Reports indicate immininet deals with UW and OR. I can see adding 2 more in Stanford and Cal is in the tea leaves, but would prefer adding 2 East Coast teams instead. Or 1 from each coast.
That would bring the conference to an even 20, which is better than 18. Scheduling gets better from a logistics standpoint.
I can see Four 5-team divisions.
East Div
PSU
Rut
MD
*UVA?
*VaTech? Clemson?
Cental Div
IU
IL
Neb
IA
pu
North Div
UM
MSU
OSU
MINN
NU
West Div
USC
UCLA
*UW?
*OR?
*STANFORD? CAL?
4 divisional games, 2 games from each div give 10 game schedule. 2 non conference games. 4 team B2G Champ Playoff. Alternate playoff and champ game between Indy and Rose Bowl.
Localized annual schedule with minimal travel for all teams. Preserves historical/regional conference matchups.
That would bring the conference to an even 20, which is better than 18. Scheduling gets better from a logistics standpoint.
I can see Four 5-team divisions.
East Div
PSU
Rut
MD
*UVA?
*VaTech? Clemson?
Cental Div
IU
IL
Neb
IA
pu
North Div
UM
MSU
OSU
MINN
NU
West Div
USC
UCLA
*UW?
*OR?
*STANFORD? CAL?
4 divisional games, 2 games from each div give 10 game schedule. 2 non conference games. 4 team B2G Champ Playoff. Alternate playoff and champ game between Indy and Rose Bowl.
Localized annual schedule with minimal travel for all teams. Preserves historical/regional conference matchups.