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Message: [QUOTE="ChrisIsCitrus, post: 4296804, member: 970"] Everyone is posting their conference realignment theories, so I figure that I'd post mine. I get that there are a lot of logistics (state-school alliances/conflicts, conference politics, GOR, etc), but I'm conveniently ignoring a lot of them in order to just create something that makes sense to me. I know that it's theoretically possible that the SEC and B1G will expand to large number like 30, though I'm assuming they're all going to target the brands and markets that will add to their collective bottom line and then stop. There aren't enough teams to add to those bottoms lines to go beyond membership of something like 20 to 24. I have no idea which conference will take which teams, but I'm sure that Florida State, North Carolina, Clemson and Miami will find a new home. I think that Virginia, Duke (I'm assuming UNC is going to lobby heavily for them to be included with them. They're also very valuable, regardless of football strength) and Virginia Tech get calls as well. In the PAC 12, I think Oregon, Stanford and Washington definitely get invites. Cal, Kansas, NC State, Oklahoma State and maybe Louisville are next up but I think they're on the outside looking in. We'll be joining a nationwide conference with divisions as follows: East: West Virginia, Cuse, Pitt, NC State, Louisville or Cinci, UCF, Ga Tech, Wake Forest, Boston College Midwest: Kansas State, Kansas, Iowa State, Baylor, Houston, Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma State, Cinci or Louisville West: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State, Washington State, Utah, Cal, Colorado, BYU & to make the numbers even, SD State wins the Western divison "call-up" sweepstakes. The scheduling will obviously heavily favor playing teams in each respective division, though I'm calling for something like 6 division games and 2 games against the other divisions in football per year (4 total: 2 home, 2 away), with 2 out of conference games per team as well. Basketball and other sports will obviously heavily favor playing in-division, though there has to be some cross-over in each sport. The revenue gap between the big 2 and whatever this monstrosity of a conference will be named will be large, though I think the programs in the conference will survive and some will thrive. I'd personally be happy with this arrangement. If i missed any teams, forgive me, this was all off the top of my head. [/QUOTE]

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