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12 Conference Champs, 4 At-Large Bids
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 27, 2012
Twelve conferences. Two major conferences, 12 smaller leagues. Seven super conferences. Not just 124 F.B.S. teams, but a whopping 128. An eight-team playoff. A 16-team playoff. No playoff. No New Mexico State or Western Kentucky, among others. We’ve seen it all over the last week, with several readers submitting well-researched and interesting plans for realignment — some tip-toeing the line outside the box, others leaping outside the box altogether. The next plan comes from Josh Hines, and like Matt’s proposal from yesterday, it takes into account the four programs due to join the F.B.S. over the next two seasons. Here come the stipulations:
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Round-Robin, Geographic Symmetry, Playoff
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 25, 2012
So, once again, a recap. Anu’s realignment plan plugged the F.B.S. into 15 eight-team leagues. A day later, Andrew created seven super conferences but knocked seven teams out of the F.B.S and into irrelevance — or further irrelevance, for some of those unlucky few. Bob’s plan for 12 conferences was stellar, but lacked a definite playoff plan. Yesterday, Burnt Orange did the impossible: he created an eight-conference F.B.S. that not only included the four soon-to-be F.B.S. additions but also added another quartet of current F.C.S. programs. Today, Matt Roberson kicks things up a notch by, in a way, keeping it simple. But not that simple.
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124 Teams? Let’s Try a 128-Team F.B.S.
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 24, 2012
So let’s see what we’ve done so far. The first plan, from Anu, realigned the F.B.S. into 15 eight-team leagues, with the eight highest-ranked conference champions meeting in a postseason playoff. The second, from Andrew, created seven super conferences but knocked seven teams out of the F.B.S. altogether; in terms of a playoff, Andrew’s plan included the seven conference champs and the highest-ranked non-conference title winner. The third, from Bob, featured 12 conferences with 10 teams apiece but lacked a clear playoff plan. Here’s a fourth realignment plan, this one from Burnt Orange, which achieves what others were unable to do: add the four new F.B.S. programs into the mix.
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12 Conferences, But No Postseason Plan
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 22, 2012
We’ve seen two realignment plans thus far. The first, by Anu, put together a 15-conference F.B.S. with an eight-team playoff, with the eight highest-ranked conference champions meeting to decide the eventual national champion. Yesterday, Andrew created a realignment plan with seven super conferences, which was nice, but it also gave the boot to seven F.B.S. programs. Adios, New Mexico State. Andrew’s plan was interesting, however, for how it settled the playoff scenario: the 14 conference title games served as a de facto first round, with the seven conference winners and the highest-ranked non-conference champion meeting in an eight-team playoff. Now here’s a third plan, this one from Bob Jones — he of the famous ranking system. It comes with a twist, however.
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Seven Super Conferences, Seven Left Out
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 21, 2012
Yesterday, I put forth a realignment plan created and emailed to me by Anu Heda, a loyal reader with some time on his hands over the holidays. The plan was relatively simple, such as these things go. Fifteen conferences containing eight teams apiece, split along geographic lines and without too much consideration for fair and equal balance. There were drawbacks to the plan, as well as a few positives. Most notably, creating a 15-conference plan might streamline a new playoff system, with the eight highest-ranked conference winners meeting in a simple, eight-team playoff. Before discussing the plan, I asked for more realignment possibilities from you, the readers. One reader, Andrew Mitchell, responded. Here’s Andrew’s plan, leading with his stipulations:
Tags: Conference Expansion
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One Massive, 15-League Realignment Plan
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 20, 2012
This isn’t my idea, but rather the realignment plan from a loyal reader, Anu Heda, who sent me the following email in late December:
So I got a little free time from the kids to put together a realignment plan. I created 15 eight-team conferences that I think would be great for (wait for it) the fans and kids. I know the Larry Scott’s of the worlds wouldn’t want smaller conferences so this isn’t going to happen. Anyhow, thought to share. (And yes, I didn’t know exactly where to put Middle Tennessee State. I assume someone with a background in linear algebra could optimize this a bit.)
As a side note, I love these sort of emails, so keep them coming. Anu’s plan, as you can see above, is fairly simple — in theory, at least. Fifteen leagues, each holding eight teams, with the following stipulations:
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230 Things to Occupy 230 Long Days
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 13, 2012
There are 230 days until Aug. 30, when a few lucky teams jump ahead of the curve and start the 2012 season on a Thursday, not a Saturday. And for that, the teams in question — I know Utah is one — earn our love and affection. But that lies way, way in the future, and the question now becomes how we fill our college football-free days. For 230 days, here are 230 ideas. Not all are possible; some of us are pretty busy, and the next time I do 230 things over 230 days will be the first time, I must admit. But nonetheless, the list:
Tags: Alabama, Bo Pelini, Bob Bostad, Chad Morris, Dana Holgorsen, Ed Orgeron, Gary Campbell, Greg Mattison, Gunter Brewer, Kansas, Les Miles, Matt Barkley, Miami (Fla.), Mike Stoops, Nebraska, Nick Saban, Odell Haggins, Ron Cooper, Sal Sunseri, Terry Bowden, Todd Monken, Trent Richardson, Utah
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For Some, A College Football Christmas
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 29, 2011
I’ve been sick as a dog all week, so like North Carolina in the Independence Bowl, I just didn’t show up. But regularly scheduled programming begins anew starting right… about… now. Earlier in the week, before the virus climbed inside my body and started wreaking havoc, I asked you to send in your college football-related Christmas gifts — I probably should have said holiday gifts, which was an oversight. If your Hanukkah haul included anything interesting, please send it along. In the effort of brevity, and because there’s much to get to after a four-day break, I’m including a small handful from Twitter, email and the comment field.
Tags: Christmas, Cincinnati, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon, Texas, Virginia Tech
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