(09-12-2014 03:43 AM)JRsec Wrote:  

(09-12-2014 02:06 AM)Transic_nyc Wrote:  

(09-10-2014 05:54 AM)JRsec Wrote:  Don't get worked up. I was just having some sport with the idea that a fourth conference would get made up.

I still see way more profit and overhead reduction by eliminating duplicated governing systems by moving to a 3 x 20. In that scenario both F.S.U. and Clemson are safely at home with neighbors in the SEC:
SEC East: Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech
SEC North: Kentucky, N.C. State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech
SEC South: Alabama, Florida State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee
SEC West: Arkansas, Louisiana State, Louisville, Missouri, Texas A&M

Big 10 South: Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, Penn State, Virginia
Big 10 East: Boston College, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse
Big 10 North: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue
Big 10 West: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin

PAC 20 East: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
PAC 20 South: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech
PAC 20 West: California, Cal Los Angeles, Colorado, Southern California, Utah
PAC 20 North: Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, Washington State

The only caveat is Northwestern. They would fit right in with ND and BC. But that would make it 21 teams. I might go with 3 divisions of 7. Go to a 10-game schedule.

Duke, UNC, UVA, UMD, PSU, RU, SU
ND, Pitt, Northwestern, BC, Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana
Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska

I've never considered 21. It could have some applications. I'll have to think about this. But the divisions you list would be sweet for the Big 10.

Well, since I've been going down that road, might as well go to 24 and see if it works:

UNL, IA, MN, WI, IL, PU
MSU, UM, OSU, IU, WVU, UMD
NU, ND, Pitt, SU, BC, UConn
RU, PSU, UVA, UNC, Duke, WF