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RE: The American should abolish divisions.
(07-07-2017 10:31 AM)YNot Wrote: 9 conference games is too many. You need more opportunities to play the P5 in the OOC games without shooting yourself in the foot by the extra conference game. That 9th conference game will give half the conference an extra loss than there might have been otherwise.
And, you need to replace BYU with SDSU. I am intrigued by the concept, but BYU administration won't give up 5-7 P5 games per year (including multiple P5 at home) from 2020 to 2025 for the AAC.
Also, I'd modify the "rivals" somewhat:
UConn: Temple, Cincy, USF
Cincy: UConn, USF, ECU
USF: UCF, UConn, Cincy
Temple: UConn, ECU, UCF
ECU: UCF, Cincy, Temple
UCF: USF, ECU, Temple
Memphis: Tulane, Tulsa, Houston
Tulane: Memphis, Tulsa, Houston
Houston: SMU, Tulane, Memphis
SMU: Houston, Tulsa, Navy
Tulsa: SMU, Tulane, Memphis
Navy: AFA, SMU, SDSU
AFA: Navy, CSU, Boise
CSU: AFA, SDSU, Boise
Boise: SDSU, CSU, AFA
SDSU: Boise, CSU, Navy
(this obviously only works if there is full CCG deregulation allowed)
As I've stated before, BYU and Gonzaga could be realistic Olympic sports targets to make the 18-school nation-wide conference a reality and give Boise, AFA, CSU, and SDSU Olympic sports a home. Nice and tidy Olympic sports divisions:
EAST: UConn, Temple, Cincinnati, ECU, UCF, USF
CENTRAL: Wichita, Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Memphis, Tulane
WEST: Gonzaga, Boise, BYU, AFA, CSU, SDSU
In football, having a cross-national conference doesn't really matter for FBS. This would definitely work with BYU or San Diego St. With the other sports, having a couple non-football Western programs would be necessary for travel reasons.
I think YNot's set up works well. If the AAC were to get a permanent seat in the NY6, I think BYU would find their way in. Maybe something similar to the old Big East where they had a permanent spot in the BCS, just not a permanent bowl.
If BYU were to join, adding San Diego St and UNLV or New Mexico would be okay as well for 18. This would allow for 5 permanent rivals and 3-3-3-3 for the other 12 allowing each school to play all the others every 4 years in an 8-game season.
These aren't divisions but rather each school with their 5 permanent rivals which would end up looking like divisions...hmm...:
West: San Diego St, UNLV, Boise St, BYU, Air Force, Colorado St
Central: Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Memphis, Navy (fb)
East: Central Florida, South Florida, East Carolina, Cincinnati, Temple, Connecticut
For non-football, add Gonzaga, St. Mary's, and Saint Louis. That gets the AAC to 21 for basketball which would allow for a 20-game season that everyone gets to play everyone.
Not divisions, just the AAC basketball divided into 3 regions:
West: Gonzaga, St. Mary's, San Diego St, UNLV, Boise St, BYU, Colorado St
Central: Air Force, Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Wichita St, Saint Louis
East: Memphis, Cincinnati, Temple, Connecticut, East Carolina, Central Florida, South Florida
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