Top Shelf Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 With the Big Ten adding Maryland and Rutgers, time for a little realignment there:EAST DIVISIONIndianaMarylandMichiganMichigan StateOhio StatePenn StateRutgersWEST DIVISIONIllinoisIowaMinnesotaNebraskaNorthwesternPurdueWisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philsphan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Here is my latest Super-Conference realignment. 1. Big Ten grabs UNC and UVA. Duke goes Independent to avoid the ensuing chaos in the ACC and remind themselves that they are a basketball schools.2. Larry Scott, seeing the Big Ten at 16, asks for the Red River gang again. Texas says no again, but this time Scott convinces Kansas, an AAU research school to take Texas' place. It's not perfect, but Scott is desperate not to be left out of super conference realignment and be stuck at 12. Texas goes Independent.3. SEC adds NC State and Virginia Tech to expand into more markets and get to 16.4. The Metro Conference forms between all of the schools left out of realignment. Remaining ACC, Big East and Big Twelve Schools join. Florida StateClemsonGeorgia TechWake ForestLouisvilleCincinnatiMiamiWest Virginia Iowa StateTexas ChristianBaylorKansas StateBoston CollegeSyracuseConnecticutPittsburghOld Conference USA schools reform minus Lousville and Cincy and the Mountain West stays the same as it is now +SDSU. Also remaining Independent are Notre Dame, Army, Navy and BYU. Lastly, in a desperate move to stay nationally relevant Boise State becomes a football Independent. Notre DameArmyNavyBYUTexasDukeBoise StateIdahoNew Mexico State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Why would they take the "Metro" conference name when Big 12 and ACC would be available and carry more weight from a branding standpoint? Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amfleisch Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Big TenShades of RedIndianaMarylandMinnesotaNebraskaOhio StateRutgersWisconsinOYGBVIllinoisIowaMichiganMichigan StateNorthwesternPenn StatePurdue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 B1G TEN CONFERENCE (Circa 2014)LegendsIowaMichiganMichigan StateMinnesotaNebraskaNorthwesternRutgersLeadersIllinoisIndianaMarylandOhio StatePenn StatePurdueWisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Here's my idea for realignment. This takes place in 2015. Every conference will have 12+ teams, so theirs a championship game for every conference. I decided to send Idaho back down to FCS, because they are just terrible in FBS. The ACC blew up, but the Big East holds on by a thread, and lives. The big conferences are mainly the same, and the WAC and Mountain West combined.Big EastNorth-Boston College-Duke-NC State-UConn-UNC-Wake ForestSouth-FIU-Georgia Tech-Houston-Memphis-UCF-USFBig TenLegends-Illinois-Iowa-Michigan-Michigan State-Minnesota -Nebraska-Northwestern-RutgersLeaders-Indiana-Ohio State-Penn State-Purdue -Wisconsin-Maryland-Syracuse-PittBig XIINorth-Cincinnati-Iowa State-Louisville-West Virginia-Virginia-Kansas-Kansas State-Oklahoma StateSouth-Oklahoma-Texas-Texas Tech-TCU-SMU-Baylor-Miami-Florida StateSECEast-Georgia -South Carolina-Kentucky-Tennessee-Virginia Tech-Clemson-Vanderbilt-FloridaWest-Alabama-Auburn-Ole Miss-Mississippi State-Arkansas-LSU-Mizzou-Texas A&MPAC-14North-Oregon-Oregon State-Washington-Washington State-Boise State-Utah-BYUSouth-Arizona-Arizona State-UCLA-USC-California-Stanford-ColoradoMACEast-Akron-Bowling Green-Buffalo-Kent State-Miami-Ohio-UMass-MarshallWest-Arkansas State-Ball State-Central Michigan-Eastern Michigan-Toledo-Northern Illinois-Western Kentucky-Western MichiganMountain WestNorth-Air Force-Colorado State-Fresno State-Nevada-San Jose State-Wyoming-UNLV-Utah StateSouth-Hawaii-San Diego State-New Mexico-New Mexico State-UTEP-UTSA-Texas State-TulsaSun BeltEast-East Carolina -Old Dominion-UAB-FAU-Troy-Temple-Middle TennesseeWest-Ul-Lafayette-UL-Monroe-Southern Miss.-Tulane-South Alabama-North Texas-RiceLouisiana TechIndependents-Army-Charlotte-Georgia State-Navy-Notre DameConference championship games will be held at the following sites-Big East: Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ-Big Ten: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN-Big 12: Cowboy Stadium, Arlington, TX-MAC: Ford Field, Detroit, MI-Mountain West: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA-PAC-14: Farmers Field, Los Angeles, CA-SEC: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA-Sun Belt: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 East: Rutgers, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Penn State, Ohio State, Purdue, IndianaWest: Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, NebraskaEast: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Auburn, NC State, Virginia TechWest: Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss State, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, VanderbiltEast: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona StateWest: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Stanford, CaliforniaEast: Miami, West Virginia, Clemson, Wake Forest, Duke, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Boston College, UConnWest: Florida State, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philsphan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 East: Rutgers, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Penn State, Ohio State, Purdue, IndianaWest: Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, NebraskaEast: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Auburn, NC State, Virginia TechWest: Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss State, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, VanderbiltEast: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona StateWest: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Stanford, CaliforniaEast: Miami, Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest, Duke, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Boston CollegeWest: Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas ChristianVery reasonable! The only thing I can think of is moving Florida State to the West and West Virginia to the East to 1) create an opportunity for an FSU Miami championship game 2) reunite WV with Pitt and Syracuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Looking over my aligments should probably bump the ACC/BIG12 conference to 18 with the addition of Louisville in the West and UConn in the East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 The Big East becomes a basketball only conference again after all the football playing members disperse to different conferences. The Big East expands from 7 to 10 schools with the additions of Dayton, St. Louis and Xavier from the Atlantic-10.Perfect (Catholic) symmetry5 Eastern schools: Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova5 Midwest schools: Dayton, DePaul, Marquette, St. Louis, Xavier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philsphan Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 The Big East becomes a basketball only conference again after all the football playing members disperse to different conferences. The Big East expands from 7 to 10 schools with the additions of Dayton, St. Louis and Xavier from the Atlantic-10.Perfect (Catholic) symmetry5 Eastern schools: Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova5 Midwest schools: Dayton, DePaul, Marquette, St. Louis, XavierYES!Here's what happens once the ACC falls apart. (In a dream world!)Big East adds Syracuse, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Duke, Wake Forest and Notre Dame for a mega-basketball-conference that is just as good as the other super-conferences in basketball. The New York City Tournament is even cooler now!Big East schools sign an agreement that football will not be as important as basketball and forms a small football league. SyracuseBCPittsburghConnecticutDukeWake Forest Notre Dame (plays a majority of these teams anyway and it only occupies 6 spots on the schedule for ND so they can still play Navy, Stanford, USC, Etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 The Big East becomes a basketball only conference again after all the football playing members disperse to different conferences. The Big East expands from 7 to 10 schools with the additions of Dayton, St. Louis and Xavier from the Atlantic-10.Perfect (Catholic) symmetry5 Eastern schools: Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova5 Midwest schools: Dayton, DePaul, Marquette, St. Louis, XavierYES!Here's what happens once the ACC falls apart. (In a dream world!)Big East adds Syracuse, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Duke, Wake Forest and Notre Dame for a mega-basketball-conference that is just as good as the other super-conferences in basketball. The New York City Tournament is even cooler now!Big East schools sign an agreement that football will not be as important as basketball and forms a small football league.SyracuseBCPittsburghConnecticutDukeWake ForestNotre Dame (plays a majority of these teams anyway and it only occupies 6 spots on the schedule for ND so they can still play Navy, Stanford, USC, Etc.) 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 November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 East: Rutgers, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Penn State, Ohio State, Purdue, IndianaWest: Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, NebraskaEast: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Auburn, NC State, Virginia TechWest: Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss State, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, VanderbiltEast: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona StateWest: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Stanford, CaliforniaEast: Miami, West Virginia, Clemson, Wake Forest, Duke, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Boston College, UConnWest: Florida State, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas ChristianThis, I have to admit that I like, as it would allow for the upcoming 4-team playoff to actually give a (theoretical) chance for any team that wins its conference to have a shot at a true national title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 The Big East becomes a basketball only conference again after all the football playing members disperse to different conferences. The Big East expands from 7 to 10 schools with the additions of Dayton, St. Louis and Xavier from the Atlantic-10.Perfect (Catholic) symmetry5 Eastern schools: Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova5 Midwest schools: Dayton, DePaul, Marquette, St. Louis, XavierButler and St. Joes should be in any basketball only conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughRiders99 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 If the Triple-A Baseball did a realingment just like the MLB, by putting 15 teams in each league, this is how it would look like:International LeagueNortheastBuffalo BisonsPawtucket Red SoxRochester Red WingsScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersSyracuse ChiefsAtlanticLehigh Valley IronPigsCharlotte KnightsDurham BullsGwinnett BravesNorfolk TidesMidwestColumbus ClippersIndianapolis IndiansLouisville BatsToledo Mud HensNashville SoundsPacific Coast LeagueCentralIowa CubsMemphis RedbirdsOmaha Storm ChasersNew Orleans ZephyrsOklahoma City RedHawksSouthwestAlbuquerque IsotopesRound Rock ExpressColorado Springs Sky SoxTucson PadresSalt Lake BeesPacificTacoma RainersFresno GrizzliesLas Vegas 51sReno AcesSacramento River CatsI have two possible schedule options:4 games vs one outer-league division [5 teams], division rotates on six-year basis (20 games)4 games vs outer-divisions [10 teams], home/away alts yearly (40 games)28 games vs division members [3 teams], 14 home, 14 away (84 games)4 games vs one outer-league division [5 teams], division rotates on six-year basis (20 games)8 games vs outer-divisions [10 teams], home-home series (80 games)14 or 15 games vs division members [3 teams], 7/8 games home, 7/8 games away (44 games)The basic rules would reamin the same. Using DH if an AL-affiliated team is in the game. If both teams are NL, then no DH. All-Star game will still be PCL vs IL. Playoffs would have 3 division winners and 1 wild-card team. "Champions" of each league play against each other for the AAA Championship (Perhaps best-of-five instead of single game like before?)This whole idea is just simple. It would have "inter-league" for the first time in AAA baseball. I think it would be great for fans as they can see "unusual" teams coming into their stadium to play their favorite teams while they would see their favorite team go on the road to new cities. I guess it's the same idea that MLB originally had when they first added inter-league.Now, personally, I'm not a fan of interleague because it makes the schedule unbalanced. But I guess it could work for AAA baseball since the minor leagues aren't usually too big on the playoffs.I was just wondering if anybody have any opinion on this post I made a while back....Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnivore Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Not sure AAA baseball is really all that riveting, but that's as good a realignment as any I figure. Quote NCFA-FCS/CBB: Minnesota A&M | RANZBA (OOTP): Auckland Warriors | USA: Front Range United | IFA: Toverit Helsinki | FOBL: Kentucky Juggernaut Minnesota A&M 2012 National Champions 2013 National Finalist, 2014 National Semi-finals 2012, 2013, 2014 Big 4 Conference Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philsphan Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Yeah. It's not too controversial. I guess I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Zephyr III Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I suppose what I can say is that it'd be interesting to see some carryover into the Texas League or why Texas is such a bare-spot for Triple-A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aci Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I suppose what I can say is that it'd be interesting to see some carryover into the Texas League or why Texas is such a bare-spot for Triple-A.I imagine it has a lot to do with two MLB teams and four double-A teams. So it's still got 7 of the top 90 baseball clubs in Canada and the US. Quote Hamilton Eagles- 2012 and 2013 Continental Hockey League Champions! 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 CHL East Division Champions! Niagara Dragoons- 2012 United League and CCSLC World Series Champions! 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UL Robinson Division Champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I suppose what I can say is that it'd be interesting to see some carryover into the Texas League or why Texas is such a bare-spot for Triple-A.I imagine it has a lot to do with two MLB teams and four double-A teams. So it's still got 7 of the top 90 baseball clubs in Canada and the US.Soon to be 8 with the Tucson Padres moving to El Paso. 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...
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