Thread: My dream of total realignment.

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

Well, if it happened in real life, it would be up to a panel of people to decide. And so after they are corrupted by certain boosters, etc, they would decide.

For sure schools would be like Wisconsin, Ohio St, Penn St, Alabama, etc.

I don't see any schools like Duke, Indiana, or even Kentucky, etc. ever having a chance at competing for a title. A lot of FBS schools are there because of their basketball programs. I don't see any reason in that.

If a school is going crazy and winning several D2, FCS, or whatever it would be called, championships then obviously they need to move up. If a team averages 2-3 wins a year for a decade, they may need to move down and work back up.

A European soccer-like system...

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

How do you define "good," and where do other teams go?

That separate, lower division. I would like for that division to be like the MAC, WAC, CUSA, etc schools. They aren't quite Arkansas St or Alabama A&T, but I don't see them really contributing anywhere. They win an upset here or there. They may get a top 25 team sometimes. But they don't really do much. I would like for them to still be televised and relevant. I would like for them to have the same set up as this super conference.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

A European soccer-like system...

So it's like Europeans AND it's like soccer? Well damn.

Just kidding. I'm not sure how their's is. I plan on learning more about soccer and the leagues. I picked the Houston Dynamo because of their colors, and they lose the next day. So I'm not off to a good start. I haven't looked into European at all. There seem to be a lot of Arsenal fans that I know.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

The conferences are separated into four regions. Then six teams make the playoffs from each region, with the top 2 teams (there's a rankings system) get byes, while 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5. Winners of the four regions play in the final four.

yep, and if you try to explain how well this system works, the SEC nut huggers get all bent out of shape.

Originally Posted by weazel

yep, and if you try to explain how well this system works, the SEC nut huggers get all bent out of shape.

You could say I'm an "sec nut hugger". I just don't want any excuses. We would nearly have Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in a 4 year playoff(if it were starting now). Now, I think Oregon replaced Georgia. I'm sure there would still be complaints of 2 SEC teams in the 4 team playoff.

One thing I like about my little scenario is that it doesn't knock a team out of a chance for a Championship because they're in a tough conference. Each conference has a chance to put their best team up for a chance to win it all. Even if the described SEC beats each other up during the season, but puts up a 10-2 team, they still have a chance. In our current system you have to be undefeated, one-loss at best.

Originally Posted by weazel

yep, and if you try to explain how well this system works, the SEC nut huggers get all bent out of shape.

I'll try to explain out how this would look:

Four regions: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest and West.

• Southeast
• SEC
• Conference USA
• Sun Belt

• Northeast
• ACC
• Big East
• Mid-American

• Midwest
• Big Ten
• Big 12
• Independents

• West
• Pac-12
• Mountain West
• WAC

Then you would have Top 10 Rankings for each region, starting in Week 5 or 6. Just for argument's sake, here are the hypothetical Top 10s to finish the regular season (Not counting Championship games because they would not exist).

Southeast

1. Alabama (11-1)
2. Georgia (11-1)
3. Florida (11-1)
4. LSU (10-2)
5. Texas A&M (10-2)
6. South Carolina (10-2)
7. Arkansas State (9-3)
8. Tulsa (9-3)
9. UCF (9-3)
10. Mississippi State (8-4)

Northeast

1. Florida State (10-2)
2. Northern Illinois (11-1)
3. Kent State (11-1)
4. Clemson (10-2)
5. Louisville (10-2)
6. Cincinnati (9-3)
7. Rutgers (9-3)
8. North Carolina (8-4)
9. Ball State (9-3)
10. Toledo (9-3)

Midwest

1. Note Dame (12-0)
2. Ohio State (12-0)
3. Kansas State (11-1)
4. Oklahoma (10-2)
5. Nebraska (10-2)
6. Northwestern (9-3)
7. Michigan (8-4)
8. Texas (8-4)
9. Penn State (8-4)
10. Wisconsin (8-4)

West

1. Stanford (11-1)
2. Oregon (11-1)
3. Boise State (10-2)
4. Utah State (10-2)
5. San Jose State (10-2)
6. UCLA (9-3)
7. Oregon State (9-3)
8. Fresno State (9-3)
9. San Diego State (9-3)
10. USC (7-5)

Playoffs:
Round 1, Campus Sites, Dec. 8
Southeast Region

• (6) South Carolina at (3) Florida
• (5) Texas A&M at (4) LSU

Northeast Region

• (6) Cincinnati at (3) Kent State
• (5) Louisville at (4) Clemson

Midwest Region

• (6) Northwestern at (3) Kansas State
• (5) Nebraska at (4) Oklahoma

West Region

• (6) UCLA at (3) Boise State
• (5) San Jose State at (4) Utah State

Round 2, Campus Sites, Dec. 15
Southeast Region

• South Carolina/Florida at (2) Georgia
• Texas A&M/LSU at (1) Alabama

Northeast Region

• Cincinnati/Kent State at (2) Northern Illinois
• Louisville/Clemson at (1) Florida State

Midwest Region

• Northwestern/Kansas State at (2) Ohio State
• Nebraska/Oklahoma at (1) Notre Dame

West Region

• UCLA/Boise State at (2) Oregon
• San Jose State/Utah State at (1) Stanford

Round 3, Regional Finals, Dec. 22
Southeast at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
Northeast at Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y.
Midwest at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.
West at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

National Semifinals, Dec. 29
Sugar Bowl at Superdome, New Orleans, La. - Southeast vs. Northeast
Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. - Midwest vs. West

National Championship, Jan. 5
Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

I wanted to add in the dates and places, but I got lazy.