(02-02-2020 09:08 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-02-2020 08:05 PM)46566 Wrote:  I mentioned it in another thread I think but I think that there are only 6 spots left in the P5. 4 is the Big 12 and 2 in the PAC 12. I think that the P5 model works best for 14 schools per conference. I think that the bulk of the schools moving are going to be from the MWC or the AAC. With the AAC losing some of the Western schools it may be better to reform as a North and South conference.(assuming the remaining schools in the west not taken by the Big 12 could to the MWC.

The AAC could lose 4 Western schools or 3 plus Cincinnati to the Big 12. Should that happen maybe build around USF and UCF as the southern division? Maybe Georgia southern and state? Coastal Carolina?In the North maybe bring in Umass or App state for all sports? Icon football only and another all sports but football add? If they want a oversaturation of the Florida market FAU and International (not a good add but teams may want to recruit Florida)

Should ND want to fully join the ACC, it might be 5 instead of 6. ACC might try to shuffle off UL to Big 12. Gives them more flexibility in scheduling and gives Big 12 a "P" team to expand with.

I actually don't see ND becoming a full conference member for any conference. I think that quasi ACC member by playing 5 games with them a year. They have the benefit of a conference schedule without a conference. The only time Notre Dame joins a conference is if there just shut out of conference affiliated bowl games. I think they share the ACC bowl access now and shared the Big East bowl games before. In the new bowl system could it be possible for Notre Dame to go to the Big East for All sports and get a NY6 tie in? ND would lose the 6 ACC games but could still pick up games vs P5 opponents. Like restarting the Stanford series.