Post by idle on May 31, 2010 8:17:11 GMT -5
There are 120 teams in college football with 6 major conferences of Big Ten (11), SEC (12), Pac 10 (10), Big 12 (12), ACC (12), & Big East (8) totaling 65 teams plus Notre Dame.
I propose to add 15 'mid-major' teams to those 65+1 by consolidating college football into 5 16-team super conferences, the lucky 15 are:
o 9 CUSA - UCF, ECU, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa
o 5 MWC- BYU, SDSU, TCU, UNLV, Utah
o 1 WAC - Boise State
The 5 winners of each super conference receive auto-bids to play in the BCS Playoffs with 3 at-large teams. The quarterfinals will take place at the Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, & Rose bowls. Winners will advance to the semi-finals & then the NCAA Football Championship Game. Teams not in the BCS Playoffs will continue to play in the Cotton, Papa Johns.com, Peach, & Gaylord Hotels bowls.
Super conference teams play 7 division games & 2 other division games by rotating home-and-away series every 4 years for a total of 9 conference games.
So Florida plays every year:
Clemson
Florida State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Out of division:
Alabama in 2011/15
Arkansas in 2011/15
Auburn in 2012/16
Kentucky in 2012/16
LSU in 2013/17
Louisville in 2013/17
Ole Miss in 2014/18
Miss State in 2014/18
It all starts off with the Big Ten and it trickles down through everything but the MAC. Big East football & C-USA cease to exist.
• Big Ten expands to add a championship game, adds 5 to maximize Northeast TV market & football revenue:
o Missouri – Big 12 North 1996
o Nebraska – Big 12 North 1996
o Rutgers – Big East 1991
o Syracuse – Big East 1991
o Pitt – Big East 1991
• Pac-10 expands to add a championship game, adds 6 to match new Big Sixteen by adding the west’s best teams:
o Colorado – Big 12 North 1996
o Utah – MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o BYU – MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o San Diego State – MWC 1999 (WAC 1978-99)
o UNLV – MWC 1999 (WAC 1996-99)
o Boise State – WAC 2001
• SEC responds by adding 2nd teams in SC, GA, FL & KY to reach 16, leaving only LSU & Arkansas w/o an instate rival:
o Clemson – ACC 1953
o Florida State – ACC 1991
o Georgia Tech – ACC 1978 (SEC from 1932-64)
o Louisville – Big East 2005 (CUSA 1995-05)
• Big 12 makes up for 3 lost members by recreating the SWC as an all Texas division & adding half of CUSA’s teams:
o Texas Christian – MWC 2005 (SWC 1923-96, WAC 96-01, CUSA 01-05)
o SMU – CUSA West 2005 (SWC 1918-96)
o Rice – CUSA West 2005 (SWC 1915-96)
o Houston – CUSA West 1996 (SWC 1971-96)
o Tulane – CUSA West 1995
o Tulsa – CUSA West 2005
o Memphis – CUSA East 1995
• ACC also lost 3 members to expansion – absorbs the leftover 4 Big East teams & adds 3 CUSA teams to become 16:
o West Virginia – Big East 1991
o UConn – Big East 2004
o South Florida – Big East 2005 (CUSA 1995-05)
o Cincinnati – Big East 2005 (CUSA 1995-05)
o East Carolina – CUSA East 1997
o UCF – CUSA East 2005
o Marshall – CUSA East 2005
• Mountain West’s 4 leftover teams reunite with WAC’s 7 teams by merging & adding UTEP from CUSA to reach 12:
o New Mexico– MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o Wyoming – MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o Colorado State – MWC 1999 (WAC 1967-99)
o Air Force – MWC 1999 (WAC 1980-99)
o UTEP –CUSA West 1995 (WAC 1967-95)
• Sunbelt expands to 12 by absorbing the 2 remaining C-USA teams & Louisiana Tech’s move East from the WAC:
o Louisiana Tech – WAC 2001
o Southern Miss – CUSA East 1995
o UAB – CUSA East 1995
Big Sixteen
East
Indiana 83
Michigan 80
Michigan State 62
Ohio State 5
Penn State 9
Pitt 15
Rutgers 28
Syracuse 91
West
Illinois 99
Iowa 8
Minnesota 70
Missouri 46
Nebraska 16
Northwestern 40
Purdue 72
Wisconsin 14
Southeastern Conference
East
Clemson 23
Florida 3
Florida State 47
Georgia 34
Georgia Tech 13
South Carolina 55
Tennessee 48
Vanderbilt 107
West
Alabama 1
Arkansas 30
Auburn 31
Kentucky 56
LSU 18
Louisville 90
Ole Miss 24
Mississippi State 71
Pac-16
North
Boise State 2
BYU 10
Colorado 96
Oregon 12
Oregon State 36
Utah 19
Washington 76
Washington State 115
South
Arizona 35
Arizona State 77
California 41
UCLA 58
UNLV 86
San Diego State 97
USC 21
Stanford 29
Big 16
Old SWC
Baylor 79
Houston 39
Rice 113
SMU 49
Texas 4
Texas A&M 64
Texas Christian 6
Texas Tech 22
Old Big 8
Iowa State 57
Kansas 74
Kansas State 63
Memphis 112
Oklahoma 26
Oklahoma State 33
Tulane 109
Tulsa 81
Atlantic Coast Conference
North Atlantic
Boston College 43
Cincinnati 7
UConn 32
Marshall 65
Maryland 106
Virginia 85
Virginia Tech 11
West Virginia 27
South Coastal
UCF 61
Duke 78
East Carolina 38
Miami 17
North Carolina 42
NC State 84
South Florida 44
Wake Forest 73
Independents
Notre Dame 66
Navy 25
Army 82
NON BCS:
Western Athletic Conference
Old Mountain West
Air Force 45
Colorado State 104
New Mexico 118
New Mexico State 114
UTEP 102
Wyoming 59
New WAC
Fresno State 51
Hawaii 75
Idaho 50
Nevada 52
San Jose State 111
Utah State 101
Sunbelt Conference USA
East
UAB 88
Florida Atlantic 95
FIU 108
MTSU 37
Troy 53
Western Kentucky 120
West
Arkansas State 103
Louisiana Tech 98
Lousiana-Lafayette 92
Lousiana-Monroe 94
North Texas 116
Southern Miss 68
Mid Atlantic Conference
East
Akron 105
Bowling Green 67
Buffalo 87
Kent State 89
Miami (OH) 117
Ohio 54
Temple 60
West
Ball State 110
Central Michigan 20
Eastern Michigan 119
Northern Illinois 69
Toledo 100
Western Michigan 93
Big East (no football)
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Notre Dame
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John's
Villanova
I propose to add 15 'mid-major' teams to those 65+1 by consolidating college football into 5 16-team super conferences, the lucky 15 are:
o 9 CUSA - UCF, ECU, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa
o 5 MWC- BYU, SDSU, TCU, UNLV, Utah
o 1 WAC - Boise State
The 5 winners of each super conference receive auto-bids to play in the BCS Playoffs with 3 at-large teams. The quarterfinals will take place at the Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, & Rose bowls. Winners will advance to the semi-finals & then the NCAA Football Championship Game. Teams not in the BCS Playoffs will continue to play in the Cotton, Papa Johns.com, Peach, & Gaylord Hotels bowls.
Super conference teams play 7 division games & 2 other division games by rotating home-and-away series every 4 years for a total of 9 conference games.
So Florida plays every year:
Clemson
Florida State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Out of division:
Alabama in 2011/15
Arkansas in 2011/15
Auburn in 2012/16
Kentucky in 2012/16
LSU in 2013/17
Louisville in 2013/17
Ole Miss in 2014/18
Miss State in 2014/18
It all starts off with the Big Ten and it trickles down through everything but the MAC. Big East football & C-USA cease to exist.
• Big Ten expands to add a championship game, adds 5 to maximize Northeast TV market & football revenue:
o Missouri – Big 12 North 1996
o Nebraska – Big 12 North 1996
o Rutgers – Big East 1991
o Syracuse – Big East 1991
o Pitt – Big East 1991
• Pac-10 expands to add a championship game, adds 6 to match new Big Sixteen by adding the west’s best teams:
o Colorado – Big 12 North 1996
o Utah – MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o BYU – MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o San Diego State – MWC 1999 (WAC 1978-99)
o UNLV – MWC 1999 (WAC 1996-99)
o Boise State – WAC 2001
• SEC responds by adding 2nd teams in SC, GA, FL & KY to reach 16, leaving only LSU & Arkansas w/o an instate rival:
o Clemson – ACC 1953
o Florida State – ACC 1991
o Georgia Tech – ACC 1978 (SEC from 1932-64)
o Louisville – Big East 2005 (CUSA 1995-05)
• Big 12 makes up for 3 lost members by recreating the SWC as an all Texas division & adding half of CUSA’s teams:
o Texas Christian – MWC 2005 (SWC 1923-96, WAC 96-01, CUSA 01-05)
o SMU – CUSA West 2005 (SWC 1918-96)
o Rice – CUSA West 2005 (SWC 1915-96)
o Houston – CUSA West 1996 (SWC 1971-96)
o Tulane – CUSA West 1995
o Tulsa – CUSA West 2005
o Memphis – CUSA East 1995
• ACC also lost 3 members to expansion – absorbs the leftover 4 Big East teams & adds 3 CUSA teams to become 16:
o West Virginia – Big East 1991
o UConn – Big East 2004
o South Florida – Big East 2005 (CUSA 1995-05)
o Cincinnati – Big East 2005 (CUSA 1995-05)
o East Carolina – CUSA East 1997
o UCF – CUSA East 2005
o Marshall – CUSA East 2005
• Mountain West’s 4 leftover teams reunite with WAC’s 7 teams by merging & adding UTEP from CUSA to reach 12:
o New Mexico– MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o Wyoming – MWC 1999 (WAC 1962-99)
o Colorado State – MWC 1999 (WAC 1967-99)
o Air Force – MWC 1999 (WAC 1980-99)
o UTEP –CUSA West 1995 (WAC 1967-95)
• Sunbelt expands to 12 by absorbing the 2 remaining C-USA teams & Louisiana Tech’s move East from the WAC:
o Louisiana Tech – WAC 2001
o Southern Miss – CUSA East 1995
o UAB – CUSA East 1995
Big Sixteen
East
Indiana 83
Michigan 80
Michigan State 62
Ohio State 5
Penn State 9
Pitt 15
Rutgers 28
Syracuse 91
West
Illinois 99
Iowa 8
Minnesota 70
Missouri 46
Nebraska 16
Northwestern 40
Purdue 72
Wisconsin 14
Southeastern Conference
East
Clemson 23
Florida 3
Florida State 47
Georgia 34
Georgia Tech 13
South Carolina 55
Tennessee 48
Vanderbilt 107
West
Alabama 1
Arkansas 30
Auburn 31
Kentucky 56
LSU 18
Louisville 90
Ole Miss 24
Mississippi State 71
Pac-16
North
Boise State 2
BYU 10
Colorado 96
Oregon 12
Oregon State 36
Utah 19
Washington 76
Washington State 115
South
Arizona 35
Arizona State 77
California 41
UCLA 58
UNLV 86
San Diego State 97
USC 21
Stanford 29
Big 16
Old SWC
Baylor 79
Houston 39
Rice 113
SMU 49
Texas 4
Texas A&M 64
Texas Christian 6
Texas Tech 22
Old Big 8
Iowa State 57
Kansas 74
Kansas State 63
Memphis 112
Oklahoma 26
Oklahoma State 33
Tulane 109
Tulsa 81
Atlantic Coast Conference
North Atlantic
Boston College 43
Cincinnati 7
UConn 32
Marshall 65
Maryland 106
Virginia 85
Virginia Tech 11
West Virginia 27
South Coastal
UCF 61
Duke 78
East Carolina 38
Miami 17
North Carolina 42
NC State 84
South Florida 44
Wake Forest 73
Independents
Notre Dame 66
Navy 25
Army 82
NON BCS:
Western Athletic Conference
Old Mountain West
Air Force 45
Colorado State 104
New Mexico 118
New Mexico State 114
UTEP 102
Wyoming 59
New WAC
Fresno State 51
Hawaii 75
Idaho 50
Nevada 52
San Jose State 111
Utah State 101
Sunbelt Conference USA
East
UAB 88
Florida Atlantic 95
FIU 108
MTSU 37
Troy 53
Western Kentucky 120
West
Arkansas State 103
Louisiana Tech 98
Lousiana-Lafayette 92
Lousiana-Monroe 94
North Texas 116
Southern Miss 68
Mid Atlantic Conference
East
Akron 105
Bowling Green 67
Buffalo 87
Kent State 89
Miami (OH) 117
Ohio 54
Temple 60
West
Ball State 110
Central Michigan 20
Eastern Michigan 119
Northern Illinois 69
Toledo 100
Western Michigan 93
Big East (no football)
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Notre Dame
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John's
Villanova
