(04-15-2014 09:19 AM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(04-15-2014 07:42 AM)asupatch Wrote:  Id be fine with 10. No need to water down, Lamar, SHSU, Liberty just to get to 12.

10 would probably work when playing 8 conference games. The leaves the possibility of the 2 teams being in the top that haven't played each other. i.e. The American had Cincy and UCF with the same record but neither played each other.

Since you will be allowed to determine the criteria for your championship game, you no longer need "divisions". You can simulate divisions by scheduling appropriately in the best interest of the programs.

By not having defined divisions, an uneven number of institutions then is not as problematic.
Therefore, the SBC can stay right where it is and still have the revenue producing ccg. If it wants to balance and/or get a travel partner for APP, it can take it's time; wait for JMU, or even wait a few years for EKU to develop, which IMO is the best long term solution for the SBC anyway.

There would be no critical time-is-of-the-essence urgency anymore.