(01-21-2023 07:53 PM)jrj84105 Wrote: (01-21-2023 07:43 PM)Scoochpooch1 Wrote: (01-21-2023 05:53 PM)CFBLurker Wrote: It would have survived and thrived. Pac 16 would have had gotten carriage across Texas,Colorado,Oklahoma and the surrounding plains states
Absolutely agree.
This is a no brainer.
The resulting BigXII/MWC + Boise merger would have been:
East:
Baylor-TCU
TTU-UNM
KSU-ISU
AFA
West:
BSU
CSU-WYO
UU-BYU
UNLV-SDSU
I think slightly differently:
XII
To B1G (1): Nebraska
To SEC (2): Missouri, Texas A&M
To PAC (6): Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Texas, Texas Tech
Remaining (3): Baylor, Iowa St, Kansas St
MWC (9): Air Force, BYU, Colorado St, New Mexico, San Diego St, TCU, UNLV, Utah, Wyoming
I think the XII remainders join what became the AAC under the XII banner. Louisville and Rutgers ultimately leave but they do have West Virginia and Connecticut stays. So we have a 16-school AAC. MWC adds Boise St, Fresno St, Hawaii, Nevada, San Jose St, Utah St, and UTEP for 16.
XVI
East: Central Florida, Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Memphis, South Florida, Temple, West Virginia
West: Baylor, Houston, Iowa St, Kansas St, Navy, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa
MWC
Mountain: Air Force, BYU, Colorado St, New Mexico, TCU, Utah, UTEP, Wyoming
West: Boise St, Fresno St, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego St, San Jose St, UNLV, Utah St