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The Two Ideal Options
These are my two takes on Conference Realignment. In my opinion, both would be awesome. For lack of better terms, I will call them Old School and New School. Here they are:
OLD SCHOOL
Big 10, ACC, Big East, Pac 10, Big 8 and Southwest all play true round robins within the conference and do not have Championship Games. SEC, MAC, WAC, Sun Belt and C-USA play Conference Championship Games. Old School Bowl Alliances are the rule (i.e Big 8 to the Orange, SWC to the Cotton, Big 10 v Pac 10 in the Rose, SEC to the Sugar and the Fiesta keeps two open at-large spots)
BIG 10
Michigan
Ohio St
Illinois
Northwestern
Purdue
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Iowa
PAC 10
UCLA
Southern California
California
Stanford
Arizona
Arizona State
Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Oregon State
ATLANTIC COAST
Maryland
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Georgia Tech
BIG EAST
Penn State
Miami (FL)
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Boston College
Rutgers
Temple
Connecticut
Massachusetts
SOUTHEAST
East
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
West
Alabama
Auburn
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Arkansas
SOUTHWEST
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Rice
Houston
Baylor
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
BIG 8
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
CONFERENCE USA
North
Memphis
East Carolina
Louisville
Cincinnati
Tulsa
Marshall
South
Tulane
Southern Miss
South Florida
Central Florida
Alabama Birmingham
Louisiana Tech
WESTERN ATHLETIC
Far West
Hawaii
San Diego State
San Jose State
Fresno State
Boise State
Idaho
UNLV
Nevada
Mountain
Brigham Young
Utah
Colorado State
Wyoming
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Texas El Paso
Utah State
MID AMERICAN
West
Ball State
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Toledo
Northern Illinois
East
Ohio
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Buffalo
Akron
SUN BELT
East
Troy
South Alabama
Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Middle Tennessee
West
North Texas
Louisiana
Louisiana Monroe
Texas State
Texas San Antonio
Arkansas State
INDEPENDENT
Navy
Army
Air Force
Notre Dame
NEW SCHOOL
All teams play 9 game conference schedules. You play the teams in your own row (3 games) the teams in your own column (3 games) and rotate between the remaining three teams from another column each third year.
Big Ten
Penn State Michigan State Nebraska Wisconsin
Ohio State Michigan Iowa Minnesota
Rutgers Purdue Missouri Illinois
Maryland Indiana Kansas Northwestern
ACC
Notre Dame North Carolina Virginia Miami (FL)
Pittsburgh Duke Virginia Tech Clemson
Boston College Wake Forest Connecticut Georgia Tech
Syracuse N. Carolina State Louisville Florida State
SEC
Tennessee Alabama Vanderbilt Texas A&M
Florida Kentucky LSU Arkansas
Georgia Auburn Ole Miss Baylor
South Carolina West Virginia Mississippi State Texas Christian
PAC 16
Southern Cal Texas Tech Arizona State Washington
California Oklahoma State Arizona Oregon
UCLA Oklahoma Colorado Washington State
Stanford Texas Utah Oregon State
WAC
Hawaii Wyoming Colorado State Air Force
Fresno State UNLV New Mexico Iowa State
San Diego State Boise State Brigham Young Kansas State
San Jose State Nevada Utah State Texas El Paso
Big East
Cincinnati South Florida Houston Memphis
East Carolina Central Florida Southern Methodist Southern Miss
Massachusetts Marshall Tulsa Louisiana Tech
Temple UAB Rice Tulane
MAC
West
Ball State
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Toledo
Northern Illinois
East
Ohio
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Buffalo
Akron
Sun Belt
East
Troy
South Alabama
Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Middle Tennessee
West
North Texas
Louisiana
Louisiana Monroe
Texas State
Texas San Antonio
Arkansas State
Independent
Army – Navy – Idaho – New Mexico State
Sorry for the lengthy post. I just think either of these two options would be far superior to the mess that college football is giving us right now. The Old School Model is awesome and treasures the tradition and classic rivalries of college football. The New School model is a nice clean model that does its best to keep all important rivalries intact and provide a format for crowning a true national champion.
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RE: The Two Ideal Options
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RE: The Two Ideal Options
(02-21-2013 10:47 AM)TommyC2 Wrote: These are my two takes on Conference Realignment. In my opinion, both would be awesome. For lack of better terms, I will call them Old School and New School. Here they are:
OLD SCHOOL
Big 10, ACC, Big East, Pac 10, Big 8 and Southwest all play true round robins within the conference and do not have Championship Games. SEC, MAC, WAC, Sun Belt and C-USA play Conference Championship Games. Old School Bowl Alliances are the rule (i.e Big 8 to the Orange, SWC to the Cotton, Big 10 v Pac 10 in the Rose, SEC to the Sugar and the Fiesta keeps two open at-large spots)
BIG 10
Michigan
Ohio St
Illinois
Northwestern
Purdue
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Iowa
PAC 10
UCLA
Southern California
California
Stanford
Arizona
Arizona State
Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Oregon State
ATLANTIC COAST
Maryland
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Georgia Tech
BIG EAST
Penn State
Miami (FL)
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Boston College
Rutgers
Temple
Connecticut
Massachusetts
SOUTHEAST
East
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
West
Alabama
Auburn
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Arkansas
SOUTHWEST
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Rice
Houston
Baylor
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
BIG 8
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
CONFERENCE USA
North
Memphis
East Carolina
Louisville
Cincinnati
Tulsa
Marshall
South
Tulane
Southern Miss
South Florida
Central Florida
Alabama Birmingham
Louisiana Tech
WESTERN ATHLETIC
Far West
Hawaii
San Diego State
San Jose State
Fresno State
Boise State
Idaho
UNLV
Nevada
Mountain
Brigham Young
Utah
Colorado State
Wyoming
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Texas El Paso
Utah State
MID AMERICAN
West
Ball State
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Toledo
Northern Illinois
East
Ohio
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Buffalo
Akron
SUN BELT
East
Troy
South Alabama
Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Middle Tennessee
West
North Texas
Louisiana
Louisiana Monroe
Texas State
Texas San Antonio
Arkansas State
INDEPENDENT
Navy
Army
Air Force
Notre Dame
NEW SCHOOL
All teams play 9 game conference schedules. You play the teams in your own row (3 games) the teams in your own column (3 games) and rotate between the remaining three teams from another column each third year.
Big Ten
Penn State Michigan State Nebraska Wisconsin
Ohio State Michigan Iowa Minnesota
Rutgers Purdue Missouri Illinois
Maryland Indiana Kansas Northwestern
ACC
Notre Dame North Carolina Virginia Miami (FL)
Pittsburgh Duke Virginia Tech Clemson
Boston College Wake Forest Connecticut Georgia Tech
Syracuse N. Carolina State Louisville Florida State
SEC
Tennessee Alabama Vanderbilt Texas A&M
Florida Kentucky LSU Arkansas
Georgia Auburn Ole Miss Baylor
South Carolina West Virginia Mississippi State Texas Christian
PAC 16
Southern Cal Texas Tech Arizona State Washington
California Oklahoma State Arizona Oregon
UCLA Oklahoma Colorado Washington State
Stanford Texas Utah Oregon State
WAC
Hawaii Wyoming Colorado State Air Force
Fresno State UNLV New Mexico Iowa State
San Diego State Boise State Brigham Young Kansas State
San Jose State Nevada Utah State Texas El Paso
Big East
Cincinnati South Florida Houston Memphis
East Carolina Central Florida Southern Methodist Southern Miss
Massachusetts Marshall Tulsa Louisiana Tech
Temple UAB Rice Tulane
MAC
West
Ball State
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Toledo
Northern Illinois
East
Ohio
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Buffalo
Akron
Sun Belt
East
Troy
South Alabama
Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Middle Tennessee
West
North Texas
Louisiana
Louisiana Monroe
Texas State
Texas San Antonio
Arkansas State
Independent
Army – Navy – Idaho – New Mexico State
Sorry for the lengthy post. I just think either of these two options would be far superior to the mess that college football is giving us right now. The Old School Model is awesome and treasures the tradition and classic rivalries of college football. The New School model is a nice clean model that does its best to keep all important rivalries intact and provide a format for crowning a true national champion.
Put ND into the independent column and Cincy in the ACC and you have a deal.
I will sign off on that right now. :)
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RE: The Two Ideal Options
I like it, but you forgot UMass, Georgia State, Old Dominion, and UNC-Charlotte.
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