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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1903371, member: 27"]
First, I didn't say BYU is going to the PAC-12.  Just mentioned them as a candidate.  As you have noted, the PAC-12 is going to have a tough time getting to 16.  They aren't positioned as well geographically to take B12 schools.  Disagree about religion disqualifying schools from PAC-12 consideration.  They have already taken Utah, a school that was founded by the Mormon church,  is located in Salt Lake City and has a really large Mormon population in its student body and alumni base.  Even if they were to land Texas and Oklahoma (unlikely), they are going to have to settle for less than ideal candidates to get to 16.

Or you stay at 16, play everyone in your division each year and 2 in the other division.  There is a cost for every expansion in terms of intensity of rivalries.  As the # of schools in a conference increases, the frequency that they play each other must decrease. 16 is a perfect number.  Lots of inventory for a network, there are enough programs to keep the quality of the league high and it is possible to play other league schools relatively often.

The problem with your plan is that there just aren't enough good programs to fill all the slots.  Ultimately, that is why the magic number becomes 64.  If the PAC-12 wants to stay at 12, they can.  It will be hardest for them to get there.  In that case, there are only 60 slots...

Just my opinion.
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