Big 12 should ask to join Big 10.

[letsgostate]

Before any teams are added to the Big 12, the conference should offer to join the Big 10 as a package deal. I realize there are a lot of egos involved, but this would be the best play for all members in my opinion. The Big 10 could then create three regional divisions of eight teams or four divisions of six teams. It works out perfectly. The Midwest division could include teams like Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin etc, and same with the South. Here are the advantages:

1. Huge match ups like Ohio State-Texas..OU and Nebraska.
2. Less travel expense
3. Ultimate playoff for champion
4. Long-term stability.

The Big 12 would have to capitulate in a sense, but wow, what an opportunity.

 

[erikbj]

24 team conference? Only 1 team in the playoffs - doesn't seem like that makes a lot of sense.

If there is more realignment - all conferences should be the same size and play by the same rules.

 

[chuckd4735]

How would you determine the conference champ? You cant have a conference playoff, so nay more than 2 divisions would not work, and if you did 2-12 team divisions, you would have teams in your own division not playing each other (unless you played 11 conference games and 1 non-conference game).

 

[mj4cy]

I'd love to see the P5 schools plus ND and whoever and go to an NFL divisional type system where you play your division, and rotate on the other division you play each year. You would only then play just P5 schools. You could expand the playoffs to 8 teams say if you had 8 division. Then there are no ifs ands or buts about who should be in.

 

[JY07]

How about we just have all P5 conferences join together, and the entire football season will just be one giant single elimination bracket - no rankings required!

 

[HFCS]

Should have merged with the ACC when two divisions of 9 or 10 teams would have been simple. The fact that they don't even join for wrestling suggests the two leagues are too prideful to realize they're on the chopping block.

 

[SoapyCy]

How about we just have all P5 conferences join together, and the entire football season will just be one giant single elimination bracket - no rankings required!

hooray for our one day of tailgating per year!

 

[SoapyCy]

People make it too complicated.

There are 68 teams in the P5 right now. add two more for an even 70 (I've added Cincinnati and UConn). 7 divisions of 10 teams and no independents.

Each conference has 2 five-team divisions, the winners of each play each other for the conference championship with the winners moving to an 8 game playoff. the top two in the league get a bye.

each conference plays a round robin every year and the remaining three games can be anyone in the 70 teams. you cannot play the same non-conference team more than once in a 5 year span to keep it fair.

non-championship bowls can remain.

seems pretty simple to me.

PACIFIC
Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Oregon state
California
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Arizona
Arizona State

CENTRAL
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Illinois
Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
Cincinnati

SEC
Miami
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Clemson
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Wake Forest

DIXIE
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Mississippi State
TCU
Baylor
Texas A&M
LSU
Alabama
Auburn

MID-ATLANTIC
Kentucky
Louisville
Duke
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Maryland
Rutgers

PLAINS
Utah
BYU
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas State
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas Tech
Texas

NORTHEAST
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Pitt
UConn
Syracuse
Boston College
Army

 

[State43]

 

[Gonzo]

Of all the Charlie Brown ideas on realignment I've seen, this is the Charlie Browniest.

 

[CycloneErik]

Was this on a dare?

 

[randomfan44]

Before any teams are added to the Big 12, the conference should offer to join the Big 10 as a package deal. I realize there are a lot of egos involved, but this would be the best play for all members in my opinion. The Big 10 could then create three regional divisions of eight teams or four divisions of six teams. It works out perfectly. The Midwest division could include teams like Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin etc, and same with the South. Here are the advantages: 1. Huge match ups like Ohio State-Texas..OU and Nebraska. 2. Less travel expense 3. Ultimate playoff for champion 4. Long-term stability. The Big 12 would have to capitulate in a sense, but wow, what an opportunity.

How does 24 teams splitting up the money = long term stability?!? Do the math.

 

[Clonefan94]

Before any teams are added to the Big 12, the conference should offer to join the Big 10 as a package deal. I realize there are a lot of egos involved, but this would be the best play for all members in my opinion. The Big 10 could then create three regional divisions of eight teams or four divisions of six teams. It works out perfectly. The Midwest division could include teams like Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin etc, and same with the South. Here are the advantages:

1. Huge match ups like Ohio State-Texas..OU and Nebraska.
2. Less travel expense
3. Ultimate playoff for champion
4. Long-term stability.

The Big 12 would have to capitulate in a sense, but wow, what an opportunity.

Your avatar is spot on, considering this post.

 

[Styx]

People make it too complicated.

There are 68 teams in the P5 right now. add two more for an even 70 (I've added Cincinnati and UConn). 7 divisions of 10 teams and no independents.

Each conference has 2 five-team divisions, the winners of each play each other for the conference championship with the winners moving to an 8 game playoff. the top two in the league get a bye.

each conference plays a round robin every year and the remaining three games can be anyone in the 70 teams. you cannot play the same non-conference team more than once in a 5 year span to keep it fair.

non-championship bowls can remain.

seems pretty simple to me.

How is this simple? An eight game playoff bracket would require nine teams. It would look like an eight team playoff bracket with one play in game. Conference champions get seven of the nine spots, but who gets the other two? Also, where is there room for the top two to get a bye?

If you only wanted a tournament made up of the seven conference champions, there would be six games and only the top rated team would get a first round bye.

 

[OPButtrey]

Maybe Google will buy the football tv rights to every school/conference and then form divisions to their liking and make the games available only on Android devices or Chromecast.

 

[intrepid27]

Here is how I would start from scratch.

Top 96 programs form 8 conferences with 11 teams each. Everyone gets 2 non con games and then play round robin in your conference. You then have 8 conference champions to do an 8 team playoff.

There is nothing subjective as it is all decided on the field. The teams in the NC game will play no more games than they do today.

Still have some bowls for the better teams that do not make playoffs.

 

[CyBobby]

Here is the B1G's reply....Thanks We will Take Texas and the rest of you can go Fly a Kite....lol

 

[capitalcityguy]

CENTRAL
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Illinois
Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
Cincinnati

<yawn>

This conference would have little appeal to anyone outside of the upper Midwest....and ND fans. I can't imagine a less sexy conference to try and recruit to.

 

[Althetuna]

Ok, I have a number in my head between 1 and 64.

 

[surly]

<yawn>

This conference would have little appeal to anyone outside of the upper Midwest....and ND fans. I can't imagine a less sexy conference to try and recruit to.

This whole concept in one big yawn. Not sure why I can't keep myself from commenting on it. Maybe we should talk to the Queen about the UK being admitted into the USA? It makes as much or more sense.


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