Is This How Conference Realignment Ends?

A few things: Remember that the Playoff aspect of this is my main point and my guess as to some of the teams/markets that these conferences will try to go after. As for the comments about Georgia Tech: to be honest, they bring nothing to the SEC/Big Ten. They don't really have a great presence in football/basketball/baseball, and I've spent a lot of time in Atlanta--that city, as a whole, doesn't really care about them. So they're not (in my opinion) worthy of a spot in a 2-team super conference.

You saw it was coming a year ago. You got a vision.

The ACC tv contract will be worth significantly less without FSU.

I know this is the direction the sport is headed, but it's sad man. Out of 358 D-1 basketball schools, 64 teams get to play for a basketball title...but in the nations most popular sport we only get two conferences. Why? Because these top programs want all the money and they dont wanna share. What an absolute joke. Greed at it's finest.

Miami to SEC. LMAO. no

Put UNC and UVA in the SEC and put Cal and Stanford in the Big Ten. I don't see the Big Ten reaching into the South because the SEC has such a foothold there. The SEC will look to lock down the states of North Carolina and Virginia, the only southern states where they don't currently have a presence. Instead I think the Big Ten looks to lock down the west coast, where they already have a presence with USC and UCLA.

Basically, the civil war fought again on the gridiron. Every single year. If that's the case, my money is on the southern conference.

I read your comments about GTech. I do think that their value to the B1G is higher then the value of Pitt. GTech brings in a new market compared to Pitt and you also bring in fertile recruiting grounds. I think Pitt will end up in the B12. I also think AZ gets in before CO. The Buffs bring nothing to the conference were as at least AZ is a "Blue Blood" in basketball. AZ has a lot of benefits over CO. Media market is close but Phoenix is #11 and Denver is #16. FYI, Atlanta is #7. Pittsburg is #26 but Penn St already has that. A big + for both AZ and GTech is that they are in the south. Talent is needed to feed these schools and the B1G will need southern talent.

Memphis lol

2 Confrence
24 Teams Per confrence (8 Teams At Large)

PRO/REL +/- 2 teams

Personally I think North Carolina is sec bound

Here were my two conferences I came up with, especially because of the fact that NC, Virginia, etc. allegedly reached out to the SEC and they said no for the moment. I also tried to stick to the AAU's, also note for the rest of the teams, I don't know whatsoever:

Big 24
Eastern
Maryland
Rutgers
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech

Central
Indiana
Purdue
Illinois
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State

Midwest
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern

Western
Oregon
Washington
Utah
Stanford
USC
UCLA

SEC
Atlantic
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Duke
North Carolina

Coastal
Florida
Georgia
Florida State
Miami (FL)
Clemson
South Carolina

Southland
Alabama
Auburn
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Texas A&M

Midwest
Texas
TCU
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State

Southwest Conference
Midwest
Texas Tech
Houston
Baylor
Iowa State
Colorado
Kansas State
Air Force
BYU

Pacific
California
Arizona State
Oregon State
Washington State
Boise State
Arizona
Fresno State
San Diego State

Big East Conference
Northern
Syracuse
Temple
Boston College
Louisville
Cincinnati
Army
Navy
UConn

Southern
NC State
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
UCF
USF
Memphis
SMU
West Virginia

Mountain West Conference
Eastern
UTSA
Rice
Tulsa
Tulane
UTEP
North Texas
Louisiana Tech
Wyoming

Western
Colorado State
New Mexico
San Jose State
Nevada
Utah State
Hawaii
UNLV
New Mexico State

Stanford would be the fourth team with ND, given the rivalries it creates and holds for ND, USC, UCLA, etc.

I like Georgia Tech rejoining the SEC

Now that the 12 team playoffs have been announced I see the Big 12, and Pac 12 evening out with their remaining teams, and don't see major changes anymore. Being a 12-team playoff gives more incentive to winning a power 5 conference then joining a mega conference. ND may still join a conference being the playoffs seem to favor teams in a conference over independents.

There all about money why u see all changes, at this point the whole conference thing like a big fantasy

College Footballs dystopian future

Well that would be insanely one Sided but sure why not. It will only work though y'all take Missouri.

College football does need to make some drastic changes, but having only two conferences with one of them stretched completely across the country is a bit much. I wouldn't break it down into any less than 4; 6 evenly divided regional conferences and each of them split into 2 divisions would probably work better, and makes selection for a 12 team playoff easy to figure out, or maybe make it an 8 team playoff after a few wild card games.

So you going to leave all the other p5 out. It's not going to happen.

You ruin it with Memphis!!!!

Why don’t we just call in the North and the South or the Blue and the Grey.

The big10 would have to be more creative with divisions. I don't want Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Michigan State all in the same division.

Where is UCF?

yeahhhh you got 3k subs for a reason... bad take

Gotta take out the E in SEC if the conference stretches all the way west to Arizona..... call it the South Conference 😂

I don't think Notre Dame will ever join a conference

I am well in SEC territory but still much so favor the Big 10, especially Ohio State and Michigan State.

I pretty much stop caring about about the conferences after the 90s was completed.

You’re looking at it wrong you have to set a threshold for quality of programs that will separate from the ncaa because what the SEC and Big 10 want the most is to be out from underneath the NCAA in football and basketball

This is a nightmare, it would end all the trash talking between conferences,what about playing cupcakes and rankings and bowl games....

Cant break up duke/ unc rivalry for basketball would loose wayyy too much money and neither would ever do it

B😂I😂G😂 1😂0😂 taking over yeah right no team would ever make the playoffs😂

As a pure outsider looking in (someone from Ireland who grew up on rugby) I like the idea oc CFB but why not have relegation/promotion even within the existing confederence. Define geographic limits and roll with it, surely it would make more exiting games

Keep sleeping on Liberty

Honestly a 2 "conference" set up like the NFL with the NFC and AFC might work. It would "fix" a lot our current problems like how championship just ends up being the SEC bowl every other year. But more than likely it would cause a lot of hubub.

Hey it’s the civil war map !

SEC Division B & D Switch
Clemson & Georgia
for
Ole Miss & Alabama
This way Division D could be called the Tiger/Bulldog Division

So if you can't win under the rules, then change the rules.

If this happens college football would be ruined

No.

How good would be a conference made up of those who are left of from your Conference realignment? Would they be good enough to argue that they deserve at least 2 spots in the new made playoffs?

That would be (with 2 additions (best Group of 5 teams on ESPN Strength ranking (15 years) to also make it a 24 team conference):

Cal; Stanford; Washington State; Oregon State; Arizona State; Arizona, Boise State & BYU(West division)

Kansas State; TCU; Iowa State; Kansas; Texas Tech; Baylor; Louisville & Houston (Central Division)

Boston College; Duke; Georgia Tech; Syracuse; Wake Forrest; Cincinati; USF & Appalachian State (Eastern Division)

Could that conference still be considered a „power conference“ if the other two being the „Power two“? And how many playoff spots would that conference deserve in your Playoff format? As a European not watching CFB for too long, I’m very interested what you think.

Big10 is all about foot print at this stage. Adding Big10 foot prints in Va and NC , is more more favorable to Big10 than adding another Pa School to go beside existing Big10 school Penn State.

Good presentation. One question for you. Assuming unc goes to Big10, per your presentation you picked justafiably NC State to Sec. But you appeared to hesitate. NC State is better Sec fit or FB brand than unc, and represents alot of NC market- much more than Raleigh Durham. Why did you hesitate on NC State ? Or have you been influenced by all the paid narratives about sec and Big10 lusting after unc. Also NC State and unc are bitter rivals and recently nc state has the FB winning record head to head. This would be natural Sec Big10 cross conference game much like current Acc Clemson vs Sec usc.

SEC should make a play for UNLV, Arizona and Arizona St, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma St, Nebraska - yea I said the big red, Clemson, Florida St, Miami, Virginia and North Carolina

Big 10 would take Cal and Stanford over Colorado and Utah.

MEMPHIS?
The Big 12 didn't even want Memphis when they really need 4 new teams.

You should have AT LEAST said Cincinnati, Houston, UCF or BYU
Or Kansas or some other Big 12 school
Or Louisville, Duke, Georgia Tech or soembody from the ACC
Or expan the SEC along the Southern Border into Arizona or something.

All equal or better options than Memphis... the SEC want THREE teams from Tennessee?

And while we are at it... 2 teams from Oklahoma is a NO - 1 is enough
2 teams from North Carolina is a NO - 1 is enough
So no Okie State or NC St based on your scenario.
Now IF the BIG wanted them to be the 1 team from their state in the BIG... I could see that. Maybe.

memphis in the sec is a joke right?

No, it's not. There is a diminishing rate of return after Texas and ND. They won't add more teams without ND. No one else adds to the payout.