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SEC is still primarily Southeastern, they added teams in North Carolina and Virginia so they can steal some fans from the ACC in that region, even though they are not as popular as the ACC schools there. They added Tulsa as damage control when Texas achieved their goal of being independent (as their AD said in 2040).

Big 12 expanded its geographical horizons a bit adding more teams from the Midwest,Tennessee, and Florida. Also they wanted a super-conference much like the rest of the conferences so they did add some teams who didn't fit. It was either adapt or die, and having lost Texas to the SEC in 2020, they felt that they had to damage control.

The Texas AD comment is just hypothetical, just for the sake of what would happen between now and 2100.

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Okay, so it looks like only Las Vegas and Quebec City have put in formal bids for an NHL expansion team and it seems doubtful anyone else will be throwing a bid in now. So let's pretend they both get approved, and in the meantime, nobody else moves. Not Arizona, not Florida, not any team.

My proposal for a 32 team NHL:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Western Canada Division: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg

Pacific Division: Anaheim, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Jose

Southwest Division: Arizona, Colorado, Dallas, St. Louis

Central Division: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Eastern Canada Division: Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto

Northeast Division: Boston, Buffalo, Columbus, Pittsburgh

Atlantic Division: New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Philadelphia

Southeast Division: Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay, Washington

Scheduling formula:

2 games (1 home, 1 away) versus the 16 teams in opposite conference = 32 games

3 games (1 home, 1 away, 1 alternating home or away that changes each season) versus the 12 teams in other divisions of same conference = 36 games

4 games (2 home, 2 away) versus other three teams in division = 12 games

1 extra home game and 1 extra road game against a division opponent, rotating each season = 2

32 + 36 + 12 + 2 = 82 games.

Bonus Hockey Day in Canada schedule:

1 PM EST = MTL v QUE

4 PM EST = OTT v TOR

7 PM EST = CGY v EDM

10 PM EST = VAN v WPG

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Hey guys. I've been working on a realignment of the FBS, but I've got a few dilemmas here as far as where to put the teams. I had a few goals here: To put (most) teams back in their original conferences before the realignment wave hit, to bring back old rivalries, and to keep conference sizes reasonable. So my idea was to reduce the conferences to ten, put 12 in six conferences and 14 in four. Here are the problems I have:

  • Should I put Texas A&M and Missouri back in the Big 12 or should I keep them in the SEC? Right now I'm leaning toward the latter for two reasons. One is I'm moving Nebraska and Colorado back to the Big 12 for sure so the Big 12 would have 14 teams and the SEC 12. I don't think there are any other teams that can compete in the SEC so I can't increase the SEC to 14, and I think the SEC is better suited to have 14 teams than the Big 12. Second is, both schools compete evenly with the rest of the competition. A new policy that I'm establishing to go along with this is that non-conference rivalries are to be re-established, so we could have Texas-Texas A&M once again.
  • Which should I put in the Pac-12, BYU or Boise State? I know both could compete in the conference. The Pac-12 is staying at twelve teams. Also, the one I don't pick is going the MWC.

Please leave feedback!

(Note to mods: If needed, please move this somewhere else. The concepts just seemed like the best place to put it.)

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I'd go more radical, 6 conferences with 12 teams, 8 team playoff with the conference champs and 2 at large.

PAC12:
Cal
UCLA
Stanford
Southern Cal
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington State
Washington
Arizona
Arizona State
Utah
Boise State
BIG12:
Colorado
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Baylor
TCU
Kansas
Kansas State
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
BYU
BIG10:
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Northeastern
Purdue
Indiana
Notre Dame
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Iowa
Iowa State
BIG EAST:
Penn State
Pitt
Cincinnati
Louisville
Syracuse
Boston College
Maryland
Rutgers
West Virginia
VA Tech
Virginia
Marshall
ACC:
UNC
Wake Forest
Duke
NC State
Clemson
FSU
Georgia Tech
Miami
Central Florida
South Florida
Florida
South Carolina
SEC
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Memphis
Mizzou
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Oops! Was not aware of that. Thanks for moving this.

Seems like Boise State is the popular decision for the Pac-12. Besides, BYU has a history in the MWC.

I'll be releasing a full chart later today.

EDIT: Forgot to add this, Charlotte will not be in my FBS. I was not in favor of their promotion.

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ACC

Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Florida St.
Louisville
Maryland
Miami (FL)
NC State
Syracuse
UNC
Virginia
Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Changes

Added Maryland from Big Ten because they should've never left

Dropped Pitt to Big Ten to add Maryland

Big 12

Colorado

Texas

Texas Tech

TCU

Baylor

Oklahoma

Oklahoma St.

Kansas

Kansas St

Iowa St

Nebraska

West Virginia

Changes

Added Colorado (Pac-12) and Nebraska (Big Ten)

Big Ten

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Michigan

Michigan State

Minnesota

Northwestern

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Penn State

Pitt

Purdue

Rutgers

Wisconsin

Changes:

Nebraska (Big 12) and Maryland (ACC) dropped back to original conferences

Added Pitt from ACC to restore rivalry with Penn State

Added Notre Dame to restore rivalries and because it was the best conference to put Notre Dame in.

Pac-12

Arizona

Arizona State

Boise State

Cal

Oregon

Oregon State

Stanford

UCLA

USC

Utah

Washington

Washington State

Changes

Dropped Colorado back to original conference

Added Boise State, because BSU deserves a promotion.

SEC

Alabama

Arkansas

Auburn

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

LSU

Mississippi State

Missouri

Ole Miss

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas A&M

Vanderbilt

These are the big five, which are now classified as the "Major" conferences. The other Minor conferences will follow.

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American

Cincinnati

Connecticut

ECU

Houston

Memphis

Navy

SMU

Temple

Tulane

Tulsa

UCF

USF

C-USA

FAU

FIU

Louisiana Tech

Marshall

MTSU

New Mexico State

North Texas

Old Dominion

Rice

Southern Miss

UAB

UTEP

UTSA

Western Kentucky

MAC

Akron

Ball State

Bowling Green

Buffalo

C. Michigan

E. Michigan

Kent State

Miami (OH)

NIU

Ohio

Toledo

W. Michigan

MWC

Air Force

BYU

Colorado State

Fresno State

Hawaii

Nevada

New Mexico

SDSU

SJSU

UNLV

Utah State

Wyoming

Changes

Dropped Boise State to Pac-12

Added BYU to replace Boise State

Sun Belt

Appalachian State

Arkansas- Little Rock

Arkansas State

Army

Idaho

Georgia Southern

Georgia State

Louisiana- Lafayette

Louisiana- Monroe

Texas- Arlington

Texas State

Troy

Changes

Added Army

Well there you go! An entire realignment. Hope this makes as much sense to you as it did to me!

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Looks pretty good. I had been thinking of a slightly different set up.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

NORTHWEST Division: Calgary, Edmonton, LAS VEGAS, Vancouver

Pacific Division: Anaheim, ARIZONA, Los Angeles, San Jose

Southwest Division: Colorado, Dallas, NASHVILLE, St. Louis

Central Division: Chicago, COLUMBUS, Minnesota, WINNIPEG

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Eastern Canada Division: Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto

Northeast Division: Boston, DETROIT, PHILADELPHIA, Pittsburgh

Atlantic Division: BUFFALO, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers

Southeast Division: Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay, Washington

Scheduling formula:

2 games (1 home, 1 away) versus the 16 teams in opposite conference = 32 games

3 games (1 home, 1 away, 1 alternating home or away that changes each season) versus the 12 teams in other divisions of same conference = 36 games

4 games (2 home, 2 away) versus other three teams in division = 12 games

1 extra home game and 1 extra road game against a division opponent, rotating each season = 2

32 + 36 + 12 + 2 = 82 games.

I had thought about a Western Canadian division. In keeping that, it would look like:

Western Canada Division: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg

Pacific Division: Anaheim, ARIZONA, Los Angeles, San Jose

Southwest Division: Colorado, Dallas, LAS VEGAS, NASHVILLE

Central Division: Chicago, COLUMBUS, Minnesota, ST. LOUIS

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Finally, it's time for....

NBA in the end of the 21st Century

Eastern Conference

  • Atlantic Division
    • Boston Celtics
    • Brooklyn Nets
    • Buffalo Braves
    • New Jersey Americans
    • New York Knicks
    • Philadelphia 76ers
    • Pittsburgh Pipers
    • Toronto Raptors
  • Central Division
    • Chicago Bulls
    • Cincinnati Royals
    • Cleveland Cavaliers
    • Columbus Craft
    • Detroit Pistons
    • Indiana Pacers
    • Milwaukee Bucks
    • Spirits of St. Louis
  • Southeast Division
    • Atlanta Hawks
    • Baltimore Bullets
    • Charlotte Hornets
    • Kentucky Colonels
    • Miami Heat
    • Orlando Magic
    • Virginia Squires
    • Washington Wizards

Western Conference

  • Northwest Division
    • Denver Nuggets
    • Kansas City Monarchs
    • Minnesota Timberwolves
    • Oklahoma City Thunder
    • Portland Trail Blazers
    • Seattle SuperSonics
    • Utah Jazz
    • Vancouver Grizzlies
  • Pacific Division
    • Anaheim Amigos
    • Las Vegas Stars
    • Los Angeles Lakers
    • Oakland Golden Gaters
    • Phoenix Suns
    • Reno Bighorns
    • Sacramento Kings
    • San Diego Clippers
    • San Francisco Warriors
  • Southwest Division
    • Austin Chaparrals
    • Dallas Mavericks
    • Fort Worth Flyers
    • Houston Rockets
    • Memphis Sounds
    • New Orleans Pelicans
    • San Antonio Spurs
    • Tulsa 66ers

Next up, NHL!

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With the NHL looking into teams in Las Vegas and Quebec, why not make the NHL like the NFL.. in the sense of realignment that is.

Eastern Conference

Canadian Division

Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto

Northeast Division

Boston, Buffalo, New York Islanders, New York Rangers

Atlantic Division

New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington

South Division

Carolina, Florida, Nashville, Tampa Bay

Western Conference

Canadian Division

Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg

Central Division

Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Minnesota

Southwest Division

Arizona, Colorado, Dallas, St. Louis

Pacific Division

Anaheim, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Jose

74 Game Schedule (18 against division rivals, 24 against other conference teams, 32 games the other conference)

Playoffs: Top two in each division advance. Division winners earn seeds 1-4 while runner ups earn seeds 5-8. All series are Best of 7.

 

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