(05-20-2023 02:19 PM)bullet Wrote: (05-20-2023 10:22 AM)esayem Wrote: It’s better for the sport to have five major football conferences. I hope Memphis and UNLV end up in the Big XII and there is a resurgence of Runnin’ Rebel basketball.
Too late for that. The P2 are at 16. 10-12 conferences at the M level won't work long term. I would have preferred 6 10-12 team conferences, but that possibility went away in 2010 when Nebraska left the Big 12.
Let’s say the B1G and SEC both go to 20 which is the balance of manageable, profitable, and scalable. Then you’d have 30ish Power Teams left for a middle 3.
B1G
- Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State
- USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon
- Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue
- Maryland, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Virginia
SEC
- Clemson, South Carolina, FSU, Miami, North Carolina
- Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn
- Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
- LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
XII
- UCF, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Memphis
- Texas Tech, Houston, Baylor, TCU
- Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State
- BYU, Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State
ACC
- Georgia Tech, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest, ECU, UAB
- Louisville, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College, USF, Tulane
PAC12
- Oregon State, Washington State, Stanford, Cal, Air Force, UNLV
- Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Colorado, SDSU, SMU