RE: Boise State And San Deigo State As Potential Consideration For PAc 12
As much as I'd love to join the PAC (along with San Diego St), I have my doubts. However, in the following scenario I could definitely see the invites coming:
ACC becomes "unpoachable." If Notre Dame chooses to go all-in they do alongside West Virginia. If not, West Virginia and Cincinnati join the ACC. SEC expands to 18 with Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, and Kansas. B1G is not interested in the XII leftovers. PAC is light years behind the other power conferences in revenue. The original PAC-8 plus Arizona and Colorado jump to the newly minted 24-school B1G. Utah and Arizona St keep the PAC name. XII leftovers join plus Boise St, San Diego St, Colorado St, UNLV, and BYU.
That is how Boise St and San Diego St join the PAC.
Conferences per these changes. I think it becomes the Power-"5". The B1G, SEC, and ACC get champions autobid into the CFP leaving 1 wild card. The PAC and AAC each get a NY6 bowl guarantee.
PAC
West: San Diego St, UNLV, Boise St, Utah, BYU, Arizona St
East: Colorado St, Iowa St, Kansas St, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor
SEC
West: Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Kansas, Missouri
Central: Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St, Alabama, Auburn
East: Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina
B1G
West: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, California, Stanford, USC, UCLA
Central: Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern
East: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St, Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers
ACC (my preferred realigned divisions...)
Atlantic: Notre Dame, Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Louisville, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami
Coastal: Virginia, North Carolina, North Carolina St, Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida St
AAC
West: Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Memphis, Navy
East: Central Florida, South Florida, East Carolina, Cincinnati, Temple, Connecticut
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Rose Bowl: B1G vs. SEC
Fiesta Bowl: PAC vs. At-Large
Cotton Bowl: At-Large vs. At-Large
Sugar Bowl: SEC vs. ACC
Peach Bowl: AAC vs. At-Large
Orange Bowl: ACC vs. B1G
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