BigMac12

Clarification post:

This thread is only about realignment in the FBS, right? No talking about the FCS?

According to Craig Thompson, Boise State and Air Force have been in contact with the Big East. Yup, they're gone. Wouldn't be surprised to see Houston, UCF, and perhaps SMU go next.

Boise State and Air Force, in the Big East?

College football is going to you know where in a hand basket.

And I though the 16-team Big East Conference for other sports was excessive.

Somewhat off-topic:

If a school wants to become a Division 1 FBS team, what should be the minimun stadium capacity?

But it is the University of Oklahoma. Pisses me off that they use "OU".

(Same with Colorado, I believe.)

And Nebraska and Kansas.

(These school don't like slang for some reason...)

Or, the University of West Virginia.

No, it's West Virginia University. WVU.

Just like it's not the University of Ohio or University of Indiana.

More Big East ineptitude: Conference not targeting schools in states that already have a Big East representative. Rules out Temple, UCF, Army, and Houston (if TCU stays).

Army? With Cuse leaving, this shouldn't matter.

St. John's anyone?

Where would they play football, if they decided to reinstate the sport?

How much seats should a Division 1 FBS stadium hold?

The University of Richmond may consider a move to the Big East. Another FCS school going big?

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/college-sports/2011/sep/21/tdsport01-big-east-calling-a-possibility-for-ur-ar-1324892/

Can the Spiders actually upgrade Robins Stadium to FCS standards, or is there a bigger facility off campus?

UNC-Charlotte/Charlotte 49ers have a 15,000 seat stadium being bulit that they claim can be expanded to 40,000. I know it's too early to speculate, but maybe in a few years, the 49ers could be in the mix.

How about Butler going to the Big East?

St. Joes? Temple?

I know it's too soon, but someday, I hope UMass goes from the MAC to the Big East, if the latter conference survives...

From the same person who kept me informed on Texas A&M situation.

Missouri is expected to go to the SEC West with Auburn moving to the east.

Just saw this on ESPN. Not happy.

Missouri is NOT Southern.

I consider Missouri "Southern" if you extend the Mason-Dixon line, but different strokes for differnet folks.

Dan Wenzel of Yahoo on why Notre Dame should join the ACC.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=dw-wetzel_notre_dame_should_jump_to_acc_091911

Which rivalries will the Irish abandon if they move to the ACC?

Sorta off-topic question:

Should the former 30,000-seat stadium rule be reinstated?

There's a few schools I'm really wondering about:

1. Villanova & Georgetown: These two Big East basketball schools are in FCS in football. Will they jump to FBS, or will they move conferences?

2. All the non-football schools in the Big East: will they join other leagues, create their own non-football league, or do the unthinkable and maybe create a football team?

3. The WAC newcomers Seattle, Denver and UT-Arlington: even though the WAC isn't the BCS conference, their football membership is a little short. Will one, two or possibly all create football teams to shore up this league?

4. UALR: With Denver moving to the WAC, Arkansas-Little Rock is the odd team out in the Sun Belt Conference. Could they join the Sunbelt Conference?

Your thoughs?

Edit: though of one more...

OK, someone explain to me why the WAC, which needs a football school to stay under FBS standards (which states that you need 8 football playing schools to remain in the FBS or else you won't count.. in an odd way), wants Texas-Arlington, who doesn't have football and won't have it for the time being.

I have an idea: Stop trying to poach the Southland Conference of it's members and aim for someone else. If you have to, add Cal State Bakersfield and hope that either them, Denver or Seattle wants to start football up (which is basically a no-chance-in-hell plan).

Or you can always ask Houston Baptist. They want to play football and they need a new home after the Great West implodes.

The only reason that could possilby make sense is if UT-Arltington starts a football program, the Mavericks could called Cowboys Stadium a possible temporary home

Off-topic: how far is Cowboys Stadium from the UT-Arlington campus?

Well, the WAC is striking again.

UT-Arlington

Football is not on the immediate table for UT-A.

I still have no idea why they don't just add Portland State. It's the largest university in Oregon, and it would give them enough football teams to have a legitimate conference.

I think Jeld-Win Field is not an FBS football stadium. But the old 30,000-seat stadium rule has been abolished, so who knows what qualfiies.

BTW, is Denver going to be a non-football member when it joins the WAC?

If Portland State wants to go DI FBS/I-A, they need a bigger stadium. Jeld-Wen seems small.

If there is a Major/Minor Leage Baseball expansion, I wish the D-Backs' AA affillate return to the Texas League. No offense to Mobile and the Baybears.

Could someome realign the current MiLB teams and ther MLB affilates?

The admiral issued a challenge to expand Major & Minor League Baseball. Here's mine so far:

MLB

Expansion Teams: Charlotte (AL) & Portland (AL)

AAA

International League

Expansion Teams: Ottawa, ON & Springfield, MA (best I can think of)

Movment: current Charlotte team to Orlando

AA

Texas League

Expansion Teams: El Paso, TX & Wichita, KS

A-Advance

Carolina League

Expansion Teams: Fayatteville, NC & Columbia, SC

A

South Alantic League (even though they shouldn't)

Expansion Teams: Dover, DE & Wimington, NC

Short Season A

Nothwest League

Expansion Teams: Bend, OR & Walla Walla, WA

Rookie

Pioneer League

Expansion Teams: Butte, MT & Logan, UT

That's my idea.

Am I the only one who wants to see a new conferece named "Great East Conference" come into existance to help with this collegiate realignment?

Too bad we can't create schools to help...

I'm still think the Big East is the best choice for UMass.