Yes I'm crazy. Let me just make that clear.

I'm sitting here and noticed that there is a possible move afoot to consolidate product within fewer packages. While ESPN and Fox fight over who owns what merchandise, they seem to want to use less packages to ship more items to the customers.

I see Fox owning the majority of the PAC and B1G with ESPN owning the majority of the ACC and SEC. Here's how I see it going down. Note I may be dead before this plays out. I'm not immortal.

1. The Big grabs Missouri and Kansas in 2016 for the 2017 season. This sets the dominos in motion.

2. The ACC grabs Cincinnati and UConn for the 2017 season.

3. The SEC grabs East Carolina and Old Dominion for the valuable North Carolina and Virginia markets. They are still looking for one more team.

4. The PAC (In a move by Fox to consolidate it's properties and save as much as it can), grabs all 4 Texas schools (Texas, Texas Tech., Baylor and TCU) from the Big 12 as well as Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Iowa State.

5. The SEC move to grab WVU but lose Kentucky and WVU (Fox reclaims it's property) to the B1G.

6. The ACC looks at Notre Dame. Notre Dame shakes it's head, "No". The ACC grabs Memphis and South Florida.

7. The SEC grabs UCF, Air Force and Tulsa and New Mexico.

8. The ACC grabs Navy (Football Only) and Tulane.

9. The B1G settles on Buffalo and UMass as they are unable to break into the ACC. This also makes all of their schools in adjoining states.

That leaves Notre Dame, BYU, Hawaii and Army as major Independents and a total of 84 teams in the Power 5. Notice how all the Big 12 schools land in Fox controlled conferences. A funny side note is that the borders between the B1G and SEC are the same as the North and South in the Civil War.

20 School Conferences:
Big Ten: Missouri, Kansas, Connecticut, Iowa State, Buffalo, (Army FB Only)
ACC: ND, Cincinnati, Navy (FB Only), UCF, Memphis, USF
PAC: Texas, Texas Tech, New Mexico, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Rice, Tulane, BYU
SEC: SMU, TCU, East Carolina, West Virginia, Ok State, Baylor, Houston

(04-18-2015 10:57 AM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote:  20 School Conferences:
Big Ten: Missouri, Kansas, Connecticut, Iowa State, Buffalo, (Army FB Only)
ACC: ND, Cincinnati, Navy (FB Only), UCF, Memphis, USF
PAC: Texas, Texas Tech, New Mexico, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Rice, Tulane, BYU
SEC: SMU, TCU, East Carolina, West Virginia, Ok State, Baylor, Houston

The Big Ten wouldn't agree to that and I doubt the ACC would either.

I don't think it will happen, but I'll play anyway:

B1G: Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas
SEC: Virginia Tech, West Virginia, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Clemson
PAC: Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Boston College, Notre Dame, Miami (FL)

ACC (merges with remnant of the dissolved Big XII, and forces dissolution of the American):
Southwest - Baylor, SMU, Houston, Tulane
Midwest - Iowa State, Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati
Southeast - USF, UCF, Duke, Wake Forest
East - Connecticut, Temple, UMass, East Carolina

Tulsa, and Navy head to Conference USA:

West - North Texas, Rice, UTEP, UTSA, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, Navy
East - Marshall, Old Dominion, Charlotte, Georgia State, FAU, FIU, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee

So much NOPE

What a stupid troll thread.

East Carolina to the SEC could potentially work. They are drawing 50,000 without playing in a power conference and could do 70,000 in the SEC.

Old Dominion to the SEC is a stretch of another exponential magnitude. Its not only that ODU's program is underdeveloped relative to ECU's but its a state with a national football power already in Virginia Tech.

That would be like the SEC adding Miami Oh to get into the state of Ohio without the school having the ability to match Ohio State 1 for 1 on the recruiting trail.

ECU becoming the dominant football school in NC is at least plausible IMO given the weakness in football of the 4 in-state ACC schools.

(04-18-2015 01:07 PM)miko33 Wrote:  What a stupid troll thread.

Ironic

(04-18-2015 10:29 AM)USFRamenu Wrote:  Yes I'm crazy. Let me just make that clear.

9. The B1G settles on Buffalo and UMass as they are unable to break into the ACC. This also makes all of their schools in adjoining states.

As a UMass fan...lol. Not saying this wouldn't be awesome, just lol.

The Big 60

Pac-10
USC, UCLA, Cal, Stan, Ore., Wash., Ariz., Ariz. St, Utah, Col.

Central-10
Tex, Tex Tech, Ok, Ok St, Kan, Kan St, Neb, Baylor, Mizzou, Ark

North-10
Iowa, Iowa St, Minn, Wisc, ILL, Indy, Pur, Mich, Mich St, Ohio St

East-10
Penn St, MD, Rut, WV, Cuse, Pitt, BC, Lou, ND, TCU

Atlantic-10
FL St, Miami, GT, Clem, UNC, NCSU, Duke, S. Car, Va, VT

South-10
Tex A&M, LSU, Miss, Miss St, Auburn, Bama, Tenn, KY, Ga, FL

out-6
Ore. St, Wash St, Wake, Vandy, NW, BYU

(04-18-2015 01:07 PM)miko33 Wrote:  What a stupid troll thread.

How is it a Troll thread in the Realignment Board!!!!!! Thanks for Trolling by.

This thread is for fun.

Douchebags gonna Douche!!!

(04-18-2015 01:42 PM)goofus Wrote:  Atlantic-10
FL St, Miami, GT, Clem, UNC, NCSU, Duke, S. Car, Va, VT

This conference already exists and contains none of these teams. Though VT used to be in it.

(04-18-2015 02:19 PM)USFRamenu Wrote:  

(04-18-2015 01:07 PM)miko33 Wrote:  What a stupid troll thread.

How is it a Troll thread in the Realignment Board!!!!!! Thanks for Trolling by.

It's not realistic for one reason. Also, it was clearly meant to get people riled up. My sources told me nothing close to what you wrote in the OP.

(04-18-2015 03:07 PM)miko33 Wrote:  

(04-18-2015 02:19 PM)USFRamenu Wrote:  

(04-18-2015 01:07 PM)miko33 Wrote:  What a stupid troll thread.

How is it a Troll thread in the Realignment Board!!!!!! Thanks for Trolling by.

It's not realistic for one reason. Also, it was clearly meant to get people riled up. My sources told me nothing close to what you wrote in the OP.

Next time your on the toilet in Wal-Mart and gazing lovingly into the toilet paper dispenser at your own reflection, ask yourself urm "your Source", what's realignments next move for us all. Okies, Buh-bye now.

Is this some kind of G5 fan circle jerk?

(04-18-2015 04:17 PM)Rabbit_in_Red Wrote:  Is this some kind of G5 fan circle jerk?

If you don't like it don't read it.

(04-18-2015 02:22 PM)USFRamenu Wrote:  This thread is for fun.

Douchebags gonna Douche!!!

Lol, that there is funny stuff!

Ok Fan Boy's here we go: Sheer Insanity!!!

ACC Footprint: 15 States with 126 Million people.

Massachusetts = Boston College
New York = Syracuse University
Pennsylvania = University of Pittsburg
Virginia = University of Virginia and Virginia Tech University
Kentucky = University of Louisville
North Carolina = University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, Duke University and Wake Forrest University
South Carolina = Clemson University
Georgia = Georgia Tech University
Florida = Florida State University and the University of Miami
*Indiana = Notre Dame (Associate member)
Additions:
Connecticut = University of Connecticut
Ohio = University of Cincinnati
Tennessee = University of Memphis
Florida = Either UCF or South Florida will be added
Louisiana = University of Tulane
Alabama = South Alabama University (Engineering School with half a Billion Endowment)

Rice would be an option but, there would already be 3 SEC Teams in Texas and ESPN will not pay for a 4th.

B1G Footprint: 16 States with 121 Million people.

Jew Jersey = Rutgers University
Maryland = University of Maryland
Pennsylvania = Penn State
Ohio = Ohio state
Michigan = Michigan and Michigan State
Indiana = Purdue and Indiana University
Wisconsin = University of Wisconsin
Illinois = University of Illinois, Northwestern University
Minnesota = University of Minnesota
Iowa = University of Iowa
Nebraska = University of Nebraska
[b]Additions:[/b]
Kansas = University of Kansas
Oklahoma = Oklahoma University
Missouri = University of Missouri
Kentucky = University of Kentucky
West Virginia = University of West Virginia
Iowa = Iowa State University

Per agreement, the B1G takes Iowa State and West Virginia University in exchange for obtaining the University of Kansas and University of Oklahoma.

SEC Footprint: 14 States 119 Million people.

Texas = Texas A&M University
Arkansas = University of Arkansas
Louisiana = Louisiana State University
Tennessee = University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University
Mississippi = University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University
Alabama = University of Alabama at Tusc.
Georgia = University of Georgia
Florida = University of Florida
South Carolina = South Carolina University
Additions:
Florida = South Florida or UCF
Texas = University of Houston and Southern Methodist University
Oklahoma = University of Tulsa
North Carolina = East Carolina University
Maryland = U.S. Naval Academy
Pennsylvania = Temple University

PAC Footprint: 11 States 100 million people.

Washington = University of Washington and Washington State University
Oregon = University of Oregon and Oregon State University
California - University of California, University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles and Stanford University
Arizona = University of Arizona and Arizona State University
Utah = University of Utah
Colorado = University of Colorado
Additions:
Nevada = University of Nevada Los Vegas
Idaho = Boise State University
Kansas = Kansas State University
Oklahoma = Oklahoma University
Texas = University of Texas, Texas tech University, Baylor University and Texas Christian University

Per agreement, Fox gives the PAC max payout for taking all four Texas schools as well as Ok St and KS St. Boise State is selected over the New Mexico schools do to Brand and Market vs regional population.

Independents:
Air Force
Army
BYU
Notre Dame

The Big 60 (some minor changes)

Pac-10
USC, UCLA, Cal, Stan, Ore., Wash., Ariz., Ariz. St, Utah, Col.

Central-10
Tex, Tex Tech, Ok, Ok St, Kan, Kan St, Iowa State, Baylor, Mizzou, Ark

North-10
Iowa, Neb, Minn, Wisc, ILL, Indy, Pur, Mich, Mich St, NW

East-10
Penn St, MD, Rut, WV, Cuse, Pitt, BC, Lou, ND, OSU

Atlantic-10
FL St, Miami, GT, Clem, UNC, NCSU, Duke, S. Car, Va, VT

South-10
Tex A&M, LSU, Miss, Miss St, Auburn, Bama, Tenn, KY, Ga, FL

out-5
Ore. St, Wash St, Wake, Vandy, TCU