BigMac12

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

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?

And Nebraska and Kansas. (These school don't like slang for some reason...)

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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...

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?

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.