(07-14-2017 04:16 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(07-14-2017 09:17 AM)Rube Dali Wrote:  The P4

ACC
North: Boston College, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
West: Louisville, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
Central: Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest
South: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami(FL)

B1G Ten
East: Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers
Mideast: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue
North: Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Wisconsin
Southwest: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma

Pac-16
East: Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas, Texas Tech
Rockies: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah
California: California, UCLA, Southern California, Stanford
Northwest: Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State

SEC(This one maybe controversial)
East: Auburn, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Central: Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi
North: Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
West: Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, TCU

While these seem to fit geographically, these 5 in bold would be a problem at some point.

Kansas State is a big academic and cultural misfit in the P16. Likewise with WVa and the ACC. The other three less so, but OU is an outlier made acceptable only by football and Nebraska's desire to have them. TCU's size makes them an outlier in the SEC. TT is an outlier made acceptable only by Texas.

I have to wonder at what point any P-4 scenario results in the 4 conferences turning to a a better fit G-5. For example, what does the P16 get from Kansas State, that is not obtained by New Mexico, maybe even Hawaii. As to the ACC, what does the ACC get with West Va, that is not obtained by TCU, Navy, Cincinnati, or Tulane. Without doubt WVa is the better football program, but it adds almost no footprint and for 65 years UVa and Duke have been opposed to WVa. And with TCU in the SEC, what does the SEC get that is not already obtained by TAMU and Ok State. From a footprint standpoint West Va puts them in the DC and Pittsburgh suburbs.

I don't know if it's possible to get that result, and that's before ESPN shouts in the ear of the ACC and SEC.

How is WVU (Not WVa) a academic outlier in the ACC? That ship sailed when they invited Louisville. What does half of the SEC bring besides a good FB program? If they cared about footprint then why need 4 teams in NC?