington
Washington State
Idaho
Montana

SEC
Tennessee
Ole Miss
Miss State
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Georgia
LSU
Auburn
Florida
Kentucky
Tulane
Sewanne

Southern Conference
Clemson
Duke
Wake Forest
William AND Mary
North Carolina
Richmond
VMI
Furman
Washington AND Lee
VPI
NCState
Maryland
South Carolina
Davidson
The Citadel

SWC
Texas
Rice
Arkansas
Baylor
TCU
SMU
Texas A&M

Sounds good to me.

 

[USCDoom]

Sounds good to me.

My Bad

Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (with OG names)
Arizona State Teachers Flagstaff
Arizona State Teachers Tempe
Arizona
Texas Miners
New Mexico
New Mexico A&M
Texas Technological College

 

[GoldRusher]

Make is 17 and add in Missouri.

.....Ok fine, I guess KState gets in too then to make 18..

Oh and BTW the ACC is poor..
ACC revenues drop by $30 million in 2016 after jump due to Maryland exit fee

 

[GoldRusher]

Although the SEC might like the following that Texas has, I think that school is too much of a demanding prima-donna to gain serious consideration for membership in the SEC. The Big-12 school with the most in common with the SEC is Oklahoma - the culture is similar & they excel in the same two sports that most define the SEC these days: football & softball.

West Virginia would be pretty much a cultural fit, but their academics make them less attractive. TCU is probably the only other B-12 team that the SEC might show an interest in. I don't think they would take two teams from Oklahoma.

The new and improved SEC:

East

Alabama
Florida
UT
Georgia
South Carolina
WVU
Kentucky
Vandy

West

OU
LSU
Auburn
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Texas A&M
Mizzu
Arkansas

 

[theboardref]

The new and improved SEC:

East

Alabama
Florida
UT
Georgia
South Carolina
WVU
Kentucky
Vandy

West

OU
LSU
Auburn
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Texas A&M
Mizzu
Arkansas

Auburn would be east not Bama.

 

[theboardref]

.....Ok fine, I guess KState gets in too then to make 18..

Oh and BTW the ACC is poor..
ACC revenues drop by $30 million in 2016 after jump due to Maryland exit fee

Damn, they are kinda broke. Danny Kanell and the ACC network to the rescue.

 

[Deep Creek]

ACC revenues drop by $30 million in 2016 after jump due to Maryland exit fee

My heart bleeds for 'em!

 

[GoldRusher]

Auburn would be east not Bama.

I put Bama in the east to have the blue bloods in both divisions and to have the CCG matchup but..

 

[Olyduck]

From When? 1940?

Big 6
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State

Big 10
Ohio State
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Purdue
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa

Mountain States Conference
Colorado
Colorado State
Utah
Utah State
BYU
Denver
Wyoming

New England Conference
UConn
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Northeastern

PCC
USC
UCLA
Stanford
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington
Washington State
Idaho
Montana

SEC
Tennessee
Ole Miss
Miss State
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Georgia
LSU
Auburn
Florida
Kentucky
Tulane
Sewanne

Southern Conference
Clemson
Duke
Wake Forest
William AND Mary
North Carolina
Richmond
VMI
Furman
Washington AND Lee
VPI
NCState
Maryland
South Carolina
Davidson
The Citadel

SWC
Texas
Rice
Arkansas
Baylor
TCU
SMU
Texas A&M

From when? Blow it up start over mean blow it up and start over. not from a when just start over. all new conferences. Im sure some schools would stay together. West coast doesnt really have a lot of options.

 

[outofyourmind]

So
Florida State
Miami
Clemson
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Sewanee

To the Big XII then.
1st to 16

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[Nerdlinger]

I say blow it all up and start over.

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
North: Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin
South: Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska

Pac-16
East: Houston, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
North: Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State
South: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah
West: California, Stanford, UCLA, USC

SEC
East: Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina
North: Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
South: Florida, Florida State, Miami, South Florida
West: Arkansas, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

 

[TheReal_NU]

Sounds good to me!


Big 16
East: Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State
North: Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin
South: Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska

Can we trade the bolded for a corn dog and a bag of chips???

 

[Nerdlinger]

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
North: Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin
South: Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska

Pac-16
East: Houston, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
North: Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State
South: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah
West: California, Stanford, UCLA, USC

SEC
East: Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina
North: Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
South: Florida, Florida State, Miami, South Florida
West: Arkansas, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

And a map!

 

[Nerdlinger]

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 Tennessee and Vanderbilt (back) to the SEC, move Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to the Pac-16, and then ax, hmm, Houston and Utah. Then we get this:

ACC
East: Boston College, Connecticut, Rutgers, Syracuse
North: Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia
South: Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
West: Kentucky, Louisville, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Big 16
East: Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State
North: Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin
South: Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska

Pac-16
East: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M
North: Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State
South: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Texas Tech
West: California, Stanford, UCLA, USC

SEC
East: Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina
North: Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
South: Florida, Florida State, Miami, South Florida
West: Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss

Not terrible. That ACC is still rather weak though.

 

[Camfantasy]

So
Florida State
Miami
Clemson
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Sewanee

To the Big XII then.
1st to 16

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no one wants to join that dumpster fire

 

[outofyourmind]

no one wants to join that dumpster fire

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[Camfantasy]

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[outofyourmind]

Hey
Take care of our Coach in Waiting.
He won't be at VT very long.