Non-SEC/B1G realignment

Non-SEC/B1G realignment
by VaDblDmr (2021-07-29 23:32:25)

Looking at the non-bottom-feeding members of the ACC, Pac-12, (remaining) Big XII, and BYU leaves the 27 schools listed below. If I had a stake in the future of college football, I'd be mulling over ways to align them for football purposes.

While I understand that the existing ACC grant of rights could be an impediment, I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that there are ways to subvert that, both from the ACC's side and from ESPN's, if either or both so desire. So for the purpose of considering realignment, I'd put that issue to the side.

Any ideas, particularly that might be in ND's interest?

Clemson
Florida State
Washington
USC
Virginia Tech
UCLA
BYU
NC State
Iowa State
West Virginia
Texas Tech
Miami
Oregon
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Louisville
Arizona State
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
Baylor
TCU
California
Stanford
Pitt

Replies:

If ND were to lead a new conference, 9 teams max - k-rock 2021-07-30 12:14:02
- That would be a hell of a conference… - Irishdemon 2021-07-31 16:06:29
  - If Jack does nothing , the SEC takes Clemson, FSU and Miami - k-rock 2021-08-01 13:23:18
    - Jack isn't going to do jack. - SWPaDem 2021-08-01 15:59:31
- ND hasn’t been a leader in anything - 84david 2021-07-31 11:02:08
  - Probably closer to 35 * - NDBob 2021-07-31 12:03:24
- That would be work for our Director of Athletics. - SWPaDem 2021-07-30 12:51:10
Just get it over with and create one big conference - DBCooper 2021-07-30 11:49:12
- that's the direction that they're heading in - jt 2021-07-31 12:42:43
- I have no interest in that * - ACross 2021-07-31 11:46:42
  - I was mostly being sarcastic - DBCooper 2021-07-31 14:20:53
    - the complete lack of central oversight - jt 2021-07-31 15:11:17
- Add in a relegation system as well - IrishTrpt07 2021-07-30 17:15:00
just over here monitoring the landscape - jt 2021-07-30 00:11:46
- I like the Big XII's approach - ndtnguy 2021-07-31 17:04:25
- I agree, but who's deciding what it's going to look like? - VaDblDmr 2021-07-30 00:42:07
  - the gap between power programs and non power programs - jt 2021-07-30 00:57:55
    - The current system lets a bunch of those middling P5 schools - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 09:18:03
      - Our scheduling approach is indistinguishable * - ACross 2021-07-30 21:35:34
        We're basically a conference member - jt 2021-07-30 21:46:44
        You mean like one halfway in the oven. * - SWPaDem 2021-07-31 08:03:36
        Just the tip * - IrishLep 2021-07-31 08:41:45
        Still counts * - ndstein04 2021-07-31 21:45:40
        allegedly (at least as it relates to Swarbrick) * - jt 2021-07-31 15:40:14
        Jack wanted to see how it felt * - IrishLep 2021-07-31 19:31:53
        nobody would care if we would of won more games * - jt 2021-08-01 23:14:08
      - But isn't it likely that if the new "super" division were, - VaDblDmr 2021-07-30 19:29:09
        I see fewer 15-0, 14-1 type of seasons, but I don't see more - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 20:32:23
      - I think you are referring to Michigan, not Wisconsin * - fontoknow 2021-07-30 09:57:33
        In 130+ years of college football, Wisconsin has literally - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 10:17:36
        I think the national championship focus has hurt the equity - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-07-30 10:45:44
        Nonsense. Big two and little eight ring any bells? - cmhirish 2021-07-31 10:45:05
        That was mostly a 70s thing - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-07-31 14:17:40
        1000% agree with you - sullivan79 2021-07-30 11:24:03
        Agreed. - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 11:17:45
        the "arms" and facilities race didn't just heat up in the - jt 2021-07-30 11:12:57
        The NC versus bowls didn't have anything to do with it - NDAtty 2021-07-30 11:37:40
        The Knight Commision addressed these issues - ACross 2021-07-30 20:22:02
        I'm not sure why this response is directed at me * - jt 2021-07-30 12:27:24
        Didn't mean to direct at you. Just adding to the sub-thread * - NDAtty 2021-07-31 10:48:01
        no big deal - jt 2021-07-31 12:00:36
        It certainly contributed. Alabama drives the market - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-07-30 11:59:47
        Correlation is not causation. - cmhirish 2021-07-31 10:40:35
        Oregon * - GolfJunkie17 2021-07-31 07:11:26
        Maybe, but I think the huge media rights money - NDAtty 2021-07-30 13:00:40
        TV money now dwarfs everything else. - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 13:35:14
        Michigan does exactly what you accused IA and WI of - fontoknow 2021-07-30 10:28:33
        They do have some titles from before the forward pass - daviehamsufferer97 2021-07-30 10:32:13
        And Michigan has been at least quasi relevant - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 10:41:44
        Don't Worry - Michigan will post a lot of Ls in a 25 team - NDAtty 2021-07-30 10:21:01
        As a Marquette Alum, I endorse this post, wholeheartedly! * - Irish Warrior 2021-07-30 10:19:22
      - Not just middling teams - NDAtty 2021-07-30 09:39:07
    - Well, on the theory that culling will happen, here's a first - VaDblDmr 2021-07-30 01:19:51
      - too many have-nots on that list - jt 2021-07-30 10:01:19
They’re all independent and schedule each other * - Stonebreaker9 2021-07-29 23:57:59