Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[inTransit]

 

I think if its texas its DOA - imo. But I would not think they would have to schedule an emergency meeting to kill it.

This is all a lot of fun even if its fantasy....

 

I prefer the fantasy over the reality that there is no light at the end of the tunnel.  Fantasy BABY!

 

If thats the case, where do thread sizes cap out at?

[88Alum]

Expansion rumors.com has us back in the B12!!  Yay!!

 

 

Here we go. The top power conferences in College Football known as the P5 (ACC, B1G, BIG XII, PAC12, and SEC) are going to form a new division that would only be for football. I will refer to this as new division as D1-A. A few teams in the MWC, Indy, and AAC will make the cut for D1-A. The teams or conferences that don’t meet the requirements would be placed in D1-B. Conference Championship Games will be a requirement. There will be no Independents. Hopefully, your school meets whatever the requirements may be.

So this is how the new Division 1-A *may* look in 2016:

ACC
NORTH DIVISION
Boston College
Louisville
Notre Dame – from Independent
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
UConn – from AAC
Wake Forest

SOUTH DIVISION
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Miami
North Carolina
North Carolina State

B1G
WEST DIVISION
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri – from SEC
Nebraska
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin

EAST DIVISION
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
Virginia – from ACC

BIG XII
NORTH DIVISION
Cincinnati – from AAC
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
BYU – from Independent
West Virginia

SOUTH DIVISION
Baylor
Kansas
Kansas State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech

PAC-12
NORTH DIVISION
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
Washington
Washington State

SOUTH DIVISION
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
UCLA
USC
Utah

SEC
EAST DIVISION
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech – from ACC

WEST DIVISION
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Texas A&M

MWC/AAC MERGE
(applies to the sport of Football Only, all other sports would remain where they are)
EAST DIVISION
East Carolina
Houston
Memphis
SMU
Temple
UCF
USF

WEST DIVISION
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Navy
San Diego State
UNLV

Projected Timeline:

B1G expands with Missouri and Virginia
SEC fills Missouri hole with Virginia Tech
ACC fills Virginia hole with UConn
New Division announced
BIG XII expands with BYU and Cincinnati due to required CCG
Notre Dame joins ACC as full football member due to no Independent requirement
MWC/AAC schools that meet requirements merge for football only

 

A few notes:

*The MWC/AAC Hybrid Conference is for football only and all other sports will remain as is.
*In this scenario Independents have been eliminated due to the Conferece Championship requirement.
*All other sports in D1 would compete in playoffs together like they do now. March Madness is a good example. Only the FB postseason would be split between D1-A and D1-B.
*D1-A and D1-B would still be able to schedule each other in regular season.
*D1-B could stage their own playoff.

Update 8/24: BYU has moved back into BIG XII spot and USF is now in MWC/AAC Merge.

[shiston]

Sometimes my reading comprehension fails me; specifically later in the workday.  However, from the list you posted it appears to me that we are still grouped in the MWC/AAC merge East Division, not the B12... ?

[Bullschmutz]

That's old... according to that guy today, USF is in, BYU is not. My guess is that, if real, the original problem. BYU will not play tournaments on Sundays and Texas does not want a partial member.

[StateRoad42]

That's old... according to that guy today, USF is in, BYU is not. My guess is that, if real, the original problem. BYU will not play tournaments on Sundays and Texas does not want a partial member.

At this point, just let me know when the ride finally stops...

[Hem]

So this is how the new Division 1-A *may* look in 2016:

 

ACC
NORTH DIVISION
Boston College
Louisville
Notre Dame – from Independent
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Wake Forest

SOUTH DIVISION
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Miami
North Carolina
North Carolina State

 

B1G
WEST DIVISION
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas – from BIG XII
Minnesota
Missouri – from SEC
Nebraska
Northwestern
Wisconsin

EAST DIVISION
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers

 

BIG XII
WEST DIVISION
Baylor
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech

EAST DIVISION
Cincinnati – from AAC
Iowa State
Kansas State
UCF – from AAC
USF – from AAC
West Virginia

 

PAC-12
NORTH DIVISION
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
Washington
Washington State

SOUTH DIVISION
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
UCLA
USC
Utah

 

SEC
EAST DIVISION
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech – from ACC

WEST DIVISION
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Texas A&M

 

MWC/AAC MERGER
(applies to the sport of Football Only, all other sports would remain where they are)
EAST DIVISION
East Carolina
Houston
Memphis
Navy
SMU
Temple
UConn

WEST DIVISION
Air Force
Boise State
BYU – from Independent
Colorado State
Fresno State
San Diego State
UNLV

 

Projected Timeline:

BIG XII expands with Cincinnati and USF
B1G expands with Missouri and Kansas
BIG XII fills Kansas hole with UCF
SEC fills Missouri hole with Virginia Tech
New Division announced
MWC/AAC schools that meet requirements merge for football only
Notre Dame joins ACC as full football member due to no Independent requirement

 

A few notes:
The MWC/AAC Hybrid Conference is for football only and all other sports will remain as is.
In this scenario Independents have been eliminated due to the Conferece Championship requirement.
All other sports in D1 would compete in playoffs together like they do now.  March Madness is a good example.  Only the FB postseason would be split between D1-A and D1-B.
D1-A and D1-B would still be able to schedule each other in regular season.
D1-B could stage their own playoff.

 

Updates since previous Expansion Puzzle:
BYU moves into MERGER
Kansas moves into B1G
UConn moves into MERGER
UCF moves into BIG XII
USF moves into BIG XII

[Who'sYourData?]

That's old... according to that guy today, USF is in, BYU is not. My guess is that, if real, the original problem. BYU will not play tournaments on Sundays and Texas does not want a partial member.

 

I read something the other day that indicated BYU has made someone in the B12 unhappy.

[Skingraft]

That's old... according to that guy today, USF is in, BYU is not. My guess is that, if real, the original problem. BYU will not play tournaments on Sundays and Texas does not want a partial member.

I read something the other day that indicated BYU has made someone in the B12 unhappy.

They won't honor a class taken through BYU and it has a top Texas player intelligible

[Who'sYourData?]

 

 

That's old... according to that guy today, USF is in, BYU is not. My guess is that, if real, the original problem. BYU will not play tournaments on Sundays and Texas does not want a partial member.

I read something the other day that indicated BYU has made someone in the B12 unhappy.

They won't honor a class taken through BYU and it has a top Texas player intelligible

 

 

Interesting.  I hope that is enough to get us in the Big 12 instead of BYU.

[GoBulls84]

So this is how the new Division 1-A *may* look in 2016:

 

ACC

NORTH DIVISION

Boston College

Louisville

Notre Dame – from Independent

Pittsburgh

Syracuse

Virginia

Wake Forest

SOUTH DIVISION

Clemson

Duke

Florida State

Georgia Tech

Miami

North Carolina

North Carolina State

 

B1G

WEST DIVISION

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas – from BIG XII

Minnesota

Missouri – from SEC

Nebraska

Northwestern

Wisconsin

EAST DIVISION

Indiana

Maryland

Michigan

Michigan State

Ohio State

Penn State

Purdue

Rutgers

 

BIG XII

WEST DIVISION

Baylor

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

TCU

Texas

Texas Tech

EAST DIVISION

Cincinnati – from AAC

Iowa State

Kansas State

UCF – from AAC

USF – from AAC

West Virginia

 

PAC-12

NORTH DIVISION

California

Oregon

Oregon State

Stanford

Washington

Washington State

SOUTH DIVISION

Arizona

Arizona State

Colorado

UCLA

USC

Utah

 

SEC

EAST DIVISION

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vanderbilt

Virginia Tech – from ACC

WEST DIVISION

Alabama

Arkansas

Auburn

LSU

Mississippi State

Ole Miss

Texas A&M

 

MWC/AAC MERGER

(applies to the sport of Football Only, all other sports would remain where they are)

EAST DIVISION

East Carolina

Houston

Memphis

Navy

SMU

Temple

UConn

WEST DIVISION

Air Force

Boise State

BYU – from Independent

Colorado State

Fresno State

San Diego State

UNLV

 

Projected Timeline:

BIG XII expands with Cincinnati and USF

B1G expands with Missouri and Kansas

BIG XII fills Kansas hole with UCF

SEC fills Missouri hole with Virginia Tech

New Division announced

MWC/AAC schools that meet requirements merge for football only

Notre Dame joins ACC as full football member due to no Independent requirement

 

A few notes:

The MWC/AAC Hybrid Conference is for football only and all other sports will remain as is.

In this scenario Independents have been eliminated due to the Conferece Championship requirement.

All other sports in D1 would compete in playoffs together like they do now.  March Madness is a good example.  Only the FB postseason would be split between D1-A and D1-B.

D1-A and D1-B would still be able to schedule each other in regular season.

D1-B could stage their own playoff.

 

Updates since previous Expansion Puzzle:

BYU moves into MERGER

Kansas moves into B1G

UConn moves into MERGER

UCF moves into BIG XII

USF moves into BIG XII

I have a hard time believing the Big XII would put all their heavy hitters in one division.