DCarp1231 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 If the Big Ten was paring down teams they'd eject Maryland before tossing Purdue. It would be pretty dumb if they tossed Maryland... Say this is 5 years down the road and Maryland is producing wins, attendance, etc and Purdue is in the basement like they have been. Who would you take? Maryland was with the ACC since the beginning and they chose to leave. Think of it like this... Would you take an aging veteran over a rising rookie? Chances are you won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBolt3 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Maryland is going to be a doormat in the Big Ten.(It's going to be a cold day in hell before I acknowledge them as B1G) They are also $50 million down the hole, thanks to John Swafford's GettinThatCash exit fee.Also, UCF for Clemson? And Clemson to the SEC? Get out of here with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 If the Big Ten was paring down teams they'd eject Maryland before tossing Purdue.It would be pretty dumb if they tossed Maryland... Say this is 5 years down the road and Maryland is producing wins, attendance, etc I, for one, welcome our new Alien Space Bat overlords. Aside from very brief periods of success, Maryland athletics are typified by sustained mediocrity and uniforms that make small children go blind. and Purdue is in the basement like they have been. I dance a small jig. Who would you take? Purdue. Maryland was with the ACC since the beginning and they chose to leave. The Big Ten's quest for markets and financial assistance had nothing to do with Maryland's decision making process I am sure. Regardless of them being a perpetual weak sister in the conference. Think of it like this... Would you take an aging veteran over a rising rookie? Chances are you won't. Maryland has the better part of a century playing major college sports. Boise State or Louisville (retch) would be your rising rookie. Maryland's another aging veteran who used to double as the sick man of the ACC. 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...
Evil G Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 >Iowa >Mountain West No. Quote Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 There is absolutely no logical rationale to your changes. Why is Colorado taken out of the PAC-12 in favor of Baylor? How does that make sense? Or why was Boston College removed from the ACC? Or Wyoming put in MAC when it's closest conference opponent is Northern Illinois? Every change you made was just random nonsense. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 A B1G without Iowa or Purdue? Never in a million years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 A B1G without Iowa or Purdue? Never in a million years. well this is called the pointless realignment outpost isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlog3000 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Since this is about dream conference posts (pointless or ideal or such), how about a Missouri-only conference of public universities (excluding the Mizzou Tigers)?: Mizzou State (formerly Southwest Mizzou State) Mizzou-Kansas City Mizzou-St. Louis Mizzou S&T (formerly Mizzou-Rolla) Truman (formerly Northeast Mizzou State) Northwest Mizzou State Southeast Mizzou State Mizzou Western State Mizzou Southern State Cemtral Mizzou Harris-Stowe State Lincoln (Mo.) Even though it won't ever happen, I just wanna know you guys' thoughts about this. Quote Florida State Seminoles fan for life (mostly on football, basketball and baseball)! 2011-12 ACC men's basketball conference tournament champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football Atlantic Division champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football regular season champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football conference bowl tournament champions; 2014 NCAA D-I FBS BCS national champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Why did you put Mizzou in every name? Missouri-Columbia is the only school that uses it. And also, it's not much of an idea. Anybody can make a list of all the public schools in a state, nevermind that they're in various division levels. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlog3000 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Why did you put Mizzou in every name? Missouri-Columbia is the only school that uses it. How about "Why not?" as a better question? And also, it's not much of an idea. Anybody can make a list of all the public schools in a state, nevermind that they're in various division levels. Besides, this is what this topic is all about, about posting random dream-like pointless conference/league alignments within sports. You're saying it like it's a sin or something. Geez! Quote Florida State Seminoles fan for life (mostly on football, basketball and baseball)! 2011-12 ACC men's basketball conference tournament champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football Atlantic Division champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football regular season champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football conference bowl tournament champions; 2014 NCAA D-I FBS BCS national champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Actually it was named pointless because a vast majority of people here were tired of realignment proposals flooding threads, so they finally created one for those of us who do like coming up with ideas. The "pointless" in the name is more in kind of a passive aggressive way because they think it's a stupid topic. It's not really meant to mean a thread to just throw out a bunch of random nonsense. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzcut Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Anyone willing to do a realignment of Minor League Baseball, including moving cities around classes? Quote The CCSLC's resident Geelong Cats fan. Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Sounds like something from a Rocky & Bullwinkle story arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailstateunis Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Here's a little-bit more realistic vision of what college football alignment could look like in about 10 years. The NCAA splits Divison 1 into 3 seperate football divisons, D1.1, D1.2, and D1.3. D1.1 contains the power 5 conferences, totaling 72 teams. D1.2 contains 88 teams, including the current group of five conferences (which I listed the alignments of), along with two more conferences from FCS (which I did not list the alignments of). D1.3 contains the remaing FCS teams and conferences.Each divison has an 8 team playoff and a national champion, along with 10-15 bowls.D-1.1 72 teamsSEC: 16Mississippi StateOle MissAlabamaAuburnLSUArkansasMissouriTexas A&MTennessee VanderbiltKentuckyVirginiaFloridaGeorgiaSouth CarolinaNC State+ NC State, Virginia- NoneB1G: 16IllinoisIndianaIowaPurdueNebraskaMinnesotaWisconsinNorthwesternNotre DameMichiganMichigan StateOhio StatePenn StateMarylandRutgersVirginia Tech+ Virginia Tech, Notre Dame- NonePAC 14: 14ArizonaArizona StateUCLAUSCUtahBYUSan Diego StateCaliforniaStanfordOregonOregon StateWashingtonColoradoWashington State+ BYU, San Diego State- NoneBig 12: 12Iowa StateKansasKansas StateWest VirginiaCincinnatiOklahoma StateOklahomaBaylorTexasTexas TechTCUHouston+ Houston, Cincinnati- NoneACC: 14Boston CollegeConnecticutSyracusePittsburghLouisvilleNorth CarolinaDukeUCFUSFFlorida StateMiamiClemsonGeorgia TechWake Forest+ Connecticut, UCF, USF- NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech8-team playoffs5 Conference champions3 at-large teamsRose, Sugar, Cotton, Peach, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls rotate as Quarterfinal and Semifinal games.---D-1.2 88 teamsAmerican: 14TempleEast CarolinaTulsaNavyArmyMarshallBowling GreenSMUTulaneSouthern MissRiceLouisianaUABMemphis+ Southern Miss, UAB, Rice, Louisiana, Marshall, Army, Bowling Green- Houston, Connecticut, Cincinnati, UCF, USFConference USA: 14UTEPNorth TexasTexas San AntonioLA MonroeLouisiana TechArkansas StateSouth AlabamaCharlotteFlorida AtlanticFlorida International Old DominionWestern KentuckyTroyUMass+ UMass, Troy, South Alabama, Arkansas State, LA Monroe- Southern Miss, UAB, Rice, Marshall, Middle Tennessee StateMountain West: 14Air ForceBoise StateColorado StateWyomingUtah StateIdahoNorth Dakota StateUNLVNew MexicoFresno StateNevadaHawaii San Jose St.New Mexico State+ North Dakota State, New Mexico State, Idaho- San Diego StateMAC: 12Central Michigan Eastern MichiganWestern MichiganBuffaloNorthern IllinoisToledoMiddle Tennessee StateAkronKent StateMiami OHOhioBall State+ Middle Tennessee State- UMass, Bowling GreenSun Belt: 4+Texas StateGeorgia StateGeorgia SouthernAppalachian State+ 8 to 12 FCS schools- South Alabama, Troy, Arkansas State, Louisiana, LA Monroe, New Mexico State, Idaho30 more teams, 2 more conferences from FCS8-team playoffs5 Conference champions3 at-large teams-----D-1.3 Bottom 88 teams Quote http://www.hailstateunis.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailstateunis Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Under this scenario, the SEC and Big 10 have 16 teams each. Instead of splitting into two 8-team divisions, they would split into four 4 team divisions, with the division winner competing in a 4-team playoff for the conference championship.For example, here's how the SEC would work with 16 teams-SOUTH-Mississippi StateOle MissAlabamaAuburnWEST-LSUArkansasMissouriTexas A&MNORTH-Tennessee VanderbiltKentuckyVirginiaEAST-FloridaGeorgiaSouth CarolinaNC StateSchedule- 3 vs Division Opponents, 2 vs Permenant Opponents, 3 vs Rotating nonDivison Opponents3 vs D 1.1 non-conference opponents1 vs D 1.2 opponentsPermanent opponents-MSU- UK and aTmOM- LSU and VDYALA- LSU and UTAUB- ARK and UGLSU- OM and ALAARK- AUB and VIRMIZ- USC and NCSTaTm- MSU and UGUT- ALA and UFVDY- OM and USCUK- MSU and UFVIR- ARK and NCSTUF- UT and UKUG- aTm and AUBUSC- VDY and MIZNSCT- VIR and MIZ Quote http://www.hailstateunis.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Those are definitely better than mine I gotta say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I think if Virginia Tech and Virginia are able to split up (the state government has a mandate, law or whatever saying they can't unless both go to bigger conferences or something to that effect), Virginia Tech would go to the SEC. They're the bigger draw and the SEC is the better conference. It was a possibility a couple years back that the Big 10 may go after Virginia which would allow VaTech to go the SEC. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 My Major League Baseball:Divisions:AL East:Baltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxCleveland IndiansDetroit TigersNew York YankeesTampa Bay RaysToronto Blue JaysAL West:Anaheim AngelsChicago White SoxKansas City RoyalsMinnesota TwinsOakland AthleticsSeattle MarinersTexas Rangers108 games vs. same division (18 games vs. each team x 6 teams)54 games vs. opposite division (6 games vs. 1 team & 8 games vs. 6 teams)NL East:Chicago CubsFlorida MarlinsMilwaukee BrewersNew York MetsPhiladelphia PhilliesPittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis CardinalsWashington NationalsNL West:Arizona DiamondbacksAtlanta BravesCincinnati RedsColorado RockiesHouston AstrosLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresSan Francisco Giants112 vs. same division(16 games vs. each team x 7 teams)50 vs. opposite division(6 games vs. 7 teams & 8 games vs. 1 team)Regular season breakdown:1. NO interleague games.2. All-Star Game rotates between leagues (ALE, NLE, ALW, NLW).3. Opening Night is the Sunday before the NCAA Basketball National Championship Game. Game is hosted by the defending World Series champion (ring night, banner display).4. Opening Day is the Monday of the NCAA Basketball National Championship Game. All other 28 MLB teams open on that day. All games open at 1pm local time.5. NO World Series home-field advantage at play at the All-Star Game. The ASG will be for fun.6. Trade deadline shall be moved to the final Sunday of July at 11:59pm ET/8:59pm PT.7. Season ends on either the last Sunday of September/first Sunday of October (dependent of Opening Day).Postseason:1. Postseason begins the Tuesday/Wednesday following the end of the regular season (depending on league).2. NO wildcards.3. Top-2 teams per division advance to the Division Series. Format is 2-3. Team with HFA (1st place in division) get Games 3, 4 and 5; team without HFA (2nd place in division) get Games 1 and 2.4. Division Series winners advance to the League Championship Series. Format is 2-3-2. HFA determined by regular season record of Division Series winners. Team with HFA get Games 1, 2, 6 and 7; team without HFA get Games 3, 4 and 5.5. LCS winners meet in the World Series. Format is 2-3-2. World Series rotates between leagues (AL in odd years, NL in even years). World Series Game 7 slated for last Sunday of October.6. League playoff scheduling formations rotates per year:Formation #1:DS: T, W, F, Sa, SuLCS: T, W, F, Sa, Su, T, WFormation #2 (goes to league with WS HFA):DS: W, Th, Sa, Su, MLCS: W, Th, Sa, Su, M, W, ThWorld Series:Sa, Su, T, W, Th, Sa, SuIn odd years, NL has Formation #1 and AL has Formation #2; in even years, AL has Formation #1 and NL has Formation #2.Broadcasters:1. NBC has the "Game of the Week," every Saturday at 1pm ET/10 am PT.2. FOX has "FOX Saturday Baseball," every Saturday at 8pm ET/5pm PT.3. TBS has "TBS MLB Sunday," every Sunday at 1pm ET/10am PT.4. ESPN has "Sunday Night Baseball," every Sunday at 8pm ET/5pm PT.5. TBS does "Opening Night," (banner night) at 8pm ET/5pm PT.6. ESPN does "Opening Day." They get two games, one at 1pm ET/10am PT, one at 4pm ET/1pm PT.7. TBS and ESPN rotate broadcast of Home Run Derby (TBS in odd years, ESPN in even years).8. No FOX or ESPN weekend night games on final weekend of the season. NBC splits Saturday day coverage with FOX; TBS splits Sunday day coverage with ESPN.9. TBS and ESPN rotate split-broadcast of Division Series (TBS/NL and ESPN/AL in odd years, TBS/AL and ESPN/NL in even years).10. NBC and FOX rotate broadcast of All-Star Game (NBC in odd years, FOX in even years).11. NBC and FOX rotate exclusive coverage of the League Championship Series (NBC in odd years, FOX in even years).12. NBC and FOX rotate exclusive coverage of the World Series (FOX in odd years, NBC in even years). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Two things that I think should be changed about your idea:-Both leagues need to be equal... NOT 14 in AL & 16 in NL-Interleague play is a must... Gives each league a taste of the other league and provides a way for managers to challenge themselves with lineupsOther than that it's all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(probably)notabandwagonfan Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The only thing I think doesn't work is Atlanta in the west. I know they were there until '93, but it doesn't make since that teams like St. Louis and Milwaukee are in the east when Georgia is a pretty eastern state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterchaoss Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 NBA realignment because I'm board, and I think this will make the regular season more important.NBCWest:LakersGolden StUtahDenverPhoenixCentral:Milwaukee San AntonioNew Orleans Memphis Chicago East:Washington AtlantaBrooklyn Miami Philadelphia ABCWest:SacramentoClippersPortlandHoustonDallasCentral:DetroitOKCClevelandIndianaMinnesotaEast:CharlotteTorontoNew YorkOrlandoBostonThree division winners two wild cards per. wild card teams play 3-game series, all series after that are 7 games. the conference are separate and don't play each other till the finals, i think its make a rivalry like Lakers-Celtics feel even specialer. this is the alignment that i think works best. Quote Kershaw is GOD! Kershaw is LIFE! Kershaw is ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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