(02-13-2014 09:21 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(02-13-2014 08:59 PM)jhawkmvp Wrote:  

(02-13-2014 03:43 PM)Zombiewoof Wrote:  

(02-13-2014 07:33 AM)JRsec Wrote:  What the hell guys! Let's just get her done. We'll take Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, and Iowa State. The ACC takes Texas and West Virginia at least to 16 or adds T.C.U., Texas Tech, Rice, and Tulane to 20 and we call it quits!

I can live with that, but I'd sure like to add FSU and a North Carolina school while we're at it, but that would necessitate a move to 24. Adding 10 schools just doesn't seem likely or reasonable, so I'll accept your six.

Maybe:

WEST

Baylor
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
LSU

NORTH

Missouri
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Arkansas

SOUTH

Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Alabama
Auburn
Vanderbilt

EAST

Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky

Since you only need 8 schools to find homes (though all 10 would be best) to kill the B12, you could always drop Baylor and KSU and add FSU and NCST. Get ESPN to talk the ACC into letting NCST go to the SEC so they can pick up Baylor or KSU instead to land Texas. Sorry if I mess up any SEC rivalries, but something like this:

SOUTHWEST
Arkansas
LSU
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Texas A&M

NORTHWEST (all former Big 8 schools)
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State

CENTRAL
Alabama
Auburn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Vanderbilt

EAST
Georgia
Florida
Florida State
NC State
South Carolina

I really like those pods.

The only issue I see with you pods is in the East. It's too strong. Place Florida State in Central and place Kentucky in the East and it's more balanced plus it gives almost everyone with the rotation an access to Florida.

Yes. FSU leaving might also cause Texas and ND to reconsider the ACC. But then again, without FSU that means the conference is much easier for one or the other to win each year. And they both want to be conference FB alpha dogs. Much easier without FSU.