(08-08-2022 09:37 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  Interesting thought experiment. Let's throw the long ball.

If ND agrees to join the B1G, a mutually agreeable move of Missouri from SEC to the B1G is arranged. B1G gets all-AAU Missouri/Kansas matchups and more contiguous footprint westward while gaining ND and enabling ACC dissolution. Missouri gains border rivalries with Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois. SEC agrees because 9 new schools help allay power concerns with B1G+ND. Migrating ACC schools keep familiar conference partners.

To SEC
Virginia
North Carolina
Clemson
Florida State
----
Virginia Tech
NC State
Georgia Tech
Miami
-----
Louisville replaces Missouri

To B1G
Notre Dame
[Stanford]
[Oregon]
[Washington]
-----
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
[Kansas]
[Missouri]

Dissolution of ACC is safe at 12. B1G uses ACC additions to make more of mid-Atlantic/NY games.

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If ND remains independent, Missouri stays put and a more aggressive B1G expands farther south while still solidifying viewer interest in mid-Atlantic/NY.

To SEC
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Miami or Duke
-----
Virginia Tech
Louisville
NC State
[Kansas or OK State]

To B1G
Syracuse
[Stanford]
[Oregon]
[Washington]
-----
Pittsburgh
Virginia
North Carolina
Duke or Miami

I think a cross between those two is possible.

ND would like to stay independent in FB, so to get their vote, a new home for their olympic sports should be offered from somewhere. likely to the big east (Fox).

Big10 and sec fight over FSU. FSU seems to prefer SEC culture/fit, but would likely like B10 revenue. Same situation with NC, but to a lesser extent.

Sec gets both schools by 3 concessions:

1.) giving up on Miami and GA tech
2.) allowing Missouri to go to B10
3.) accepting WF (albeit likely at a reduced share) to get to the 12 votes, freeing up the B10's choices a bit.

To SEC
Virginia
North Carolina
Clemson
Florida State
----
Virginia Tech
NC State
Duke
Louisville
-----
WF replaces Missouri

To B1G
[Kansas]
[Missouri]
Georgia Tech
Miami
-----
[Stanford]
[Oregon]
[Washington]
[Arizona State]

As an alternative to the WF concession, Fox and Espn get Pitt and Syracuse into the B12 (to get their vote), and SEC takes their choice of B12 school to replace MO. This would also presumably remove the need for ND's vote.

A second alternative, would be for the B10 to just take VA and CO instead of Miami and Georgia tech, freeing SEC to take them. This would still require the Pitt/Syracuse votes.

To SEC
North Carolina
Clemson
Florida State
Miami
----
Virginia Tech
NC State
Duke
Louisville
-----
Georgia Tech replaces Missouri

To B1G
[Kansas]
[Missouri]
[Colorado]
Virginia
-----
[Stanford]
[Oregon]
[Washington]
[Arizona State]

Note that B10 is still helping out due to getting Missouri. If SEC went to 28, they could take WF and KS, and not include the B10 at all.