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The almost perfect conference realignment scheme

Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:21 pm
Posted by Arkyologist
Appalachia
Member since Feb 2023
193 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:21 pm
Too late now but if the NCAA was forward thinking, they should have coordinated this or something similar years ago (in my opinion). Each conference would have 14 teams based on geography mostly. Every D1 football playing school would play in a league with every other school in its own state plus schools from a neighboring state or two (and each school in those states would also be in the conference). With all the new schools moving up like Kennesaw State etc. that has muddied the waters, but this is what I had a couple of years ago. I'll start with the most southern leagues in this post and add more in others. The conference names could certainly be changed

Southeastern Conference (Florida, Georgia and South Carolina)
1 Florida
2 Florida State
3 Miami
4 Central Florida
5 South Florida
6 Florida Atlantic
7 Florida International
8 South Carolina
9 Clemson
10 Coastal Carolina
11 Georgia
12 Georgia Tech
13 Georgia State
14 Georgia Southern

Southern Conference (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi)
1 Alabama
2 Auburn
3 UAB
4 Troy
5 Arkansas
6 Arkansas State
7 Mississippi
8 Mississippi State
9 Southern Miss
10 LSU
11 Louisiana Tech
12 Louisiana Monroe
13 Louisiana Lafayette
14 Tulane

Midsouthern Conference (Tennessee. Kentucky, North Carolina, Missouri)
1 Tennessee
2 Vanderbilt
3 Middle Tennessee State
4 Memphis
5 Kentucky
6 Louisville
7 Western Kentucky
8 North Carolina
9 North Carolina State
10 Duke
11 Wake Forest
12 East Carolina
13 Appalachian State
14 Missouri (a stretch; probably the worst outlier)

South Central Conference (Texas, Oklahoma)
1 Texas
2 Texas State
3 North Texas
4 UTEP
5 SMU
6 Rice
7 Houston
8 Baylor
9 Texas Tech
10 Texas A&M
11 TCU
12 Oklahoma State
13 Oklahoma
14 Tulsa



Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8118 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:24 pm to
Arkansas would get thrown in the Texas league, because that’s just how things tend to work out.
Posted by BuckI
Grove City, Ohio
Member since Oct 2020
3100 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:24 pm to
Too many mouths to feed. The future of college football is 2 super leagues on the NFL model.

I do like your idea.

Posted by SlicedBread
Member since Feb 2022
887 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:25 pm to
Not many things would cause me to stop watching college football, but this would probably do it.
Posted by Hback
Member since Aug 2017
9169 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:30 pm to
Conference games with

Troy
Arkansas State
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Monroe
Louisiana Lafayette
Tulane

Posted by redeye
Member since Aug 2013
8597 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:42 pm to
This feels like a step back into the past. I'm not opposed to that.
Posted by BevoBucks
H-town
Member since Dec 2022
3884 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 3:02 pm to
quote:

if the NCAA was forward thinking


Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
30041 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 3:24 pm to
quote:

Arkansas would get thrown in the Texas league, because that’s just how things tend to work out.
to Arkansas’ credit, they did just fine since 1992 not playing the Texas schools. They created a cache by being a wont say no to the sec program. Won multiple west divisions.

I think they’d be fine.
This post was edited on 5/18/23 at 3:25 pm
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
64952 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 3:31 pm to
Where the frick is Kansas you dick
Posted by morriscat2
tennessee
Member since Jun 2012
1934 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 3:41 pm to
Why would Alabama want to give up its annual rival with Tennessee? And Missouri is Arkansas’s rival. You share a long border with them. It’s only natural.
This post was edited on 5/18/23 at 4:38 pm
Posted by RktCtySooner
Huntsville, Alabama
Member since Jul 2021
47 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 3:43 pm to
Realignment isn't about geography, it's about money.
Your plan fails.
Posted by BreakawayZou83
Kansas City, Missouri
Member since Oct 2011
9440 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 4:01 pm to
Great purely hypothetical conference for Mizzou:

Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Iowa State
Posted by swinetime
Member since Apr 2013
4362 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 4:14 pm to
Why would we include the directional schools. Leave them with the ncaa to rot
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
3969 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 4:16 pm to
With such a large amount of teams we should just put these teams in a conference together:

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Miss St
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vandy

Posted by BigBro
Member since Jul 2021
7771 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 4:21 pm to
PAC 10
Big 8
SWC 9
SEC 10
ACC 9
Big East 8
B1G 11

7 Conference Champs + 1 = Playoff

This would have been great.. but sadly it’s too late.
Posted by morriscat2
tennessee
Member since Jun 2012
1934 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 4:36 pm to
quote:

With such a large amount of teams we should just put these teams in a conference together:


What a novice idea. Lol
Posted by paperwasp
11x HRV tRant Poster of the Week
Member since Sep 2014
22979 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 4:42 pm to
quote:

Arkyologist

Bruh, realignments aside — I don't think I've noticed it before, but your username is on point.

Posted by Arkyologist
Appalachia
Member since Feb 2023
193 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 5:35 pm to
Seeing how the SEC is the most successful conference and is made up of schools in contiguous states only, I’d say geography counts a great deal.
Posted by Arkyologist
Appalachia
Member since Feb 2023
193 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 5:47 pm to
That’s a pretty good start there. “Dick,” Really? Where was the need for that? If you actually read the start of the post it stated I was starting with the most Southern schools first. In case you forgot, your jayhawking red leg sons a bitches raped and pillaged their way through Southern MIssouri and northwest Arkansas. Have you never seen Josey Wales you midwestern cornfed wheat waving trail to Colorado. That’s the only thing you’re good for is a mind numbing trip on I70 to the Rockies.

While we’re at it, the Hogs beat that arse in football and basketball this year, just saying.

When I get to your sorry assed hayseed league, feel free to comment again.
Posted by Arkyologist
Appalachia
Member since Feb 2023
193 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 5:50 pm to
Sounds familiar?!
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