This isn't about scenarios...realistic or theoretical. This is purely about having fun.

The only rules here are that you have to divide all the powers among 4 conferences. The conference champions get births in the CFP at the end of the regular season. Break it down however you want...number of schools, number of league games, conference semis if you like or no conference title game if you don't want.

If you could be king for a day, how would you set it up?

Here's my fantasy Power 4.


SEC:

West: Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Arkansas

Central: LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, Auburn, Florida State

East: Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Clemson, NC State

North: West Virginia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Louisville, Virginia Tech

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Pacific Western Conference:

North: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Boise State

Central: California, Stanford, Utah, BYU, Colorado

South: UCLA, USC, Arizona, Arizona State, New Mexico

East: Colorado State, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor, Houston

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Big Ten:

West: Nebraska, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota

Central: Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue,

East: Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers

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Big East:

North: Boston College, UConn, Syracuse, Temple, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh

South: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, Miami

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Any pattern you might see in this fantasy is purely a figment of your imagination...

If I were college football czar, I would redo conferences & start a P4 from scratch. Everyone would play a 4 team CC. Winners advance to 4 team CFP.

PAC 16
North- Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Washington State

West- USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon State

South- Arizona, Arizona State, TT, BYU

East- Utah, Colorado, Iowa St, Boise

ACC
North- ND, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, WV, Cincinnati, UConn

South- Auburn, FSU, Clemson, Miami, Louisville, Kentucky

Central- Tennessee, Georgia, NC, Duke, Virginia, ECU

SEC
East- Florida, SC, GT, VT, NC State, UCF

Central- Alabama, LSU, A&M, Ole Miss, Miss State, Vanderbilt

West- Texas, Oklahoma, TCU,
Baylor, Arkansas, Oklahoma State

B1G 18
East- Michigan, Penn St, Michigan State, Maryland, Rutgers, BC

Central- Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue

West- Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State

One is left out but 7 are added, including ND & BYU. WF is switched out with ECU.

I don't like the idea of a Power 4. I wish that the NCAA would have ruled that all you needed was 8 conference members instead of 10 to have a championship game. These mega conferences are vastly overblown and outside of the money. Really aren't worth being in. You hardly ever get to play anyone on the other side of the conference.

Fantasy Only:

SEC:

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, N.C. State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech

Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

Arkansas, Louisiana State, Miami, Missouri, T.C.U., Texas A&M

Reasons: Virginia Tech & N.C. State add new markets. T.C.U. delivers more of a market that we want and gives us a 2nd school in Texas which is important for recruiting. Miami give us the simple majority of college football viewing households in the state, a second Florida school which helps further with recruiting, and it gives us a school in a part of Florida where our presence isn't as strong.

ACC:

Boston College, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia

Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Wake Forest

Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech

Reasons: Yes the ACC gives up 3 schools. But, they give up no states, no top schools in a state, and they add almost 33 million viewers and a solid Western Division and gain N.D. full time. (If the Irish decline W.V.U. is still there to get to 18 full members and reconnect the footprint and N.D. can be kept as a partial.) It gives the ACC the branding and markets necessary to receive payouts on par with the SEC. It also sets up a very nice rivalry relationship with the SEC across the board.

Big 10:

Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin

Reasons: It's my fantasy so having their blowhards settle for UConn and Iowa State would be supreme for the enjoyment of resulting meltdowns.

PAC:

Brigham Young, Nevada Las Vegas, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, Utah

Arizona, Arizona State, California, California Los Angeles, Colorado, Southern Cal, Stanford

Reasons: B.Y.U. is a money maker worthy of P inclusion. Nevada is a state where the PAC truly needs a presence.

(06-17-2016 10:21 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  Here's my fantasy Power 4.


SEC:

West: Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Arkansas

Central: LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, Auburn, Florida State

East: Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Clemson, NC State

North: West Virginia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Louisville, Virginia Tech

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Pacific Western Conference:

North: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Boise State

Central: California, Stanford, Utah, BYU, Colorado

South: UCLA, USC, Arizona, Arizona State, New Mexico

East: Colorado State, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor, Houston

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Big Ten:

West: Nebraska, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota

Central: Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue,

East: Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers

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Big East:

North: Boston College, UConn, Syracuse, Temple, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh

South: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, Miami

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Any pattern you might see in this fantasy is purely a figment of your imagination...

My normal pro-independence posts aside, man that is one crappy division.

Option 1:

SEC: (4 permanent rivals, rotate 5 others home/home every six years)
TN, KY, GA, Florida South Carolina
NC State, UNC, Virginia, VTech, FSU

Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miss State, LSU
Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, OK, Texas

Big 10:
Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers
Maryland, Pitt, Boston College, Syracuse, GT

Indiana, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, ND, Iowa State

PAC:
Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State
Cal, Stanford, UCLA, USC
Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah
Texas Tech, OK State, Kansas, KSU

Mangolia: Vanderbilt, Tulane, Tulsa, SMU, Rice, TCU, Wake, Duke, Miami

Alternatively (5 permanent rivals, rotate 4 others h/h every four years):
SEC: TN, KY, Florida, Georgia, Vandy, VTech, NC State, Clemson, Florida State, Alabama, Auburn, Miss, Miss St, LSU

Big PAC: (3 divisions of 8)
Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Northwestern, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, GT, Virginia, Duke, UNC, ND + Cal, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon State

Big Mountain (2 of 12):
Wake, South Carolina, West Virginia, Boston College, Syracuse, Louisville, Rutgers, Penn State, Miami, Pitt, Cincy, UConn + Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, BYU, TCU, Boise, New Mexico, Colorado St, Wyoming, Air Force, UNLV, SDSU

Big Southwest (2 of 8):
Missouri, Nebraska, KSU, Kansas, Iowa State, OK, OK State, Colorado + Texas, Tech, A&M, SMU, Rice, Houston, Baylor, Arkansas

PAC West

Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Oregon State
Cal
Stanford
UCLA
Southern Cal
Hawaii

PAC East

Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
Utah
BYU
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas Tech

B1G West

Wisconsin
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Northwestern

B1G East

Purdue
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Maryland
Rutgers
Notre Dame

SEC EAST

GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
VANDERBILT
FLORIDA
SOUTH CAROLINA
KENTUCKY
NC STATE
VIRGINIA TECH
FLORIDA STATE

SEC WEST

TEXAS A&M
TCU
LOUISIANA STATE
ARKANSAS
OLE MISS
MISS STATE
ALABAMA
AUBURN
GEORGIA TECH

ACC SOUTH

VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA
DUKE
WAKE FOREST
CLEMSON
SOUTH FLORIDA
CENTRAL FLORIDA
MIAMI
LOUISVILLE


ACC NORTH

SYRACUSE
PITTSBURGH
BOSTON COLLEGE
TEMPLE
CINCINATTI
MEMPHIS
WEST VIRGINIA
IOWA STATE
KANSAS STATE

PAC
Northwest: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, Boise St
California: California, Stanford, USC, UCLA, San Diego St
Southwest: Utah, BYU, UNLV, Arizona, Arizona St
Central: Colorado St, New Mexico, Texas Tech, TCU, Houston

SEC
Atlantic: Georgia, Florida, South Florida, South Carolina, East Carolina
Gulf: Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St, Baylor
Southern: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Central: Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma St, Kansas St, Iowa St

B1G
Central: Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado
West: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern
East: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St
Northeast: Penn St, Rutgers, Maryland, Connecticut, Temple

ACC
Southeast: Miami, Florida St, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Central Florida
Mid-Atlantic: North Carolina, North Carolina St, Duke, Wake Forest, Virginia
Northern: Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Boston College, Notre Dame, West Virginia
Metro: Virginia Tech, Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane

(06-22-2016 12:10 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  PAC West

Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Oregon State
Cal
Stanford
UCLA
Southern Cal
Hawaii

PAC East

Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
Utah
BYU
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas Tech

B1G West

Wisconsin
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Northwestern

B1G East

Purdue
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Maryland
Rutgers
Notre Dame

SEC EAST

GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
VANDERBILT
FLORIDA
SOUTH CAROLINA
KENTUCKY
NC STATE
VIRGINIA TECH
FLORIDA STATE

SEC WEST

TEXAS A&M
TCU
LOUISIANA STATE
ARKANSAS
OLE MISS
MISS STATE
ALABAMA
AUBURN
GEORGIA TECH

ACC SOUTH

VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA
DUKE
WAKE FOREST
CLEMSON
SOUTH FLORIDA
CENTRAL FLORIDA
MIAMI
LOUISVILLE


ACC NORTH

SYRACUSE
PITTSBURGH
BOSTON COLLEGE
TEMPLE
CINCINATTI
MEMPHIS
WEST VIRGINIA
IOWA STATE
KANSAS STATE

Come on 10th.... show us Mizzou folks some love. Nothing named BIG... ever.

I've got a fantasy P2:

AMERICAN LEAGUE (36 schools)

NORTH: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue
EAST: Ohio St., Michigan, Michigan St., Penn St., Rutgers, Indiana
ATLANTIC: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt
COASTAL: Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College, Miami, Navy
SOUTHWEST: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska
PACIFIC: USC, Stanford, Arizona St., Oregon, Washington, Utah

The American League comes from the B1G adding:
- Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas from the Big 12;
- Missouri and Vanderbilt from the SEC;
- Notre Dame, UVA, UNC, Duke, Georgia Tech, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College, and Miami from the ACC;
- USC, Stanford, Arizona St., Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Utah form the PAC;
- Navy from the AAC.

NATIONAL LEAGUE (36 schools)

EAST: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina
SOUTH: Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi St., Kentucky
ATLANTIC: Florida St., Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech, Louisville, WVU
COASTAL: Houston, Cincinnati, UConn, Temple, USF, UCF
SOUTHWEST: TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech, Oklahoma St., Kansas St., Iowa St.
PACIFIC: UCLA, California, Arizona, Washington St., Oregon St., BYU

The National League comes from the SEC adding:
- Florida St., Clemson, Virginia Tech, NC State, and Louisville from the ACC;
- UCLA, California, Arizona, Washington St., and Oregon St. from the PAC;
- TCU, WVU, Baylor, Texas Tech, Oklahoma St., Kansas St., and Iowa St. from the Big 12;
- Houston, Cincinnati, UConn, Tempe, USF, and UCF from the AAC;
- BYU from independence.

12-game regular season schedule includes: 5 intra-division, 4 cross-division (with some annual locks), and 3 cross-league (with some annual locks). 1 pre-season exhibition game allowed against G5 school (no FCS games). Exhibition game doesn't count for win-loss record or stats - also, redshirt players can play.