I saw those name possibilities in earlier threads and I REALLY like them. I love how they play on the metaphor of the westward expansion of our country.
I also think FAR TOO MANY people take the term "Western division" too literal. Yes, the conferance is expanding westward but there will be central timezone teams in the West. It was never expressed that the nBe was going to base an entire division in the West.
That said, Boise SDSU, UH, SMU, and Memphis, are blazing new frontier together. Let's bring in a BYU, Air Force, or Fresno, as #14, and brand this thing.

The Frontier Division
Air Force
Boise State
Houston
Memphis
NAVY
SDSU
SMU

I like it.

You make a good point.

It's less dumb that Leaders and Legends or Atlantic and Coastal.

Although technically.....the two Florida schools really wouldn't belong in a division called Colonial. Florida was just as much a "Frontier" as any of the Western states were but I think people would be able to diffentiate between the two.....except for that one Eastern team in the West....like Navy.

Still has to be Tupac and Biggie

how bout Hatfields and Mccoys

Here's my breakdown of divisions if Air Force become #14:

Cats, Dogs, and Birds Division
Cincinnati Bearcats
Memphis Tigers
Houston Cougars
UConn Huskies
Louisville Cardinals
Temple Owls
Air Force Falcons


Warriors and Farm Animals Division
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Navy Midshipmen
UCF Knights
San Diego State Aztecs
Boise State Broncos
SMU Mustangs
USF Bulls

(04-13-2012 01:20 PM)Inigo Wrote:  Here's my breakdown of divisions if Air Force become #14:

Cats, Dogs, and Birds Division
Cincinnati Bearcats
Memphis Tigers
Houston Cougars
UConn Huskies
Louisville Cardinals
Temple Owls
Air Force Falcons


Warriors and Farm Animals Division
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Navy Midshipmen
UCF Knights
San Diego State Aztecs
Boise State Broncos
SMU Mustangs
USF Bulls

Change to "Wild" and "Domesticated"

(04-13-2012 01:20 PM)Inigo Wrote:  Here's my breakdown of divisions if Air Force become #14:

Cats, Dogs, and Birds Division
Cincinnati Bearcats
Memphis Tigers
Houston Cougars
UConn Huskies
Louisville Cardinals
Temple Owls
Air Force Falcons


Warriors and Farm Animals Division
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Navy Midshipmen
UCF Knights
San Diego State Aztecs
Boise State Broncos
SMU Mustangs
USF Bulls

I love the Cats Dogs and Birds name.

(04-13-2012 01:20 PM)Inigo Wrote:  Here's my breakdown of divisions if Air Force become #14:

Cats, Dogs, and Birds Division
Cincinnati Bearcats
Memphis Tigers
Houston Cougars
UConn Huskies
Louisville Cardinals
Temple Owls
Air Force Falcons


Warriors and Farm Animals Division
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Navy Midshipmen
UCF Knights
San Diego State Aztecs
Boise State Broncos
SMU Mustangs
USF Bulls

Post of the day. Cats Dogs and Birds.. Hilarious!

Also, I love the OP idea of Colonial/Frontier. Brilliant!

Two great posts, keep up the good work gentlemen.

I like it. East/West - North/South is too blah. We should try something different

(04-13-2012 12:35 PM)monty Wrote:  Still has to be Tupac and Biggie

YES, YES, 1000 TIMES YES!

"Big"
Central Florida
Cincinnati
DePaul
Houston
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
Notre Dame
Southern Methodist

"East"
Connecticut
Georgetown
Providence
Rutgers
Seton Hall
St. John's
Temple
South Florida
Villanova

Tupac: SDSU, Boise, SMU, Houston, Memphis, Navy, AFA/Fresno/BYU
Biggie: UConn, Rutgers, Temple, Cincy, Louisville, UCF, USF

(04-13-2012 03:09 PM)brista21 Wrote:  Tupac: SDSU, Boise, SMU, Houston, Memphis, Navy, AFA/Fresno/BYU
Biggie: UConn, Rutgers, Temple, Cincy, Louisville, UCF, USF

I call dibs on Snoop

With so much drama in the new big E
It's kinda hard being A-z-t-e-c

(04-13-2012 01:57 PM)gotigers1 Wrote:  I like it. East/West - North/South is too blah. We should try something different

The Frontiersmen approve!

Dogs, Cats.

Atlantic and Pacific.

This way casual fans can understand which side of the country teams are on.

The teams closer to the Atlantic Ocean are in the Atlantic Division (except Navy which likes a national schedule).

The teams closer to the Pacific Ocean are in the Pacific Division (except Navy which enjoys a national schedule).

This is much less confusing than Legends and Leaders or Colonial and Frontier.

Just keep it simple.

I like Colonial and Frontier. Also like Atlantic and Pacific.

Combine both?

Atlantic Colonial Division - ACD
Pacific Frontier Division - PFD

Either way...the name of the divisions will/could be stupid (see Big Ten and ACC) or dull (see SEC and Pac-12).

I say...make $$$$$$$$ off these dumb names and have:

Cocoa-Cola Division

FedEx Division

At a price of $2 Million per year for each.

Make $4 Million extra $$$ ( probably more $$$$ than even a Conf Championship Game can produce for the Big East) as those companies would be exposure all season long...from on-air to web presence.

Why not go whole hog and make it Pepsi Division v. Coke Division... or Fed-Ex v UPS?