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Only to Canada "half of the B1G is south." That's really ridiculous.Yeah, sorry but half of the B1G is south so maybe the Southern Division would come into play, and they'd make new college teams in the south? Now that I think about it a less directional name is likely. Idrk just a random af thought I had
Pac12 really got the short end of the stick with realignment. Decades of history and rivalry just thrown under the bus, poof.
I'd argue Penn State is a 7-5 or 8-4 team at best in the SEC. They are 2-7 against SEC teams since 2010. The 2 wins were against bottom of the barrell Auburn teams. They do just enough to barely beat bad Big 10 teams and always lose to top 10 teams. Sure they will beat an overrated Iowa or Illinois team here and there. But they have a huge talent advantange over those teams and barely squeak by.
Against similar talent, they are terrible. For example, they were blown out by Ole Miss last bowl season. That's before Ole Miss went to the portal and spent all their money. James Franklin's offenses are usually terrible. They wouldn't keep up in the SEC against teams that can stop basic offenses. They would be like Oklahoma this year. I fully expect SMU to beat them.
Why devalue the SEC by blending it with an inferior conference like the Big 10.
You have a decent idea -- but every one of those 48 teams is going to want at least 7 home games, if not 8.4 Conferences. 12 teams each. Conferences could be drafted or assigned geographically. I think a draft makes the most sense honestly.
12 game season. Everyone plays everyone to determine seeding.
Everyone gets in playoffs. Top 4 of each conference gets first round bye. Remaining 8 play first round against another conference's bottom 8. Alternate which conferences are in which side of bracket each year (i.e. SEC vs ACC one year, BIG10 vs SEC the next year).
Put them head to head. Winning conference gets prize money to be split among the members, with 25% total going to the winning school.
Everyone else can go to FCS or do their own thing. Each year, the bottom team in each conference can be relegated to FCS in exchange for an FCS program championship. The conference who performed worst in the playoffs can select their new program first, followed by second worse, etc. Every year, 4 programs would be added, 4 would be dropped, in an attempt to strengthen conferences.
My vote is to just go back to this and play a 9-game conference schedule every season. Perfection.
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Air Force is a Mountain West member.I have been a fan of years of moving the American, Conf USA, Sunbelt, MWC, MAC, etc. down to FCS level. Pac12 is debatable right now (IMO, they should be ineligible for the auto-bye in CFB Playoff - Looking at Boise State).
Just have the 4 leagues ACC, B1G, SEC, and Big12. Force Notre Dame to join one of them or move to FCS.
Penn State and Oregon would be elite in the SEC.B1G is top heavy. I do think their top teams are good but they often have a win or two that they wouldn't have with a more difficult schedule. Penn State, for example, is probably a 10-2 or 9-3 team in the SEC (unless they get Texas or Texas A&M's schedule lol).
Ohio State would be elite even in the SEC. The issue is the bottom of the B1G just isn't good. Teams like Minnesota, Indiana (traditionally), Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, Rutgers, and Northwestern just don't Oen recruit on par with the elites. Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Nebraska have made noise or have the potential to make noise but even they can rarely be on the same playing field, talent-wise, as Michigan and Ohio State.
The last time a B1G team not named Michigan or Ohio State won a national title was in the 1960s.
The 4 West Coasts teams probably add some depth to the B1G, but UCLA, USC, and Washington came into the B1G on a major down year with coaching/player attritions. Only Oregon was a sold team from that batch and has frankly stepped it up to be the Champion.
If the SEC ever invites a team north of the Mason-Dixon line, it should just go ahead and disband itself. Or at least rename itself the Geographically Challenged Conference. South of the Mason-Dixon, east of the Mississippi would be a simple rule of thumb.Penn State and Oregon would be elite in the SEC.
Penn State and Oregon would be elite in the SEC.