(10-23-2017 04:33 PM)JRsec Wrote: (10-23-2017 03:45 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: Well, it depends on how many the PAC is willing to take. If they're willing to take 8 Big 12 schools and break that GOR then the B1G and SEC are free to divide up the ACC and no one has to go beyond 20.
SEC takes Florida State, Georgia Tech, Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Pittsburgh
B1G takes Notre Dame, Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia, North Carolina, and Duke
PAC takes Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, and Iowa State
Then you could do something like this with the American...
North: UMass, UConn, Temple, West Virginia, Louisville, Cincinnati
East: Old Dominion, Wake Forest, East Carolina, UCF, USF, Miami
South: Houston, SMU, Baylor, Tulsa, Memphis, Tulane
West: San Diego State, UNLV, BYU, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico
Army, Navy, and Air Force could be affiliate members so they can maintain P5 rivalries, engage in a more national schedule for recruiting purposes, and not have to worry about having their dates limited by a conference schedule.
I would rather have Miami. Pitt doesn't fit.
Pittsburgh probably isn't a good fit, but they'd add an AAU school in a decent size market/new state with an okay history in basketball. Maybe not a bad option, but Miami would be a better fit.
If we went to 4 conferences of 20, with the XII and ACC being divided, then I could see something similar to the above.
PAC
North: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, Arizona St
West: California, Stanford, USC, UCLA, Arizona
South: Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St
East: Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas St, Iowa St
*This was tough to split. Any better ideas would be welcomed. I considered a zipper model, Texas with the California schools, and other options.*
SEC
West: Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St
South: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Florida St, Miami
East: Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Clemson, South Carolina
North: Missouri, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, North Carolina St
B1G
West: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois
North: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St
East: Northwestern, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Boston College, Rutgers
South: North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, Maryland, Penn St
AAC
West: San Diego St, UNLV, Boise St, BYU, Wyoming, Colorado St, New Mexico
Central: Tulsa, SMU, Baylor, Houston, Air Force, Army, Navy
South: Tulane, Memphis, Central Florida, South Florida, East Carolina, Wake Forest, Old Dominion
North: Louisville, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Temple, Connecticut, Massachusetts
*I included Wyoming to keep the Front Range schools. I had a hard time with Old Dominion and Massachusetts, but I think they have potential if they invest in their programs correctly. I also gave the AAC 28 because it would go coast-to-coast, so more schools would ease travel.*