(11-28-2017 05:17 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(11-28-2017 03:30 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-28-2017 02:53 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(11-28-2017 02:33 AM)JRsec Wrote:  Try this on for size to compliment the SEC listed above:

B1G:

Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue

Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Washington

Arizona, California, Cal Los Angeles, Southern Cal, Stanford

ACC:

Maryland, Notre Dame, Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse

Boston College, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia, Wake Forest

Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, T.C.U.

New P4 Conference:

Army, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Navy, Temple

Central Florida, East Carolina, Memphis, South Florida, Tulane

Baylor, Houston, Kansas State, Southern Methodist, Tulsa

Air Force, Arizona State, Oregon State, San Diego State, Washington State

I think the service academies might stick in the upper tier if these schools made up the bulk of their schedules.

Well, I don't think the B1G will shed any pieces.

Not sure what their solution will be, however, the PAC might be in such a precarious position that the two could benefit from each other.

I don't know they might. The wanted exposure in high density population areas. California is pretty big. Culturally speaking the Big 10 is more tied to the PAC historically than they are to the East Coast. Penn State is an odd fit, Rutgers and Maryland are still too new to count. If it brought balance and those three certainly complete the Northern portion of the ACC, then I could see it, especially with West Virginia joining in. But it would definitely have to be a brokered set up.

What I'm thinking is some sort of looser union.

B1G stays at 14 and the PAC stays at 12. Conduct each league's CCG as a semi final that feeds into a championship game for the union. Essentially the winners of each league play off against each other for the conference championship.

Everybody can keep their current schedule alignment and divisions. The difference is they combine their postseason events and share media rights. Perhaps they also help facilitate more regular season match-ups. No real additional travel costs and no one gets left out.

The problem I see with shedding Penn State, Rutgers, or Maryland is that they still provide value via market exposure. That's especially true for Penn State. I don't see the B1G giving them up and unless ESPN completely controls the media rights for the PAC then I don't see a mechanism to force the B1G's hand.

I think the union of the two would be a simpler solution.

But they provide less value by far than just the 4 California schools and we aren't even talking about Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Washington & Oregon. They gain far far more than they lose. And then there's the map. Those three are way out on the right limb of the Big 10 and are all 3 much more contiguous with the ACC. Strengthening the ACC would be the chief reason for those three to join West Virginia and T.C.U.. It strengthens their football profile, it strengthens their markets, and it strengthens their brands. Plus Penn State's more natural rivals would be in the ACC North. The same is true for WVU. And T.C.U. would be a valuable market and an easy trip hub to hub in their division.