This isn't to design for power. Or money. Or TV. Or anything else. Just the teams you want to play. But the conference does have to be realistic in organization and size. No 5 team or 25 team conferences, etc.


Georgia Tech Conference

Pod 1:
- Auburn
- Florida State
- Tennessee
- Vanderbilt

Pod 2:
- Georgia Tech
- U[sic]GA
- South Carolina
- Clemson

Pod 3
- Wake Forest
- Duke
- NC State
- North Carolina

Pod 4
- Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Kentucky
- Maryland

Been a while since you've trotted this one out.

I would put the old metro conference back together and call it a day. FSU, Gtech, cincy,Louisville, Memphis, S.Carolina,Va.Tech, S.Miss,Tulane. I may be missing someone. Sigh,,,,what coulda been

The Old WAC:

Arizona
Arizona State
BYU
Colorado State
New Mexico
Utah
UTEP
Wyoming

Play NMSU and Texas Tech permanently for OOC. Keep it as regional as it can.

I liked being an independent. All things being equal, I would go back to that if I have a choice. Alas, it's just not feasible for schools like mine (Pitt) to do that in this climate. It was better than any conference affiliation though.

My ideal conference would be limited to twelve schools.

It kinda defeats the point of the OP, but for Miami you have to look at the time we're talking about. Based on where we've historically been (one of the best non-major football programs, annual postseason contender for basketball, good Olympic sports, decent enough attendance), a conference like the first wouldn't be quite as ridiculous as it is today. The second one is the 'realistic' option for 2017 so we wouldn't lose every basketball game by thirty-plus.

Miami Valley Conference:
Miami, UC, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Northwestern, Pitt, Marshall, West Virginia, Dayton, Xavier. Kinda like the old Big East meets Big Ten, with UD and XU not having football.

MAC-Plus:
The MAC of today, minus EMU, CMU, and Buffalo, plus UC, Marshall, and WKU. Still divided into East and West, but put a roof on Paul Brown Stadium and move the MACC there.

Tulane
UConn
SMU
Rice
Rutgers
Vanderbilt
Duke
Georgia Tech
Miami/FL
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Boston College
Army - football only
Navy - football only

Clemson
South Carolina
Auburn
Alabama
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Florida
FSU
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
Louisville
West Virginia

(01-18-2017 12:03 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  Clemson
South Carolina
Auburn
Alabama
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Florida
FSU
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
Louisville
West Virginia

That's the dream.

(01-18-2017 12:23 AM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(01-18-2017 12:03 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  Clemson
South Carolina
Auburn
Alabama
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Florida
FSU
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
Louisville
West Virginia

That's the dream.

Louisville would have to be replaced by Kentucky. Also don't need 2 Alabama, South Carolina or Georgia schools.

Already in it.

Although I wouldn't mind replacing Wake Forest with pretty much anyone else. WVU or Cincy comes to mind.

Something like:

Maryland
Michigan
Ohio State
Indiana
Michigan State
Virginia
UNC
Georgia Tech
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Duke

Texas vs Florida Conference
FL Div
1 Florida
2 FSU
3 Miami
4 UCF
5 USF
6 FAU
7 FIU

TX Div
8 Texas
9 Baylor
10 Texas A&M
11 Texas Tech
12 TCU
13 Houston
14 SMU

18 team conference, 3 divisions

Iowa, Iowa st, Minn, Wisc, ILL, ND

Neb, Kan, Ok, Tex, Mizzou, Arky

Mich, MSU, OSU, PSU, Pur, Indy

10 conference games per year. CCG will match 2 division winners with the best record.

Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Memphis
East Carolina
NC State
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Florida State
UCF
South Florida
Miami

Miami (OH)
Ohio
Toledo
Army
Temple
UMASS

Cincinnati
Memphis
Western Kentucky
MTSU
East Carolina
Navy

(01-18-2017 09:32 AM)mpurdy22 Wrote:  Miami (OH)
Ohio
Toledo
Army
Temple
UMASS

Cincinnati
Memphis
Western Kentucky
MTSU
East Carolina
Navy

If conference championships have no bearing on being selected for the final 4 championship, i.e. Penn State, why have conferences at all? Let all schools be independents and schedule who they want.

UNCW
ECU
CoC
Coastal
Charlotte
Davidson
William and Mary
ODU
VCU
Richmond
George Mason
George Washington

North Eastern Conference

North:
Rutgers
Syracuse
BC
UConn
Army
Temple

South:
Maryland
WVU
Navy
Pitt
PSU
Delaware

CCG in Giants Stadium every year.