RE: Uconn An Cincinnati to the Mac football only?????
Forget the troll aspect of the this thread for a minute and think about this possibility.
Cincinnati, UConn, Temple, Memphis to the Big East for all sports but football and MAC football only.
Big East:Play everyone in the same division twice and everyone in the opposite division once except for one mirrored rivalry game. 20 conference games.
East: UConn, Temple, Villanova, Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall
West: Cincinnati, Memphis, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, Butler, Xavier
MAC: Four pods that make up two divisions every season, play everyone in the division once, play four teams in another pod that make up the division, and two crossover games. 9 conference games.
North: WMU, EMU, CMU, Buffalo
East: Akron, Kent, Temple, UConn
West: NIU, Ball State, Toledo, BGSU
South: Memphis, Cincinnati, Ohio, Miami
Both the MAC and Big East division setups protect rivalry games. The four school that leave the American will receive more money through the Big East TV deal and would be reunited with long time rivals. As a UC fan I would be excited to for this setup over what we have now. Having regional teams back on the schedule in both sports would be a huge a benefit. A 16 team MAC would probably compete with the American and MWC for the New Years Six bowl game. The slight downgrade in football conference is offset by positives in almost every other aspect.
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