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Just get it over with and create one big conference by DBCooper
of say 40 or 50 teams. Then split them up into geographic areas. I think 5 divisions of 8 to 10 teams makes sense. You can even name them by the geographic area they represent like the West 10, Gulf 10, Midwest 10, South 10 and East 10.
They then play each other once with a few non conference games. The top 2 teams move forward to the playoffs, or you can do something like the winner of each division plays another winner in a big game on a major holiday. You could get those games sponsored or come up with colorful names for the big games.
Eventually when some other schools prove themselves you can add them to these new Strong 5 conferences. Say to 12 at times sounds about right.
It will be glorious.