BigMac12 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 How about realigning Final Fantasy games? It would be interesting seeing characters in different games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 This idea comes about partly due to the Coyotes' ownership situation being so odd.Phoenix Coyotes move to AHL, and become the Canucks' new AHL affiliate.Manitoba Moose move into Northwest Division, taking Phoenix's affiliates, and possibly renaming themselves the Jets.Colorado moves to Pacific Division, taking Phoenix's vacated spot.The rest of it is all mindless reel-line-mint.Atlanta switches leagues with its AHL affiliate in Chicago. (The NHL players can stay in the NHL and vice versa.) The Wolves move into the Central Division, alongside the Blackhawks. There is a precedent for this; Chicago's MLB clubs get along just fine. I also think that a city with a metro population of 9.7 million people could easily support two NHL teams. As well, if any team was going to make a jump from the AHL to the NHL, I would think it would have to be the Wolves, because the team, unlike Atlanta, has actually won titles in its league, repeatedly. and they have their own TV deal!. Never mind that they are in the farm league to the NHL. If a team has a record of dominance, I think it deserves to be promoted to the next level.Anyway, this move would now give the Central Division six teams. To fix that, Detroit moves back to the Eastern Conference, in the Northeast. This rekindles its Original Six rivalries. If the Wings want to schedule Chicago every year for a home-and-home, they can do so as well. Buffalo moves to the Atlantic Division, joining the Rangers as cross-state rivals. The beleaguered Islanders move to Kansas City's Sprint Center, and join the Central Division alongside St. Louis. Instant rivalry.Now there are 6 teams in the Central and 4 in the Southeast, so we move Nashville.New division structure:Northwest: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, MinnesotaCentral: Columbus, St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago Wolves, Chicago BlackhawksPacific: Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Jose, Dallas, ColoradoNortheast: Detroit, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, BostonAtlantic: Buffalo, New York, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, PhiladelphiaSoutheast: Nashville, Washington, Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 This idea comes about partly due to the Coyotes' ownership situation being so odd.Phoenix Coyotes move to AHL, and become the Canucks' new AHL affiliate.Manitoba Moose move into Northwest Division, taking Phoenix's affiliates, and possibly renaming themselves the Jets.Colorado moves to Pacific Division, taking Phoenix's vacated spot.The rest of it is all mindless reel-line-mint.Atlanta switches leagues with its AHL affiliate in Chicago. (The NHL players can stay in the NHL and vice versa.) The Wolves move into the Central Division, alongside the Blackhawks. There is a precedent for this; Chicago's MLB clubs get along just fine. I also think that a city with a metro population of 9.7 million people could easily support two NHL teams. As well, if any team was going to make a jump from the AHL to the NHL, I would think it would have to be the Wolves, because the team, unlike Atlanta, has actually won titles in its league, repeatedly. and they have their own TV deal!. Never mind that they are in the farm league to the NHL. If a team has a record of dominance, I think it deserves to be promoted to the next level.Anyway, this move would now give the Central Division six teams. To fix that, Detroit moves back to the Eastern Conference, in the Northeast. This rekindles its Original Six rivalries. If the Wings want to schedule Chicago every year for a home-and-home, they can do so as well. Buffalo moves to the Atlantic Division, joining the Rangers as cross-state rivals. The beleaguered Islanders move to Kansas City's Sprint Center, and join the Central Division alongside St. Louis. Instant rivalry.Now there are 6 teams in the Central and 4 in the Southeast, so we move Nashville.New division structure:Northwest: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, MinnesotaCentral: Columbus, St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago Wolves, Chicago BlackhawksPacific: Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Jose, Dallas, ColoradoNortheast: Detroit, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, BostonAtlantic: Buffalo, New York, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, PhiladelphiaSoutheast: Nashville, Washington, Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina.Nice... but instead of Detroit, I would move Columbus to the Eastern Conference-Northeast Division, and move Boston to the Atlantic Division; meanwhile, I would rename the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, the Southwest Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burmy Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Here's my proposal for MLB:To ensure each league has an equal (but still even) number of teams, two teams are added to the American League, and the major league frontier is officially closed:AMERICAN LEAGUENorthChicago White SoxCleveland IndiansDetroit TigersMinnesota TwinsSouthCharlotte TBDKansas City RoyalsTampa Bay RaysTexas RangersEastBaltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxNew York YankeesToronto Blue JaysWestLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimPortland TBDOakland AthleticsSeattle MarinersNATIONAL LEAGUENorthChicago CubsCincinnati RedsMilwaukee BrewersSt. Louis CardinalsSouthArizona DiamondbacksAtlanta BravesHouston AstrosMiami MarlinsEastNew York MetsPhiladelphia PhilliesPittsburgh PiratesWashington NationalsWestColorado RockiesLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresSan Francisco Giants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 /\|||I would love to see something like that... except I would move the Rockies to the NL North, and the Reds to the NL South, while keeping the D-Backs in the NL West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 When the NCAA moratorium on teams moving up I think a group of them should go up together as a pack:James MadisonDelawareUMASSODUGeorgia StateJacksonville StateVillanovaGeorgia Southern Quote Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% about how you react to it.App State Mountaineers / Alabama Crimson Tide / Atlanta Braves / New York Jets / Atlanta Hawks "If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards." [Bear Bryant]Redmond Rampage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 When the NCAA moratorium on teams moving up I think a group of them should go up together as a pack:James MadisonDelawareUMASSODUGeorgia StateJacksonville StateVillanovaGeorgia SouthernAnd the Appalachian rules I-AA as God Emperor, correct? Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Nice... but instead of Detroit, I would move Columbus to the Eastern Conference-Northeast Division, and move Boston to the Atlantic Division; meanwhile, I would rename the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, the Southwest Division.So are you agreeing that Atlanta and Phoenix be demoted to the AHL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Nice... but instead of Detroit, I would move Columbus to the Eastern Conference-Northeast Division, and move Boston to the Atlantic Division; meanwhile, I would rename the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, the Southwest Division.So are you agreeing that Atlanta and Phoenix be demoted to the AHL? I think that all Canadian teams should be contracted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Mburmy:Pretty good, I agree with Portland and Charlotte if there have to be two more teams, but why the insistence on four divisions of four? It's not nice. Why not two of eight?AMERICAN LEAGUENorthChicago White SoxCleveland IndiansDetroit TigersMinnesota TwinsSouthCharlotte TBDKansas City RoyalsTampa Bay RaysTexas RangersEastBaltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxNew York YankeesToronto Blue JaysWestLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimPortland TBDOakland AthleticsSeattle MarinersNATIONAL LEAGUENorthChicago CubsCincinnati Reds BrewersSt. Louis CardinalsSWh DiamondbacksEastChicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, NY Mets, Philadelphia, PittsburghColorado, LA Dodgers, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Arizona, Washington, Miami Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Mburmy:Pretty good, I agree with Portland and Charlotte if there have to be two more teams, but why the insistence on eight divisions of four? It's not nice. I'd rather have four clunky divisions of eight than eight divisions of four.AMERICAN LEAGUEExpansion CircuitLos Angeles, Portland, Oakland, Seattle, Texas, Toronto, Charlotte, Tampa BayCharter CircuitBaltimore, Boston, New York, , Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, Kansas City NATIONAL LEAGUEExpansion CircuitColorado, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Arizona, Washington, MiamiCharter CircuitChicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Mburmy:Pretty good, I agree with Portland and Charlotte if there have to be two more teams, but why the insistence on eight divisions of four? It's not nice. I'd rather have four clunky divisions of eight than eight divisions of four.AMERICAN LEAGUEExpansion CircuitLos Angeles, Portland, Oakland, Seattle, Texas, Toronto, Charlotte, Tampa BayCharter CircuitBaltimore, Boston, New York, , Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, Kansas City NATIONAL LEAGUEExpansion CircuitColorado, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Arizona, Washington, MiamiCharter CircuitChicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburghthis was my suggestion before, but it got lost on the last page. TI would honestly prefer this to the current system. This way the postseason could be made up of the top two teams in each division. It would be the same number of playoff teams, but the teams would have balanced schedules. I chose to align geographically though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 If MLB does go back to the "2 divisions for each league" format, then I'd see it looking like this.AMERICAN LEAGUEEastBaltimoreBostonCharlotteClevelandDetroitNew York YankeesTampa BayTorontoWestChicago White SoxKansas CityLos Angeles AngelsMinnesotaOaklandPortlandSeattleTexasNATIONAL LEAGUEEastAtlantaCincinnatiMiamiMilwaukeeNew York MetsPhiladelphiaPittsburghWashingtonWestArizonaChicago CubsColoradoHoustonLos Angeles DodgersSan DiegoSan FranciscoSt. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 If MLB does go back to the "2 divisions for each league" format, then I'd see it looking like this.AMERICAN LEAGUEEastBaltimoreBostonCharlotteClevelandDetroitNew York YankeesTampa BayTorontoWestChicago White SoxKansas CityLos Angeles AngelsMinnesotaOaklandPortlandSeattleTexasNATIONAL LEAGUEEastAtlantaCincinnatiMiamiMilwaukeeNew York MetsPhiladelphiaPittsburghWashingtonWestArizonaChicago CubsColoradoHoustonLos Angeles DodgersSan DiegoSan FranciscoSt. LouisThis might be a tough decision based on the St. Louis - Chicago rivarly, but I would swap Milwaukee for Chicago Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Mburmy:Pretty good, I agree with Portland and Charlotte if there have to be two more teams, but why the insistence on eight divisions of four? It's not nice. I'd rather have four clunky divisions of eight than eight divisions of four.AMERICAN LEAGUEExpansion CircuitLos Angeles, Portland, Oakland, Seattle, Texas, Toronto, Charlotte, Tampa BayCharter CircuitBaltimore, Boston, New York, , Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, Kansas CityNATIONAL LEAGUEExpansion CircuitColorado, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Arizona, Washington, MiamiCharter CircuitChicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, PittsburghWouldn't Oakland be part of the Charter Circuit as they started as the Philadelphia A's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Mburmy:Pretty good, I agree with Portland and Charlotte if there have to be two more teams, but why the insistence on eight divisions of four? It's not nice. I'd rather have four clunky divisions of eight than eight divisions of four.AMERICAN LEAGUEExpansion CircuitLos Angeles, Portland, Oakland, Seattle, Texas, Toronto, Charlotte, Tampa BayCharter CircuitBaltimore, Boston, New York, , Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, Kansas CityNATIONAL LEAGUEExpansion CircuitColorado, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Arizona, Washington, MiamiCharter CircuitChicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, PittsburghWouldn't Oakland be part of the Charter Circuit as they started as the Philadelphia A'sI think the admiral's making some nods to geography and rivalries. The Giants and Dodgers are also in the Expansion Circuit. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy! Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Mburmy:Pretty good, I agree with Portland and Charlotte if there have to be two more teams, but why the insistence on eight divisions of four? It's not nice. I'd rather have four clunky divisions of eight than eight divisions of four.AMERICAN LEAGUEExpansion CircuitLos Angeles, Portland, Oakland, Seattle, Texas, Toronto, Charlotte, Tampa BayCharter CircuitBaltimore, Boston, New York, , Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, Kansas CityNATIONAL LEAGUEExpansion CircuitColorado, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Arizona, Washington, MiamiCharter CircuitChicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, PittsburghWouldn't Oakland be part of the Charter Circuit as they started as the Philadelphia A'sAnd, for the sake of argument, if you're sticking with "Charter" and "Expansion," it would make more sense to move LA and San Fran to Charter and Milwaukee and New York to Expansion.Just my meaningless two cents. Quote "I secretly hope people like that hydroplane into a wall." - Dennis "Big Sexy" Ittner POTD - 7/3/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I was trying to go with the cities on the circuits rather than the teams. I'm well aware that the Mets weren't established in 1876. Basically, the main idea was to recreate something between the pre-expansion National League and the NL East, and build from there. Going with a true charter/expansion division is truer to the definition, yes, but then you have divisions wherein the Dodgers and Giants see the Padres rarely, but the Pirates often. If you use the Mets as the stand-in for the Dodgers and Giants, and have Milwaukee AND the Braves stand in for the Milwaukee Braves, you get the closest thing to 1957 you're going to get. It's an imperfect system, but which isn't? This might be a tough decision based on the St. Louis - Chicago rivarly, but I would swap Milwaukee for Chicago Cubs.Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Chicago have to be in the same division. Milwaukee and Chicago have to be together because they're close and they like it that way. Chicago and St. Louis have to be together because duh. Brewers/Cardinals is a decent secondary rivalry as well, given that Brewers fans don't seem to like sanctimonious Cardinal goobers any more than we do. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I hear what you're saying on the Brewers, Cubs, and Cardinals being in the same division, admiral.With that said...AMERICAN LEAGUEEastBaltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxNew York YankeesToronto Blue JaysNorthChicago White SoxCleveland IndiansDetroit TigersMinnesota TwinsSouthCharlotte MLB expansion teamKansas City RoyalsTampa Bay RaysTexas RangersWestLos Angeles AngelsOakland A'sPortland MLB expansion teamSeattle MarinersNATIONAL LEAGUEEastNew York MetsPhiladelphia PhilliesPittsburgh PiratesWashington NationalsNorthChicago CubsColorado RockiesMilwaukee BrewersSt. Louis CardinalsSouthAtlanta BravesCincinnati RedsFlorida MarlinsHouston AstrosWestArizona DiamondbacksLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresSan Francisco Giants(NOTE: might be strange to see the Kansas City Royals in the AL South, the Cincinnati Reds in the NL South, and the Colorado Rockies in the NL North, but this alignment might work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelx Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I've come up with a cool idea for an NBA re-alignment, provided that two more teams enter the league (Kansas City expansion franchise and revival of the Sonics). This would necessitate one team moving east, with Memphis being the likely candidate.WEST:California Division: Lakers, Clippers, Kings, WarriorsNorthwest Division: Sonics, Blazers, Nuggets, JazzSouthwest Division: Suns, Mavs, Spurs, RocketsMidwest Division: Wolves, Thunder, Kansas City team, HornetsEAST:Northeast Division: Celtics, Knicks, Raptors, Nets (or whatever their name will be in a couple years)Mid-Atlantic Divison: Cavs, Wizards, Bobcats, SixersCentral Division: Bulls, Pistons, Bucks, PacersSoutheast Division: Magic, Heat, Grizzlies, Hawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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