(02-03-2015 04:37 PM)FrancisDrake Wrote: Some AAC teams can be angry at BSU but ignoring their value as an addition would be silly. If the power 5 shifting is done and the American is stable, if there is money to be made or power 6 candidacy in it, the addition of BSU and BYU are a must.
Hypothetical American conference football standings 2015:
EAST
Cincinnati 11-1 (7-1)
Navy 7-5 (4-4)
Temple 6-6 (4-4)
UConn 4-8 (1-7)
SOUTH
ECU 9-3 (6-2)
UCF 8-4 (6-2)
USF 4-8 (2-6)
Tulane 3-9 (1-7)
CENTRAL
Memphis 10-2 (7-1)
Houston 8-4 (5-3)
Tulsa 5-7 (2-6)
SMU 2-10 (0-8)
WEST
Boise St. 10-2 (7-1)
BYU 8-4 (6-2)
Colorado St. 7-5 (4-4)
San Diego St. 4-8 (2-6)
Conference championship: Boise St. (7-1) at Cincinnati (7-1)
*Participants chosen by conference record, then head-to-head results, then CFP standings. Boise St. has head-to-head win over Memphis to secure championship berth.
Cincinnati beats Boise St. for the American title!
Bowl Games-
Peach: Cincinnati (G5) versus Clemson (ACC displaced champ)
Military: ECU v. Pitt (ACC)
Birmingham: Memphis v. Arkansas (SEC)
St. Petersburg: UCF v. Miami (ACC)
Las Vegas: BYU v. Utah (PAC 12)
Miami Beach: Navy v. Marshall (C-USA)
Poinsettia: Boise St. v. Fresno St. (MWC)
Armed Forces: Colorado St. v. Rice (C-USA)
Cure: Houston v. Georgia Southern (Sun Belt)
Boca Raton: Temple v. Toledo (MAC)