XLance
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RE: 10 Reasons Realignment Is Not Over
(06-19-2014 02:09 AM)Transic_nyc Wrote: (06-18-2014 08:26 PM)XLance Wrote: As for NCSU, I don't think that ANY of the ACC folks would argue to hard or long to try to keep the wuffies from going anywhere. In fact I think the West Virginia fans are an upgrade, but that's a different story.
But if the SEC gets NCSU the ACC would have to get Kentucky, Tennessee or Vanderbilt in return.
The SEC #16 could still be Oklahoma State, but #15 will end up being Baylor.
That still leaves the ACC one short (even with West Virginia) if Pitt were to go to the B1G. I don't think Notre Dame joins as a full member without Pitt in the league (or even with Pitt). UConn does nothing for the ACC (the ACC does not need the basketball product and UConn football just drags the ACC down. South Carolina would be off of the table, the SEC would need the contiguous approach in to the heart of NC for television (besides NCSU and South Carolina have had quite a rivalry over a long period of time). I guess that really leaves us with Cincinnati to go along with Louisville, West Virginia, Kentucky/Tennessee/Vanderbilt.
If you get WVU and Vandy, doesn't that get you back to 14? If you're thinking of pushing beyond that number then I could see Cincinnati as a candidate. The SEC w/o Vandy and with Baylor would put Missouri back to the West, where they'd face more familiar opponents. They would get to play in Texas at least and in Louisiana every other year. But I tend to think Kansas State might be favored over Baylor if it ever comes to that.
West
KSU
Missouri
MSU
Ole Miss
A&M
LSU
Ark
Oklahoma State
East
GA
FL
TN
KY
AL
Auburn
SC
NCSU
The presence of the Alabama schools would cancel out NCSU and KY in terms of football strength and reunite AL-TN and Aub-GA as division rivals. In the West, it would be a dogfight between Kansas State, A&M, Mizzou, LSU, with occasionally OK State punching above its weight. Arkansas would have more of a fighting chance but would need to recruit like crazy.
The ACC might end up looking like this:
DU, UNC, VU, UVA, VT, GT, Miami
WVU, FSU, CU, WF, SU, UL, BC
I would recommend a school like USF to be put in Miami's division. It is a rising school located in the fertile grounds of the Sunshine State. USF would give schools another shot at playing in that state. Like you said, you don't need more basketball, and that's not USF's main strength, anyway. Cincinnati can go in the other division.
Or
Have three locked games a year and rotate among the rest
SU: BC, USF, VT
BC: SU, WF, Miami
UL: UC, CU, WVU
UVA: UNC, VT, GT
UNC: UVA, DU, VU
WF: VU, BC, DU
DU: UNC, GT, WF
WVU: UL, VT, FSU
CU: GT, UL, FSU
GT: DU, CU, UVA
FSU: CU, Miami, WVU
UC: UL, VU, USF
VU: WF, UNC, UC
Miami: FSU, BC, USF
VT: UVA, SU, WVU
USF: Miami, UC, SU
Kansas State?
If the SEC gives up Vandy then they (as JR is fond of saying) need at least one private school to avoid full disclosure. Hince Baylor. Besides, if you have Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech going to the PAC, your going to have to try to capture as much of the Texas market as you can.
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