(11-11-2020 12:08 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  Playing with early 90s realignment a little:

Arkansas and Florida St to the SEC
Miami to the ACC

What happens with what’s left? Does the Big East’s Pitt, Cuse, and BC still assemble a football league with Rutgers, Temple, WVU, VT, and SC (taking the place of Miami)? Is that group still capable of getting a seat in the Bowl Alliance/Coalition and then BCS?

Is there then instate pressure for the ACC to go to 12 with VT, SC, and one more and if so does it happen sooner?

Is there a scenario where, for the 90s and early 00s that the Metro—with SC, VT, Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, USM, and Tulane—bring in affiliates and/or full members and its them and not the Big East hosting a football conference?

If the ACC was at 9 schools (with Miami, rather than FSU) and was seeking to expand to 12 schools, then the instate pressures would have been the determining factor in expansion. Clemson was supportive of USC’s return...USC is the 10th. Similarly, VT can leverage UVA to become the 11th member.

The 12th member would be a difficult call. The best candidate would be a Big East school that was willing to prioritize football...Syracuse, WVU and BC would be the best candidates.

Basically, USC replaces FSU in this alternate.