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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5676115, member: 5685"] So I was thinking what would be my ideal for a 10 team non FB conference. Looking at history and location, it would make the most sense for the 9 OG Big East teams to be together. But who would be #10? Really of those OGs, SU and Pitt are the outsiders location wise. The rest all represent the Amtrak line. Yes, UConn is not on it but they represent the entire state and thus the two stops. But if you wanted #10 to be an Amtrak fit, it is had to find one. It is kinda nuts that there isn't a school that really represents Baltimore. The closest fits are Towson or Loyola neither of which are worth adding. Maryland I suppose could but they would be ACC bound. The other Amtrak hole is Wilmington, which Delaware could fill. But like Towson/Loyola, Delaware is not worth adding. You could double up in Philly, with Temple being the best choice. They do have some history with the others on the FB side. UMass would fit I suppose but they have no history. Same with DC area George Mason/Washington. Penn State is Northeastern but again no history in BBall. Which leaves Rutgers. The Rutgers Big East history is awful, but they do have a history. There is no reason to double up in NJ, but it was fun taking that place over. And it sets up nice rivalry week games: Rutgers-Seton Hall, BC-PC, StJ-UConn, Nova-Pitt, Cuse-GTown. Outside of the location fit there is also the history fit. But many of the former Big East teams really are location outsiders. The current 5 Western Big East teams don't fit. The three FB 2.0s don't fit location wise or culturally. Of the three FB 1.0s the best fit would be West Virginia, not really culturally though. Location they are a decent fit. They have had success in the Big East for BBall. They have a rival (Pitt), but then screw up the other rivalries. Who gets Seton Hall? Where does Nova go? Lastly there is Notre Dame. I think they would be better with the current 5 Western Big East, St Louis, Dayton, etc. And if you take them, who is their rival? BC? Put PC with Seton Hall? So I think I would have #10 as 1. Rutgers, 2. West Virginia, 3. Notre Dame. [/QUOTE]

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