RE: Big Ten Expansion...The Plain Truth
I think 4X16 symmetry went out the window when the B1G passed on Mizzou. The next most symmetric, geographically and/or historically pleasing arrangement I can thing of is:
B1G (18)
- West: Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minn, Wisc, NW
- Central: Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, MSU, Michigan, OSU
- East: PSU, Rutgers, UMD, UNC, UVA, Duke
9 game conference schedule: 5 games in pod + 2 games versus each other pod
SEC (16)
- West: A&M, LSU, Mizzou, Arkansas
- Central: Miss, MSU, Alabama, Auburn
- Border: Tennessee, Vandy,Kentucky, VT
- Sourth: S Carolina, NC State, Georgia, Florida
9 game conference schedule: 3 in pod plus 2 versus each other pod.
PAC (16)
- NW: Oregon, OSU, WSU, UW
- Cali: Furd, Cal, USC, UCLA
- SW: ASU, Arizona, Utah, Colorado
- Plains: TTU, UT, OSU, OU
9 game conference schedule: 3 in pod plus 2 versus each other pod.
BigXII/ACC/BigEast (18)
- West: ISU, KSU, BYU, TCU, Baylor, Houston
- Atlantic: FSU, Miami, GT, Clemson, WF, BC
- East: UCONN, Cinci, L'ville, Pitt, Syracue, WV
9 game conference schedule: 5 games in pod + 2 games versus each other pod
(This post was last modified: 09-04-2014 11:17 AM by jrj84105.)
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