Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[SilverBull]

15 minutes ago, BULLSHTR said:

That's some Grade-A ********. So, we're eligible to potentially participate in the CFP, but don't get to share in the money, because of some arbitrarily made up division of P5/G5 with no real meaning.

Smells like a class action lawsuit in the making.

I know there's a lot more important issues in the country/world, but I really wish that congress would step in and blow up the  entire college football landscape and rebuild from scratch. There's a lot of state-funded institutions involved and a lot of money at stake.

YEAH!  Time to call Auntie Trust and club all them colleges with that Commerce Clause rolling pin until they cry uncle!

[Bull Matrix]

31 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

It would be cool to burn the entire thing down.  They are doing themselves anyway.

Now more people are waking up lol. Been saying the P5 set up was BS from the beginning. Conspiracy theorists no more lol 

[Bull Matrix]

Basically all the super conferences have to do is split up into 8 team conferences and then they get to hog all the 12 playoff spots lol 

[BULLSHTR]

In an effort to get an unbiased as possible opinion, I just asked Bing AI:

"Imagine you are in charge of realigning the entire college football landscape. How would you organize a group of 10 conferences to split up the 133 current FBS football teams? Focus on preserving geographic rivalries, but also create parity, so that each conference is relatively equal in perceived strength. List each conference with their members in a bulleted list. You may invent new names for these new conferences, if necessary. The goal is to create a 16-team post-season playoff system where each conference winner and 6 at-large bids get into the playoff."

 

The response:

That’s a very interesting and challenging question. I’ll try to come up with a possible solution, but keep in mind that this is just my opinion and not based on any official criteria or data. Here is one way I would organize the 10 conferences, with 13 teams each:

• Pacific Coast Conference (PCC):
  This conference would include teams from the West Coast and Hawaii, mostly from the current Pac-12 and Mountain West. The PCC would have two divisions: North and South. The teams are:

  • North:
    • Washington
    • Washington State
    • Oregon
    • Oregon State
    • Boise State
    • Utah
    • BYU
  • South:
    • USC
    • UCLA
    • Stanford
    • California
    • Arizona
    • Arizona State
    • Hawaii
       

• Southwest Conference (SWC):
  This conference would include teams from Texas, Oklahoma, and neighboring states, mostly from the current Big 12 and Conference USA. The SWC would have two divisions: East and West. The teams are:

  • East:
    • Texas
    • Texas A&M
    • Texas Tech
    • Baylor
    • TCU
    • SMU
    • Rice
  • West:
    • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma State
    • Tulsa
    • UTEP
    • New Mexico
    • New Mexico State
    • Air Force
       

• Great Plains Conference (GPC):
  This conference would include teams from the Midwest and the Great Plains, mostly from the current Big Ten and MAC. The GPC would have two divisions: East and West. The teams are:

  • East:
    • Ohio State
    • Michigan
    • Michigan State
    • Penn State
    • Indiana
    • Purdue
    • Notre Dame
  • West:
    • Nebraska
    • Iowa
    • Iowa State
    • Minnesota
    • Wisconsin
    • Northwestern
    • Illinois
       

• Southeastern Conference (SEC):
  This conference would include teams from the Southeast, mostly from the current SEC and Sun Belt. The SEC would have two divisions: East and West. The teams are:

  • East:
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • South Carolina
    • Tennessee
    • Kentucky
    • Vanderbilt
    • Appalachian State
  • West:
    • Alabama
    • Auburn
    • LSU
    • Mississippi
    • Mississippi State
    • Arkansas
    • Louisiana
       

• Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC):
  This conference would include teams from the Atlantic Coast, mostly from the current ACC and American Athletic Conference. The ACC would have two divisions: Atlantic and Coastal. The teams are:

  • Atlantic:
    • Clemson
    • Florida State
    • Louisville
    • NC State
    • Wake Forest
    • Boston College
    • Syracuse
  • Coastal:
    • Miami
    • Virginia
    • Virginia Tech
    • North Carolina
    • Duke
    • Pittsburgh
    • Navy
       

• Northeast Conference (NEC):
  This conference would include teams from the Northeast, mostly from the current FBS independents and American Athletic Conference. The NEC would have two divisions: North and South. The teams are:

  • North:
    • Army
    • UMass
    • UConn
    • Buffalo
    • Temple
    • Rutgers
    • Maryland
  • South:
    • West Virginia
    • Marshall
    • Cincinnati
    • Ohio
    • Liberty
    • Charlotte
    • East Carolina
       

• Mid-American Conference (MAC):
  This conference would include teams from the Mid-American region, mostly from the current MAC and Conference USA. The MAC would have two divisions: East and West. The teams are:

  • East:
    • Akron
    • Bowlin Green
    • Kent State
    • Miami (OH)
    • Toledo
    • Western Kentucky
    • Middle Tennessee
  • West:
    • Ball State
    • Central Michigan
    • Eastern Michigan
    • Western Michigan
    • Northern Illinois
    • Southern Miss
    • Louisiana Tech
       

• Mountain West Conference (MWC):
  This conference would include teams from the Mountain West region, mostly from the current Mountain West and FBS independents. The MWC would have two divisions: Mountain and West. The teams are:

  • Mountain:
    • Colorado
    • Colorado State
    • Wyoming
    • Utah State
    • Nevada
    • UNLV
    • San Diego State
  • West:
    • Fresno State
    • San Jose State
    • Cal Poly
    • UC Davis
    • Sacramento State
    • Idaho
    • Idaho State
       

• Sun Belt Conference (SBC):
  This conference would include teams from the Sun Belt region, mostly from the current Sun Belt and Conference USA. The SBC would have two divisions: East and West. The teams are:

  • East:
    • Georgia State
    • Georgia Southern
    • Coastal Carolina
    • Troy
    • South Alabama
    • UAB
    • FAU
  • West:
    • UL Monroe
    • UL Lafayette
    • Arkansas State
    • Texas State
    • UTSA
    • North Texas
    • FIU
       

• American Conference (AC):
  This conference would include teams from various regions of the country, mostly from the current American Athletic Conference and FBS independents. The AC would have two divisions: North and South. The teams are:

  • North:
    • UCF
    • USF
    • Memphis
    • Houston
    • Tulsa
    • SMU
    • UTEP
  • South:
    • Missouri
    • Kansas
    • Kansas State
    • South Carolina
    • North Carolina
    • Duke
    • Wake Forest

[BDYZR]

I guess AI thinks SMU is two different schools. One in the SWC and one in the American Conference. BRILLIANT!

[BULLSHTR]

6 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

I guess AI thinks SMU is two different schools. One in the SWC and one in the American Conference. BRILLIANT!

good catch, i didn't edit the response. AI is known to "hallucinate" sometimes. Great example of if you are going to use it professionally, make sure you edit/proofread.

Edit: not bad for spitting that response out in real time though..

Edited January 5 by BULLSHTR

[Rocky Style]

18 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

Conspiracy theorists no more lol 

Conspiracy theorists have been proven right about most things lately, so it makes sense.

[Cat941]

2 hours ago, Cat941 said:

If the CFP does deny SMU’s Power Five funding, the association sets a moratorium on additional revenue for those schools elevating from Group of Five to Power Five — a policy likely to even span into a new CFP contract starting in 2026. The move is yet another sign that college leaders are attempting to restrict Division I’s highest body from further expansion.

 

In the past, schools making the jump from Group of Five to Power Five also saw a leap in their distribution from the College Football Playoff. The difference in annual payout between G5 teams ($1 million) and P5 teams ($6 million) is substantial.

However, after a discussion among CFP commissioners on Nov. 9, SMU did not garner the necessary support for additional revenue distribution. The issue has now been shifted to the commissioners’ corresponding presidents on the CFP Board of Managers, the playoff’s highest governing body made up of a school president from each FBS conference and Notre Dame.

Currently, the CFP distributes $460 million annually. About 80% goes to the Power Five and 20% to the Group of Five.

 

***Why is SMU being treated so poorly compared to the other former G5 teams that have made the jump to the A5?  Not that I'm a SMU fan (far from it) but it's ridiculous.  Who are the CFP commissioners?  Why aren't G5 members/CFP commissioners supporting SMU here? 

I'm no longer worried about the P2's threats to leave.  I almost would like to see it.  Tired of 'em and the stranglehold they wield.  They make more money already.  All the talk about the eyeballs that they garner.  Of course, they're being watched OTA.  

 

[Outlaw]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/jimbo-fisher-fired-aggies-buyout-not-complaining-18590971.php

[Cat941]

interesting idea to have a NIT-like playoff in addition to the CFP.