Ok most schools are going to make decisions in my opinion on heavy revenue sport of football, thus...NCAA Football realignment thoughts: So it sounds like Nebraska is going Big 10, so now it is uneven in the Big 12 with 11 teams. If Colorado and the Big 12 South (minus Baylor) go to Pac 10 which has been the rumors on the net, that leaves Kstate, KU, Missouri, and Baylor looking for conferences. Big 12 essentially would be dead!
IDEA A:
I think Ku, MU, and Kstate could join Mountain West giving that conferece 12 as well. Then have AirForce, Kstate, KU, MU, TCU and New Mexico be 1/2 the division. The other half would be Colorado State, SanDiego St, Unlv, Utah, Wyoming, and BYu.
That leaves Baylor on their own...but, I would have them join the 9 team conference in the Wac and split that up to 2 divisions. Baylor, La Tech, Fresno State, NM State, and UT State in one side and Hawii, SJ State, Nevada, Idaho, and Boise State in the other. Baylor would be smart to avoid joining Conference USA in my opinion since 3 other Texas schools are members of that conference and recruiting may be hindered. If KU, KState, and MU join any other conference leaving Mountain West open, I like Baylor to go to the Mountain West and making it a 10 team conference with Baylor, Col. State, AirForce, TCU, and New Mexico being on 1 side with Sd State, UNLV, Utah, Wyoming and BYU on the other.
Idea B:
Have Baylor and Missouri join the SEC. Put Missouri in the West with Auburn, Babma, Mississippi, Miss St., Arkansas and LSU.
Put Baylor in the East with Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vandy, and Kentucky
Kstaste and Ku could become Big East members but that would put it up to 10 in that conferenc. Kstate, KU, Cincy, Louisville and South Florida in The South. Pittsburgh, Ruthgers, Syracuse, UCONN, and West Va in the North.
Idea C:
KU, KState, MU, and Baylor stick their grounds and stay together. You can't really have a 4 team conference, so here is the catch...get Independents: Army, Navy, and Western Kentucky to join you (OK now we are at 7). We already know Notre Dame will not give up being an idependent to join these weak teams, so maybe extend an invite to Tulsa to make it an 8 team conference. Then make it Ku, Kstate, Tulsa and Baylor in the West. Missouri, Navy, Army and Western Ky in the East. Keep in mind that only an 8 team conference would allow for expansion in the future. For now you would play all other 7 teams more then likely in the regular season and have no conference championship game.
Thoughts? Enlighten Me!
Last edited by Enetophobic; 06/10/10 02:50 PM.