How many teams will College Football conferences end up with after expansion?
Imagine you are living on the Eastern Hemisphere in 1884. Otto Van Bismarck has ordered a meeting to stake claim to numerous African countries.
The “Scramble for Africa” is rumored to destroy the governments of many countries and send Africa into a deep downfall.
As it turned out, Europeans forced slave labor and gave Africans un-equal rights for many centuries.
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This was because the Europeans wanted money and power —and only power and money. Africans are still feeling the affects of Imperialism in today’s world.
This is along with many other problems. Hunger, bad health, and poor education are just some of the many.
Now, think like an American College Football addict in the present, which is 2010.
Will Big 10 Imperialism cause the Big East and the Big 12 to crumble as well?
The Big 10’s “Chancellor,” Jim Delaney, will not give away his secrets and will continue to plan his imperialistic plans in the months ahead. In the Big Ten’s spring meetings, no secrets were revealed but plenty of coaches gave insight.
If the Big 10 expands to past 13, then the landscape of college athletics could make a domino effect. The conference desires markets that will bring lots of TV hits to the Big 10 Network, which is owned by FOX.
The PAC 10 is also exploring the idea of expanding, but not as imperialistic as the Big 10 has been thinking.
In expansion, I see the Big 10 as Europe in imperialism. The PAC 10 is America.
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive is compared to U.S General George S. Patton, and Jim Delaney to Otto Van Bismarck.
General Slive and his troops will wait on the shots and then fire at the Big Imperialistic 10.
The Big 10 will roar in the tanks, destroy towns, and fire machine guns. The SEC is about to drop the nuke, but the PAC-10 yells, “Wait! Wait!” The two militaries stop firing.
“Lets do this the American way!” If each one of us has 12 provinces, (teams) then we all host a moneymaking conference championship and also do not flatten the face of the fallen foes!” (Mid-major conferences)
Are you thinking like the PAC-10? I am. And if the PAC-10 and the SEC convince the Big 10 to end the “War” and add 12 teams, then it will benefit all.
Think about it. Almost every last one of the NCAA conferences could host a championship. Besides, 12 x 10 is 120, which is the amount of current competitors in the NCAA Bowl Subdivision.
Let's look at my model:
Big 10
West Division
Wisconsin Badgers
Iowa Hawkeyes
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Indiana Hoosiers
Purdue Boilermakers
Missouri Tigers $
East Division
Ohio State Buckeyes
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Spartans
Northwestern Wildcats
Illinois Illini
Missouri is added into the Big 10 Conference. The Tigers fit well academically and provide a regional rivalry with Illinois. Kansas City and St. Louis provide the Big Ten with good TV markets.
After this, the Big 10 splits into two divisions, the East and the West. The champions of each division will meet in the Big 10 Championship Game in Indianapolis, Indiana, at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The winner of the championship will go to the Rose Bowl or the BCS National Championship Game.
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Oregon Ducks Oregon State Beavers Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Washington Huskies Washington State Cougars Southern Cal Trojans Stanford Cardinal Cal Bears UCLA Bruins Colorado Buffaloes $ Utah Utes $ & Colorado and Utah are added to the Pacific 10 and form the Pacific 12. Both Colorado and Utah make sense and are the most logical choices of all canadites. Colorado provides a TV market in Denver, while Utah provides a market in Salt Lake City. Colorado would jump on a chance to join the PAC-10, because the Buffaloes are the odd one out in the Big 12, in geography and athletics. They could jump on a new start in the PAC-10. Utah would accept the bid to insure a BCS bowl bid if they win the Pacific 12. They could also continue the “Holy War” with BYU in non-conference competition. The PAC-12 divisions will split into the Mountain North and the Wild West. The championship game will be played at Glendale, Los Angeles, Seattle, or at a home site, like the Conference USA does it. I would say Glendale. & Rival is in another conference, teams will continue to play (Utah and BYU) Nebraska Cornhuskers Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats SMU Mustangs $ Iowa State Cyclones Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies Texas Tech Red Raiders Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Baylor Bears After Missouri and Colorado leave the Big XXI, TCU and SMU immediately replace the two schools. As far as TV markets go, the TCU-SMU combo attracts Dallas-Fort Worth TV viewers. Geographically, the schools fit well. The Big XII affiliation ensures a true shot at the BCS for mid-major power TCU. The conference championship host is just a short drive away to the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As always, the champion of the Big 12 goes to the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, and if not the BCS Championship. Boise State Broncos $ San Jose State Spartans $ Fresno State Bulldogs $ San Diego State Aztecs UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Nevada-Reno Wolf Pack $ Rocky BYU Cougars & Houston Cougars $ Air Force Falcons Colorado State Rams Wyoming Cowboys New Mexico Lobos TCU’s gone from the Big 12. Utah’s gone from the PAC 12. So what to do? Simple. Add Boise State and Houston, the biggest bones in the dog pound besides, well, Utah and Texas Christian. Also, if Boise State goes, most of the WAC will too. The Mountain West expands its borders to Nevada and California by adding San Jose, Fresno, and Nevada. These are most likely the only teams that are somewhat competitive besides Boise State in WAC football. The divisions split and are named the Pacific and the Rocky. The conference championship can be played in, err…the Houston Texans’ Reliant Stadium, or at the home of the regular season champion. The conference championship game and amount of teams could strike the Mountain West a deal with ESPN- and a ticket to the BCS. (Maybe) Big East UCONN Huskies Cincinnati Bearcats Syracuse Orange Pitt Panthers Rutgers Scarlet Knights USF Bulls West Virginia Mountaineers Louisville Cardinals UCF Knights $ East Carolina Pirates $ The Mountain West and the Big 12 took three teams from the Conference USA. And in conference expansion, the motto is “if it’s broken, then break it even more!” Plus, the Big East took a setback in the MWC adding 12 schools. To retain BCS membership, the Big East adds UCF and East Carolina, two respectable mid-majors. East Southern Miss Eagles Marshall Thundering Herd Memphis Tigers UAB Blazers MTSU Blue Raiders $ Troy Trojans $ West Hawaii Warriors $ Rice Owls Tulsa Golden Hurricane Louisiana Tech Bulldogs $ UTEP Miners Tulane Green Wave After being beaten and battered by BCS foes, the Conference USA reaches out to the Sun Belt and WAC to convince others to join the conference. The C-USA takes Middle Tennessee, and Troy from the Sun Belt, and Hawaii and LT from the WAC. Because of this, the WAC will be not more. West Utah State Aggies New Mexico State Aggies Idaho Vandals North Texas Mean Green Arkansas State Red wolves San Antonio Roadrunners^2 South Florida Atlantic Florida International Panthers USA Jaguars^1 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Louisiana-Lafayette Rajin’ Cajuns Louisiana-Monroe War Eagles ^1- Football program expected to begin Division-1 play in 2013. ^2- Football program expected to begin in 2011, future division status uncertain After the Sun Belt and WAC conferences were torn up by larger foes, they merged and formed one conference along with two Bowl Subdivision newcomers. The Rest and the domino’s effects The SEC, ACC, and the Independents are untouched. In the realignment, 14 schools moved positions. I would say the conference realignment is a moneymaker, and only negatively affects the Conference USA and WAC. I would enjoy an NCAA that took on this model, the American Way. Although I think this is a good plan, I’m sure many people will complain about Nebraska being left out of Big 10 Expansion. This is because in my opinion they do not fit as well regionally as Missouri and fit better with teams such as Texas and Oklahoma. This is what all of the BCS conferences would look in my plan, also including the Mountain West. Wisconsin Badgers Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers Indiana Hoosiers Purdue Boilermakers Missouri Tigers East Division Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Northwestern Wildcats Illinois Illini Championship Game Indianapolis, Indiana Oregon Ducks Oregon State Beavers Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Washington Huskies Washington State Cougars Southern Cal Trojans Stanford Cardinal Cal Bears UCLA Bruins Colorado Buffaloes Utah Utes North Nebraska Cornhuskers Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats SMU Mustangs $ Iowa State Cyclones South Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies Texas Tech Red Raiders Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Baylor Bears East Florida Gators South Carolina Gamecocks Georgia Bulldogs UK Wildcats UT Vols VU Commodores West Alabama Crimson Tide Auburn Tigers Arkansas Razorbacks LSU Tigers Ole Miss Rebels Miss State Bulldogs Championship Game: Atlanta, Georgia ACC Atlantic Florida State Seminoles Boston College Eagles Clemson Tigers N.C State Wolfpack Wake Forest Demon Deacons Maryland Terrapins Costal Virginia Tech Hokies Miami Hurricanes North Carolina Tar Heels Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Duke Blue Devils Virginia Cavilers Boise State Broncos $ San Jose State Spartans $ Fresno State Bulldogs $ San Diego State Aztecs UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Nevada-Reno Wolf Pack $ Rocky BYU Cougars & Houston Cougars $ Air Force Falcons Colorado State Rams Wyoming Cowboys New Mexico Lobos UCONN Huskies Cincinnati Bearcats Syracuse Orange Pitt Panthers Rutgers Scarlet Knights USF Bulls West Virginia Mountaineers Louisville Cardinals UCF Knights East Carolina Pirates PAC 12- Mountain North
PAC 12- Wild West
Symbols
Big 12- North
TCU Frogs $
Big 12- South
Mountain West
Pacific
C-USA
Sun Belt
Symbols
Big 10
West Division
PAC 12
Mountain North
Wild West
Championship Game: Glendale, Arizona
Big 12
TCU Frogs $
Championship Game: Dallas, Texas
SEC
Championship Game: Charlotte, North Carolina
Mountain West
Pacific
Championship Game: Denver, Colorado
Big East
As you can see, these conference championships leading into the BCS Bowl games can help some sort of a playoff; a plus-one system.
After the BCS Bowls, teams can be re-ranked and a championship came be played.
BCS teams that did not win a conference championship would not be allowed to be played in the plus-one championship, and the championship host would not be allowed to host conference champions in the bowl round.
For example, if the Rose Bowl hosted the plus-one championship, then it would first have to pit two teams that would not qualify for the championship in the bowl. Like Florida versus Iowa in 2010. Neither won the conference. Then, of course, it would have Alabama and Texas, or Boise State in the National Championship.
Just an idea, anyway.
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