(04-20-2015 12:09 PM)Lou_C Wrote:  

(04-20-2015 11:55 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  Works for me...however, I think FOX might have something to say about it.

It would be very tough to break up the Big 12 just taking four teams. Kansas would probably get a B1G invite, but that would be about it. Those five teams could still make things very difficult.

Now, if both conferences went to 18, added a conference semifinal pitting division champs + wild card, you could probably get it done. You could theoretically pick up WVU, Kansas, KSU, another Texas school.

ACC gets: Texas, OU, OSU, Baylor, TT, WVU
SEC gets: Kansas, KSU (VT, NCSU)

The way I saw it playing out for the B12 is that they get to keep their P5 status by adding BYU in the western division, and UCF, USF, ECU, Memphis and Cincy in the east. That keeps their power rating pretty close to the Big Ten's. It would provide a respectable representative for a NY6 bowl most every year (probably a bit better than the BE and even the ACC did for the BCS in its day). They aren't likely a national championship contender most of the time, and their market value isn't P5 strong. But its a lot better than G5 strong. If you give the B12 one NY6 slot, and the G5 a second, you still have 10 spots to be shared by the remaining four P5 conferences.

As for the Big Ten, I think they stay put. Anybody they would be willing to add provides only marginal value. A property like Kansas IMO is more valuable as a bridge to their real targets than it is stand alone. Take their real targets off the table and the B1G probably loses its appetite.