(02-03-2018 05:57 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote: I have to think if the Oklahoma schools go to the SEC Texas is going to have to think long and hard about joining them too. All the schools they'd like to be playing--Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas would all be there.
While in state, Tech, TCU, and Baylor are not giant rivalries for the burnt orange. The Big Ten can't provide them with traditional rivals or accomodate the secondary rivals they still have in the Big 12.
The SEC is going to win the realignment game when the Big 12 GOR expires. The Big Ten is going to have to hope they can get ND and the choice Pac 12 schools to keep pace.
If the SEC ends up netting Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Florida St, Clemson, North Carolina St, and Virginia Tech for 22 then the B1G could still do well with Kansas, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Boston College. Those additions may entice Notre Dame for a 24-school conference. The SEC may look at 2 of West Virginia, Iowa St, Louisville, Kansas St, or TCU for 24. Perhaps Louisville and West Virginia. The PAC, still isolated, might consider TCU, Houston, Iowa St, Kansas St, and any number of Mountain West schools which I would doubt. I could see the 8 PAC AAU schools heading to the B1G for 32 and the SEC sitting at 24.
B1G
West: Washington, Oregon, California, Stanford, USC, UCLA, Arizona, Colorado
North: Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue
East: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Syracuse
South: Penn St, Rutgers, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami
SEC
West: Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Missouri
South: Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St, Alabama, Florida St
North: Kentucky, Louisville, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
East: North Carolina St, South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia, Florida, Auburn
AAC
Pacific: Arizona St, San Diego St, Oregon St, Washington St, Boise St
Mountain: Utah, BYU, Colorado St, Air Force, Kansas St
Southwest: TCU, Baylor, Houston, Tulsa, Tulane
North: Iowa St, Memphis, Cincinnati, Temple, Connecticut
Southeast: Navy, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Central Florida, South Florida