RE: SEC/ACC merger
I'm hoping for the B1G/PAC/ACC/SEC "merger" to Division 4. Absorb Big 12 and 5 call-ups (Cincinnati, UCF, BYU, Houston, and UConn). 70 teams total. Get semi-finals into the Conference Championship tournament and break things down to 4-5 team divisions - everyone has a chance - enhances the regular season and attendance/ratings.
Here's how I would break it down:
SEC (16 teams)
WEST: LSU, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Missouri,
EAST: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt,
NORTH: South Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech, Kentucky
SOUTH: Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi St
9-game sked, 3 intra and 6 cross-division (2 each), plus one Div. 4 OOC
B1G (20 teams)
WEST: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Kansas
CENTRAL: Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue
EAST: Michigan, Michigan St., Ohio St., Penn St., Rutgers
SOUTH: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech
10-game sked, 4 intra, 6 cross-division (2 each), plus one Div. 4 OOC
PAC: (16 teams)
NORTHWEST: Oregon, Oregon St., Washington, Washington St.
WEST: USC, UCLA, Stanford, California
MOUNTAIN: ASU, Arizona, Utah, Colorado
EAST: Texas Tech, Houston, Kansas St., BYU
9-game sked, 3 intra and the 6 cross-division (2 each), plus one Div. 4 OOC
ACC: (18 teams)
WEST: Baylor, TCU, Iowa St., Oklahoma St.
CENTRAL: Louisville, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, WVU
NORTH: Syracuse, Pitt, Boston College, UConn
SOUTH: FSU, Miami, UCF, Clemson
Notre Dame and Texas - football independents, ACC Olympic sports members
9-game sked, 3 intra and the 6 cross-division (2 each) - plus one Div. 4 OOC,
including ND and Texas (ND = 2 from North, TX = 2 from West, then rotate 3 among the other divisions (1 each)
Conference Championship: semi-finals - at home field of higher ranked division winners, Thanksgiving weekend; Championship games the first weekend of December
CFP Round 1: weekend/week before Christmas - at home field of the four Div. 4 Champions; wild cards and seeding by Selection Committee
CFP Semi-Finals: NY6/CFP system - status quo
CFP Championship: status quo
FCS EXHIBITION games in August (or Spring) only. Exhibition = do not count against schedule or for win-loss record. So, Division 4 only play regular season games against FBS.
EDIT: Championship/CFP Alternative:
Allow 2 Wild Cards in each Conference Championship tournament; CFP is simply the four Div. 4 Champions. (ND and Texas eligible as ACC wild cards)
First Weekend December: 2 wild cards at #3 and #4 Division Winners.
Second Weekend December: Round 1 winners at #1 and #2 Division Winners.
Weekend/Week before Christmas: Conference Championship Game at neutral site
CFP: NY6/CFP as status quo
(This post was last modified: 08-12-2015 05:15 PM by YNot.)
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