What are some that haven't been mentioned?

Pitt, Syracuse and Louisville to CUSA.

The ACC poaching Penn State, luring them in by giving them a share equal to BigTen money.

Covered it on the ACC board.

SEC beating the B1G to Los Angeles.

Chicago back to the Big Ten and NYU to the Big East

(01-15-2024 09:19 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Chicago back to the Big Ten and NYU to the Big East

Unversity of the South (Sewanee) back to the SEC.

I’ve been posting here for 10 years, but have yet to see any fantasies about D2/D3/NAIA schools moving up to D1.

(01-15-2024 07:06 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  What are some that haven't been mentioned?

We talk a lot about schools shuffling from one conference to another.

I haven't heard anyone (lately anyway) talking about the possible formation of a new conference.

I think it could be interesting if the eastern MWC schools and the western AAC/SBC schools decided to start a new conference.

(01-16-2024 12:15 AM)Skyhawk Wrote:  

(01-15-2024 07:06 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  What are some that haven't been mentioned?

We talk a lot about schools shuffling from one conference to another.

I haven't heard anyone (lately anyway) talking about the possible formation of a new conference.

I think it could be interesting if the eastern MWC schools and the western AAC/SBC schools decided to start a new conference.

Something like?

(Divisions because I like divisions.)

Southwest Conference
South: Memphis, Navy*, North Texas, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa
West: Air Force, Colorado St, New Mexico, UTEP, UTSA, Wyoming
Non-Football: Wichita St
* Football-Only

Central Missouri to the OVC. Ok, maybe I have brought it up before, but I'm trying to speak it into existence.

Houston to the SEC... maybe that's just my fantasy. Though, granted, it's almost happened in the past (1968, 1990, 1993).

Tulane going back to the SEC. MWC schools finally get recruited to the Big 12.

(01-16-2024 12:44 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(01-16-2024 12:15 AM)Skyhawk Wrote:  

(01-15-2024 07:06 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  What are some that haven't been mentioned?

We talk a lot about schools shuffling from one conference to another.

I haven't heard anyone (lately anyway) talking about the possible formation of a new conference.

I think it could be interesting if the eastern MWC schools and the western AAC/SBC schools decided to start a new conference.

Something like?

(Divisions because I like divisions.)

Southwest Conference
South: Memphis, Navy*, North Texas, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa
West: Air Force, Colorado St, New Mexico, UTEP, UTSA, Wyoming
Non-Football: Wichita St
* Football-Only

Sure, plus the below:

East:Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Memphis, S Miss, Tulane

(01-16-2024 12:13 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  I’ve been posting here for 10 years, but have yet to see any fantasies about D2/D3/NAIA schools moving up to D1.

You need to meet our friend DavidSt.

(01-15-2024 07:06 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  What are some that haven't been mentioned?

Alabama and Ohio St to the MAC?

(01-15-2024 07:39 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  The ACC poaching Penn State, luring them in by giving them a share equal to BigTen money.

Covered it on the ACC board.

How insane is it looking back on the Penn St/BE dance back in the late 80s. Incredibly short-sighted move on their part. A BE with Miami and PSU might have looked more enticing to FSU than the ACC in the early 90s, then all of a sudden you have 3 strong tentpoles. Looks kinda like the ACC of today actually. Perhaps we'd be talking about the Big East Network instead of the ACCN.

Replacing all multisport conferences with single sport conferences.

My personal favorite (that has been talked about, just not often enough) is all independence in football, Top 75 or so programs break away based on willingness to spend and pay athletes. Conferences consolidate for Olympics along geographic/academic/performance lines.

Hypothetical football schedule for a program like WKU in this scenario:

@Bama
@Boston College
vs. Toledo
@ Marshall
vs. MTSU
@ ECU
vs. App State
@ JMU
vs. LaTech
@ Liberty
vs. UAB
@ USF

Next season flip the H/A, except replace Bama and Boston College with two more away games @ big money programs (Say Georgia and Wisconsin).

In Olympics, toss WKU and MTSU in the MVC.

Michigan is fed up w B1G and brings Penn St to SEC

B1G as teams #23 and #24 grabs Kansas and Missouri (from the SEC)

FBS and FCS overhaul…

New CFP subdivision = B1G vs SEC (72 teams):
36-team Western Conference (B1G + PAC + old Big 8/northern B12 schools) vs 36-team Southeastern Conference (SEC + ACC + old SWC/southern B12 schools). See full list of schools below…

Playoff structure:
12-team playoff = 4 conference semifinals (on campus) --> 4 regional semifinals (Atlanta, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami) --> national semifinals on New Year’s Day (New Orleans, Pasadena) --> national championship in Dallas

For the CFP subdivision, right sizing to 72 teams cuts some fat and eliminates lame duck schools that will soon lose their access to the playoffs while still retaining enough cupcakes to continue propping up the blue bloods.

New FCS subdivision = G5 + top FCS schools (100-130 teams):
American Athletic + CUSA + MAC + Mountain West + Sunbelt + Big Sky + CAA + Missouri Valley + Southern + United Athletic (plus Ivy/MEAC/SWAC if they commit to participating in the playoff).

Playoff structure:
24-team playoff = same as current FCS playoffs with national championship in Frisco (if the success of this format grows, which I think it will, maybe the championship moves to a larger stadium somewhere)

For the new FCS subdivision, adding the G5 schools to the top tier FCS schools while cutting the fat from the FCS (NEC, Pioneer, Patriot, etc.) would strengthen an already successful playoff format. G5 schools that are essentially weekday tv fillers with no shot at a meaningful postseason would have their shot at a championship against many former rivals that they left behind to become lame ducks in the FBS.

Full breakdown of CFP/FBS schools by conference…

Western Conference:
Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, BYU, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Southeastern Conference:
Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Kentucky, LSU, Louisville, Maryland, Memphis, Miami, Mississippi, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas Tech, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest