MAC East: Akron; Buffalo; Kent State; UMass; Miami; Ohio and Temple.

MAC West: Ball State; Bowling Green; Central Michigan; Eastern Michigan; Northern Illinois; Toledo and Western Michigan.

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Very nice alignment. It's nice to see there's at least 1 FBS conference where the geography makes sense.

(01-04-2012 03:15 PM)Chappy Wrote:  Very nice alignment. It's nice to see there's at least 1 FBS conference where the geography makes sense.

The Big 10 is just as compact as this.

(01-04-2012 05:23 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(01-04-2012 03:15 PM)Chappy Wrote:  Very nice alignment. It's nice to see there's at least 1 FBS conference where the geography makes sense.

The Big 10 is just as compact as this.

Quite true, but we have legends and leaders instead of east and west. MAC wins.

(01-04-2012 05:42 PM)ohio1317 Wrote:  

(01-04-2012 05:23 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(01-04-2012 03:15 PM)Chappy Wrote:  Very nice alignment. It's nice to see there's at least 1 FBS conference where the geography makes sense.

The Big 10 is just as compact as this.

Quite true, but we have legends and leaders instead of east and west. MAC wins.

Good point.

The B1G dropped the ball there, it could have had Central and East divisions (think time zones).

The B1G is definitely the leader in legendary failures in BCS bowl games...

The Big 10 could have had the same divisions, and just named them North (Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, MSU, plus Northwestern) and South (Penn STate, Ohio State, Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, plus, er, Wisconsin). Wonder how long it'll take them to figure that out.

(01-05-2012 10:39 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  The Big 10 could have had the same divisions, and just named them North (Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, MSU, plus Northwestern) and South (Penn STate, Ohio State, Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, plus, er, Wisconsin). Wonder how long it'll take them to figure that out.

Or you can go non-directional without sounding lame. Atlantic and Coastal were fine names, still geographical in a sense but they work. The Big Ten could have done something around the Great Lakes or the Mississippi River perhaps. Great Lakes Division and Plains Division?

(01-05-2012 10:18 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  The B1G is definitely the leader in legendary failures in BCS bowl games...

I dunno, ACC being 2-13 has to be a close 2nd if not 1st....

(01-05-2012 11:55 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(01-05-2012 10:18 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  The B1G is definitely the leader in legendary failures in BCS bowl games...

I dunno, ACC being 2-13 has to be a close 2nd if not 1st....

Yes, the Big10 has gone (12-13) in BCS Bowls (including (1-1) in BCS Bowls this year), while the current BigEast line-up is (4-5). The ACC is clearly the worst AQ conference overall at (2-13) - while the SEC and PAC have very good BCS Bowls records..