RE: G5 needs to add a new conference
If anything, FBS should drop a non-power conference (or at least a conference worth of teams that don't fit the FBS profile, struggle financially to keep up, or should simply be elsewhere.) Then, reorganize the non-power conferences.
I'd respectfully "relegate" to FCS:
Power Conferences - none
AAC - none
MWC - San Jose St
CUSA - none
MAC - Ball St, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green St, Akron, Kent St
SBC - Texas St, UL Monroe
Independents - New Mexico St, Liberty, Massachusetts
That leaves us with 119 FBS schools.
Assuming the power conferences stay the same and Notre Dame, BYU, and Army remain independent:
AAC - stays at 12
MWC - adds UTEP
MAC - down to 7, draws in Marshall, Old Dominion, Charlotte, Western Kentucky, and Middle Tennessee St for 12.
SBC - adds the remainder of CUSA
AAC
West: Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Memphis, Navy
East: Central Florida, South Florida, East Carolina, Cincinnati, Temple, Connecticut
MWC
West: Hawaii, San Diego St, Fresno St, Nevada, UNLV, Boise St
Mountain: Utah St, Wyoming, Colorado St, Air Force, New Mexico, UTEP
MAC
West: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Toledo, Miami OH, Ohio
East: Middle Tennessee St, Western Kentucky, Marshall, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Buffalo
SBC
West: UTSA, Rice, North Texas, Arkansas St, Louisiana Tech, UL Lafayette, Southern Miss, UAB
East: Troy, South Alabama, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Georgia St, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian St
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