(02-21-2013 10:47 AM)TommyC2 Wrote:  These are my two takes on Conference Realignment. In my opinion, both would be awesome. For lack of better terms, I will call them Old School and New School. Here they are:

OLD SCHOOL

Big 10, ACC, Big East, Pac 10, Big 8 and Southwest all play true round robins within the conference and do not have Championship Games. SEC, MAC, WAC, Sun Belt and C-USA play Conference Championship Games. Old School Bowl Alliances are the rule (i.e Big 8 to the Orange, SWC to the Cotton, Big 10 v Pac 10 in the Rose, SEC to the Sugar and the Fiesta keeps two open at-large spots)


BIG 10

Michigan
Ohio St
Illinois
Northwestern
Purdue
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Iowa

PAC 10

UCLA
Southern California
California
Stanford
Arizona
Arizona State
Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Oregon State

ATLANTIC COAST

Maryland
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Georgia Tech

BIG EAST

Penn State
Miami (FL)
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Boston College
Rutgers
Temple
Connecticut
Massachusetts

SOUTHEAST

East

Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
South Carolina

West

Alabama
Auburn
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Arkansas

SOUTHWEST

Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Rice
Houston
Baylor
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist

BIG 8

Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State

CONFERENCE USA

North

Memphis
East Carolina
Louisville
Cincinnati
Tulsa
Marshall

South

Tulane
Southern Miss
South Florida
Central Florida
Alabama Birmingham
Louisiana Tech

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Far West

Hawaii
San Diego State
San Jose State
Fresno State
Boise State
Idaho
UNLV
Nevada

Mountain

Brigham Young
Utah
Colorado State
Wyoming
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Texas El Paso
Utah State

MID AMERICAN

West

Ball State
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Toledo
Northern Illinois

East

Ohio
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Buffalo
Akron
SUN BELT

East

Troy
South Alabama
Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Middle Tennessee

West

North Texas
Louisiana
Louisiana Monroe
Texas State
Texas San Antonio
Arkansas State

INDEPENDENT

Navy
Army
Air Force
Notre Dame

NEW SCHOOL

All teams play 9 game conference schedules. You play the teams in your own row (3 games) the teams in your own column (3 games) and rotate between the remaining three teams from another column each third year.

Big Ten

Penn State Michigan State Nebraska Wisconsin
Ohio State Michigan Iowa Minnesota
Rutgers Purdue Missouri Illinois
Maryland Indiana Kansas Northwestern

ACC

Notre Dame North Carolina Virginia Miami (FL)
Pittsburgh Duke Virginia Tech Clemson
Boston College Wake Forest Connecticut Georgia Tech
Syracuse N. Carolina State Louisville Florida State

SEC

Tennessee Alabama Vanderbilt Texas A&M
Florida Kentucky LSU Arkansas
Georgia Auburn Ole Miss Baylor
South Carolina West Virginia Mississippi State Texas Christian

PAC 16

Southern Cal Texas Tech Arizona State Washington
California Oklahoma State Arizona Oregon
UCLA Oklahoma Colorado Washington State
Stanford Texas Utah Oregon State

WAC

Hawaii Wyoming Colorado State Air Force
Fresno State UNLV New Mexico Iowa State
San Diego State Boise State Brigham Young Kansas State
San Jose State Nevada Utah State Texas El Paso

Big East

Cincinnati South Florida Houston Memphis
East Carolina Central Florida Southern Methodist Southern Miss
Massachusetts Marshall Tulsa Louisiana Tech
Temple UAB Rice Tulane


MAC
West

Ball State
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Toledo
Northern Illinois

East

Ohio
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Buffalo
Akron
Sun Belt
East

Troy
South Alabama
Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Middle Tennessee

West

North Texas
Louisiana
Louisiana Monroe
Texas State
Texas San Antonio
Arkansas State

Independent
Army – Navy – Idaho – New Mexico State

Sorry for the lengthy post. I just think either of these two options would be far superior to the mess that college football is giving us right now. The Old School Model is awesome and treasures the tradition and classic rivalries of college football. The New School model is a nice clean model that does its best to keep all important rivalries intact and provide a format for crowning a true national champion.