(11-03-2017 08:42 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  An attempt at crossovers...

Slam Dunk:
Alabama <--> Auburn
Georgia Tech <--> Duke
Vandy <--> Wake Forest
South Carolina <--> North Carolina
Clemson <--> NC State
Tennessee <--> Virginia Tech
Texas A&M <--> LSU
Texas <--> Arkansas

Sounds good:
Louisville <--> Missouri
Florida <--> Kentucky
Ole Miss <--> Georgia
Miami <--> Pitt


Leftovers:

(11-02-2017 12:08 PM)JRsec Wrote:  Florida State,

Mississippi State

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, T.C.U., Texas Tech

Virginia, West Virginia

My best shot at sorting the leftovers:
Florida State <--> Oklahoma
Oklahoma State <--> West Virginia
Texas Tech <--> Mississippi State ("BFE Bowl")
TCU <--> Virginia

(11-03-2017 08:44 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-03-2017 08:42 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  An attempt at crossovers...

Slam Dunk:
Alabama <--> Auburn
Georgia Tech <--> Duke
Vandy <--> Wake Forest
South Carolina <--> North Carolina
Clemson <--> NC State
Tennessee <--> Virginia Tech
Texas A&M <--> LSU
Texas <--> Arkansas

Sounds good:
Louisville <--> Missouri
Florida <--> Kentucky
Ole Miss <--> Georgia
Miami <--> Pitt


Leftovers:

(11-02-2017 12:08 PM)JRsec Wrote:  Florida State,

Mississippi State

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, T.C.U., Texas Tech

Virginia, West Virginia

My best shot at sorting the leftovers:
Florida State <--> Oklahoma
Oklahoma State <--> West Virginia
Texas Tech <--> Mississippi State ("BFE Bowl")
TCU <--> Virginia

It would really make for some extremely watchable crossovers and yet keep the vast majority of important regional opponents.

I don't think Grant Field would have trouble staying sold out with that slate of games, plus you guys could take on Purdue or Notre Dame as your OOC.

(11-03-2017 07:13 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(11-03-2017 06:56 AM)XLance Wrote:  I would go full zipper on the North and East divisions:

Auburn....................................................Alabama
....................West Virginia........................Kentucky
Miami............Pitt
Florida State...Florida
Georgia Tech..Georgia
Clemson.........South Carolina
NC State.........Carolina
Wake Forest....Duke
Virginia Tech...UVa

I do think I would add a second crossover for several of these teams
Auburn...........Georgia
Virginia Tech...West Virginia
Georgia Tech...Duke
Wake Forest....Carolina
NC State.........South Carolina
Miami..............Florida

(11-03-2017 08:57 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-03-2017 07:13 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(11-03-2017 06:56 AM)XLance Wrote:  I would go full zipper on the North and East divisions:

Auburn....................................................Alabama
....................West Virginia........................Kentucky
Miami............Pitt
Florida State...Florida
Georgia Tech..Georgia
Clemson.........South Carolina
NC State.........Carolina
Wake Forest....Duke
Virginia Tech...UVa

I do think I would add a second crossover for several of these teams
Auburn...........Georgia
Virginia Tech...West Virginia
Georgia Tech...Duke
Wake Forest....Carolina
NC State.........South Carolina
Miami..............Florida

Those second crossovers all play each other annually in the divisions I initially listed.

(11-03-2017 08:44 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I don't think Grant Field would have trouble staying sold out with that slate of games, plus you guys could take on Purdue or Notre Dame as your OOC.

(11-03-2017 09:34 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(11-03-2017 08:44 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I don't think Grant Field would have trouble staying sold out with that slate of games, plus you guys could take on Purdue or Notre Dame as your OOC.

Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, South Carolina, Duke. 6 of the 8 are a home sell out every single year. The remaining two are really really close to sellout (Miami) and still not too bad for no away help (Duke is about 5k shy of a sellout typically).

(11-02-2017 12:08 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

The Neo-Southern Conference:

East:
Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami, South Carolina

South:
Alabama, Kentucky, L.S.U., Louisville, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

West:
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, T.C.U., Texas Tech

North:
Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virgina

That's 4 Divisions of 8 each which are grouped Regionally and would permit the culture of each distinct region to stay intact and it groups essential rivals if you permitted 1 annual crossover rivalry game (in this case Auburn/Alabama)

(11-03-2017 01:25 AM)JRsec Wrote:  

The Union Pacific Conference

East: Boston College, Indiana, Maryland, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse

Mid East: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin

Mid West: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Utah

West: California, Cal Los Angeles, Oregon, Oregon State, Southern Cal, Stanford, Washington, Washington State

Conferences Semis replace the first round of the CFP and the champion of the Union Pacific meets the champion of the Neo Southern annually for the national championship. Everyone else heads to the bowls.

(11-03-2017 08:42 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  Slam Dunk:
Alabama <--> Auburn
Georgia Tech <--> Duke
Vandy <--> Wake Forest
South Carolina <--> North Carolina
Clemson <--> NC State
Tennessee <--> Georgia
Texas A&M <--> LSU

Sounds good:
Louisville <--> Missouri
Virginia Tech <--> Kentucky
Miami <--> Pitt
Arkansas <--> Ole Miss

Not as great for fans, but great for TV:
Florida State <--> Texas
Florida <--> Oklahoma

Leftovers:

(11-02-2017 12:08 PM)JRsec Wrote:  Mississippi State

Oklahoma State, T.C.U., Texas Tech

Virginia, West Virginia

My best shot at sorting the leftovers:
Miss State <--> Oklahoma State
Virginia <--> TCU
Texas Tech <--> West Virginia