(03-30-2022 07:00 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(03-29-2022 08:15 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  The split could look like this

One league
( 1 SEC
2 Big10
3 WAC
4 SUN BELT
5 ACC
Other league
( 1 PAC
2 AAC
3 Big12
4 Cusa
5 MWC

This my friends is the split, 10 FBS conferences in two separate leagues, OMG !
Just think of the the Excitement Building up to the playoffs is epic and will produce more money than any other model out there

I don't get the point, or see how this produces a nickel more money than the current model. But the more rational split would seem to me to be:

FOX division

14 B1G
12 MAC
12 PAC
12 MWC
14 AAC
..1 Army
..1 UConn
..1 UMass

67 teams total

ESPN division

16 SEC
14 ACC
12 B12
14 SBC
..9 CUSA
..1 Notre Dame

66 teams total

All the service academies in the same division, and the B1G and PAC's little brothers (MAC and MWC) are together.

Then, how do you stop future realignment from screwing this up?

Interesting.

I wonder if there would be a shift if NBCU gets the Big10 and possibly others...

What if there was a draft for 2 new leagues/conferences.

1A. Texas. 1B. Bama
2A. Oh St. 2B. Georgia
3A. Notre Dame. 3B. Clemson
4A. Oklahoma. 4B. LSU
5A. USC 5B. FLORIDA
6A. Michigan. 6B. Texas A&M
7A. Penn St. 7B. Tennessee
8A. Oregon. 8B. UNC
9A. Colorado. 9B. Auburn
10A. Wisc. 10B. Va
11A. Wash. 11B. Kentucky
12A. FL St. 12B. MD
13A. ILL. 13B. Ole Miss
14A. Mizzou. 14B. Arkansas
15A. IOWA. 15B. Mich St
16A. Purdue 16B. INDIANA
17A. GT 17B. Pitt
18A. CAL. 18B. UCLA
19A. Ariz. 19B. Ariz St
20A. Utah 20B. BYU
21A. Kansas. 21B. IOWA state
22A. Houston. 22B. CINCY
23A. VT. 23B. Ok st
24A. NCSU. 24B. UCF
25A South Carolina. 25B. Nebraska
26A. Miami. 26B. TCU
27A. Stanford. 27B. WV
28A. New Mexico. 28B. Louisville
29A. TT. 29B. CUSE
30a. BC. 30B. Rutgers
31A. Uconn. 31B. Boise St

...more to come

Nothing is going to change, as the big schools would be giving up home dates to play a balanced schedule. in any given year, most blue blood schools will play 8-9 home games. If you go to a more balanced schedule like the NFL, you may get 6-7 home dates per year. I'd imagine each home game generates close to a million or more per school for the big schools that sell out every game. Plus how many FBS programs would fold if they can't get 1 or 2 big paydays playing the blueblood teams every year?