06-25-2019, 02:09 AM
Forever gets a magic wand, but its malfunctioning and doesn't work on Conneticut
Here is the best conference that the American can reasonably create:
East
Army (fb only)/VCU
Temple
ECU
Cincinnati
Memphis
UCF
USF
West
Colorado State (fb only)/St. Louis
Air Force (fb only)/Dayton
Navy (fb only)/Wichita
Tulsa
SMU
Houston
Tulane
Special rules for football crossover.
Everyone will be matched with one team as a permanent cross over opponent and will rotate its other two games vs cross division opponents. However Army and Navy will be excluded from playing each other and instead will be matched to another opposing team. This will mean unbalanced schedules but that is true in having a permanent crossover for rotation anyway. This also means two other schools will be excluded from playing each other as cross overs Colorado St and ECU in this case, knocking off travel costs for both and allowing Army to maintain a more natural cross over. Army and Navy game will never be part of the AAC inventory, will never affect the divisional races. Every school will play every school at leas home and away once every six years, except the exclusion.
Crossover~Rotation Pairings
East
Army/Air Force~ CSU/Tulsa, SMU/Navy(CSU), Houston/Tulane
Temple/Navy~ CSU/Air Force, SMU/Tulsa, Houston/Tulane
ECU/Tulsa~ Air Force/CSU(Navy), SMU/Navy, Houston/Tulane
Cincinnati/CSU~ Air Force/Tulsa, SMU/Navy, Houston/Tulane
Memphis/Houston~ CSU/Air Force, SMU/Tulsa, Tulane/Navy
UCF/SMU~ Air Force/CSU, Tulsa/SMU, Houston/Tulane
USF/Tulane~ Air Force/CSU, Tulsa/SMU, Houston/Tulane
West
Tulane/USF~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/Memphis, ECU/UCF
SMU/UCF~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/Memphis, ECU/USF
Houston/Memphis~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/USF, UCF/ECU
CSU/Cincinnati~ Army/Temple, Memphis/USF, UCF/ECU
Tulsa/ECU~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/USF, Memphis/UCF
Navy/Temple~ ECU/UCF, USF/Army(ECU), Cincinatti/Memphis
Championship game exception for Navy/Army, the ESPN deal will be modified and a set amount will be given to the conference championship football game. When joining the AAC in return for the exception rule Army and Navy will add 10% of the Army/Navy game to the distribution of the AAC media rights. If they meet for the championship game it will still fall on the traditional day, be aired by CBS, Army and Navy will cover the cost of the championship game lost by the AAC or 30% of the Army/Navy pay pu (20% plus the 10% pay out) which ever is less.
Basketball Pairings
Basketball will see the conference also at fourteen members and play twenty games, with each team paired with another program as travel partners. Each pair will be matched up with 3 other pairs for home and home matches as well as their travel partner. They will split the remaining three pairs for home or away games only. If done properly this can also drastically cut down on travel cost.
Basketball pairs
WSU/Tulsa
Houston/SMU
Memphis/St. Louis
Cincinnati/Dayton
Temple/VCU
UCF/USF
ECU/Tulane
All of the pairings are geographically tight, roughly 250 miles apart, except Tulane and ECU. All the pairings are fairly competitive and taking into account recent performance break down as five strong pairings and two pairings that have lower level teams traditionally in AAC play. Since geography/rivalry does not break well there will be at least one bad pairing in distance, in this case Tulane and ECU are the match. However since you will be playing them home or away every other year the issue isn't overwhelming when they are split and you get one at home and on the road for the other. Also adding them on to the VCU/Temple or SMU/Houston pairing for those odd three game runs done for television would also lower the jump when playing home and home. Splitting the line up of USF/UCF and ECU/Tulane also means never playing the three lowest teams home and home each year.
Example schedule
Cincy (year 1)
Home and Home
UCF, USF, Memphis, St. Louis, SMU, Houston, Dayton
Home Only
ECU, Wichita, Temple
Away Only
Tulane, Tulsa, VCU
Cincy (year 2)
Home and Home
UCF, USF, Memphis, St. Louis, SMU, Houston, Dayton
Home Only
Tulane, Tulsa, VCU
Away Only
Wichita, Temple, ECU
Cincy (year 3)
Home and Home
Tulane, ECU, Tulsa, Wichita, VCU, Temple, Dayton
Home Only
UCF, Memphis, SMU
Away Only
USF, St. Louis, Houston
Cincy (year 4)
Home and Home
Tulane, ECU, Tulsa, Wichita, VCU, Temple, Dayton
Home Only
USF, St. Louis, Houston
Away Only
UCF, Memphis, SMU
Wand waved, work done....
Pretty sure this would get us a bigger contract, it adds Army to our inventory, brings the CIC trophy in (which I would capitalize by making AFA/Army or AFA/Navy the first game of the year, meaning the American bookends the college football season). Adds Denver to our markets. Probably a five to seven bid league in basketball. Actually makes a viable west division with Tulsa, Tulane, Colorado, and Texas schools. Keeps the Academies with a national footprint and frees two OOC games for Air Force if they want to play MW frontrange UNM or Wyoming. Air Force and Colorado St take their Olympic sports to the WAC adding needed teams, markets, and competition to it (they also probably pull Denver from the Summit to the WAC with them), it also matches the current footprint for the MWC meaning virtually the same travelling costs for them. Temple/Navy can form into a rivalry, as can ECU/Navy since they will play four out of six years. I'm sure I missed some stuff but I still have the janky magic wand and can fix it right up.
Here is the best conference that the American can reasonably create:
East
Army (fb only)/VCU
Temple
ECU
Cincinnati
Memphis
UCF
USF
West
Colorado State (fb only)/St. Louis
Air Force (fb only)/Dayton
Navy (fb only)/Wichita
Tulsa
SMU
Houston
Tulane
Special rules for football crossover.
Everyone will be matched with one team as a permanent cross over opponent and will rotate its other two games vs cross division opponents. However Army and Navy will be excluded from playing each other and instead will be matched to another opposing team. This will mean unbalanced schedules but that is true in having a permanent crossover for rotation anyway. This also means two other schools will be excluded from playing each other as cross overs Colorado St and ECU in this case, knocking off travel costs for both and allowing Army to maintain a more natural cross over. Army and Navy game will never be part of the AAC inventory, will never affect the divisional races. Every school will play every school at leas home and away once every six years, except the exclusion.
Crossover~Rotation Pairings
East
Army/Air Force~ CSU/Tulsa, SMU/Navy(CSU), Houston/Tulane
Temple/Navy~ CSU/Air Force, SMU/Tulsa, Houston/Tulane
ECU/Tulsa~ Air Force/CSU(Navy), SMU/Navy, Houston/Tulane
Cincinnati/CSU~ Air Force/Tulsa, SMU/Navy, Houston/Tulane
Memphis/Houston~ CSU/Air Force, SMU/Tulsa, Tulane/Navy
UCF/SMU~ Air Force/CSU, Tulsa/SMU, Houston/Tulane
USF/Tulane~ Air Force/CSU, Tulsa/SMU, Houston/Tulane
West
Tulane/USF~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/Memphis, ECU/UCF
SMU/UCF~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/Memphis, ECU/USF
Houston/Memphis~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/USF, UCF/ECU
CSU/Cincinnati~ Army/Temple, Memphis/USF, UCF/ECU
Tulsa/ECU~ Army/Temple, Cincinnati/USF, Memphis/UCF
Navy/Temple~ ECU/UCF, USF/Army(ECU), Cincinatti/Memphis
Championship game exception for Navy/Army, the ESPN deal will be modified and a set amount will be given to the conference championship football game. When joining the AAC in return for the exception rule Army and Navy will add 10% of the Army/Navy game to the distribution of the AAC media rights. If they meet for the championship game it will still fall on the traditional day, be aired by CBS, Army and Navy will cover the cost of the championship game lost by the AAC or 30% of the Army/Navy pay pu (20% plus the 10% pay out) which ever is less.
Basketball Pairings
Basketball will see the conference also at fourteen members and play twenty games, with each team paired with another program as travel partners. Each pair will be matched up with 3 other pairs for home and home matches as well as their travel partner. They will split the remaining three pairs for home or away games only. If done properly this can also drastically cut down on travel cost.
Basketball pairs
WSU/Tulsa
Houston/SMU
Memphis/St. Louis
Cincinnati/Dayton
Temple/VCU
UCF/USF
ECU/Tulane
All of the pairings are geographically tight, roughly 250 miles apart, except Tulane and ECU. All the pairings are fairly competitive and taking into account recent performance break down as five strong pairings and two pairings that have lower level teams traditionally in AAC play. Since geography/rivalry does not break well there will be at least one bad pairing in distance, in this case Tulane and ECU are the match. However since you will be playing them home or away every other year the issue isn't overwhelming when they are split and you get one at home and on the road for the other. Also adding them on to the VCU/Temple or SMU/Houston pairing for those odd three game runs done for television would also lower the jump when playing home and home. Splitting the line up of USF/UCF and ECU/Tulane also means never playing the three lowest teams home and home each year.
Example schedule
Cincy (year 1)
Home and Home
UCF, USF, Memphis, St. Louis, SMU, Houston, Dayton
Home Only
ECU, Wichita, Temple
Away Only
Tulane, Tulsa, VCU
Cincy (year 2)
Home and Home
UCF, USF, Memphis, St. Louis, SMU, Houston, Dayton
Home Only
Tulane, Tulsa, VCU
Away Only
Wichita, Temple, ECU
Cincy (year 3)
Home and Home
Tulane, ECU, Tulsa, Wichita, VCU, Temple, Dayton
Home Only
UCF, Memphis, SMU
Away Only
USF, St. Louis, Houston
Cincy (year 4)
Home and Home
Tulane, ECU, Tulsa, Wichita, VCU, Temple, Dayton
Home Only
USF, St. Louis, Houston
Away Only
UCF, Memphis, SMU
Wand waved, work done....
Pretty sure this would get us a bigger contract, it adds Army to our inventory, brings the CIC trophy in (which I would capitalize by making AFA/Army or AFA/Navy the first game of the year, meaning the American bookends the college football season). Adds Denver to our markets. Probably a five to seven bid league in basketball. Actually makes a viable west division with Tulsa, Tulane, Colorado, and Texas schools. Keeps the Academies with a national footprint and frees two OOC games for Air Force if they want to play MW frontrange UNM or Wyoming. Air Force and Colorado St take their Olympic sports to the WAC adding needed teams, markets, and competition to it (they also probably pull Denver from the Summit to the WAC with them), it also matches the current footprint for the MWC meaning virtually the same travelling costs for them. Temple/Navy can form into a rivalry, as can ECU/Navy since they will play four out of six years. I'm sure I missed some stuff but I still have the janky magic wand and can fix it right up.