Build your own conference

[Hawghiggs]

 http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/   Have fun.


    New Southwest Conference

1, Arkansas
2, Baylor
3, LSU
4, New Mexico
5, Oklahoma
6, Oklahoma state
7, TCU
8, Texas
9, Texas A&M
10,Texas Tech

  I added New Mexico for three reasons. 1st, It balances the conference with 5 texas and 5 non-texas programs. 2nd, All the states surround the state of Texas. 3rd, It gives the conference a more southwest feel.

[rzrbackramsfan]

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/   Have fun.


    New Southwest Conference

1, Arkansas
2, Baylor
3, LSU
4, New Mexico
5, Oklahoma
6, Oklahoma state
7, TCU
8, Texas
9, Texas A&M
10,Texas Tech

  I added New Mexico for three reasons. 1st, It balances the conference with 5 texas and 5 non-texas programs. 2nd, All the states surround the state of Texas. 3rd, It gives the conference a more southwest feel.

I'll stick with the same sec and add Oklahoma

[factchecker]

SEC Plus

NW Quad
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri

SW Quad
AnM
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State

NE Quad
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
South Carolina

SE Quad
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia

Keep both east and west division- winner of each division plays in SEC championship


9 conference game schedule-

A. 3 permanent: (intraquad), 6 rotating 2 from every other quad every two years (play a home and an away) -or-

B. 6 permanent: 3 intraquad and 4 vs. crossquad (SW for us) and 2 rotating vs. east division (1 north and 1 south quad)

I think 'B' works better to decide a true east and west division champion.

*if you don't want Oklahoma or Ok State in the conference you can sub in Kansas and Kansas State.

[DLUXHOG]

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/   Have fun.


    New Southwest Conference

1, Arkansas
2, Baylor
3, LSU
4, New Mexico
5, Oklahoma
6, Oklahoma state
7, TCU
8, Texas
9, Texas A&M
10,Texas Tech

  I added New Mexico for three reasons. 1st, It balances the conference with 5 texas and 5 non-texas programs. 2nd, All the states surround the state of Texas. 3rd, It gives the conference a more southwest feel.

Except..... New Mexico is the only and truly school from the southwest....

[factchecker]

This should be an interesting thread.

[HamSammich]

Arkansas

Arkansas st

Houston

Kentucky

LSU

Louisiana Lafayette

Memphis

Miss State

Rice

OSU

TAMU

Tulsa

_____________

= Every game packed with fans from both teams/ Ark. perennial BCS Chmp


Forget conf money... money would come after us or LSU would be in the champship game every dang year.


I, My friends.... understand whats best. You put 14 ringers in a conference you get 13 great programs screwed every year (the SEC).


stack it to your advantage.

[Hawghiggs]

I'll stick with the same sec and add Oklahoma

It's suppose to be for fun.

[BearsBisonsBoars]

Midsouth Conference:

Arkansas Razorbacks
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas State Wildcats
LSU Tigers
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisville Cardinals
Memphis Tigers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Missouri Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Ole Miss Rebels
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas Longhorns

Entirely based off of geography without giving any state too much influence.  Memphis and LA Tech included for what they bring outside of Football

[LZH]

Keep the SEC as it is, and add:

Clemson and Florida State
or
TCU and Louisville
or
Oklahoma and OSU
or
North Carolina and NC State

[bcdeputy]

SEC Plus

NW Quad
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri

SW Quad
AnM
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State

NE Quad
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
South Carolina

SE Quad
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia

Keep both east and west division- winner of each division plays in SEC championship


9 conference game schedule-

A. 3 permanent: (intraquad), 6 rotating 2 from every other quad every two years (play a home and an away) -or-

B. 6 permanent: 3 intraquad and 4 vs. crossquad (SW for us) and 2 rotating vs. east division (1 north and 1 south quad)

I think 'B' works better to decide a true east and west division champion.

*if you don't want Oklahoma or Ok State in the conference you can sub in Kansas and Kansas State.

this really intreagues me.  Great idea

[Inhogswetrust]

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/   Have fun.


    New Southwest Conference

1, Arkansas
2, Baylor
3, LSU
4, New Mexico
5, Oklahoma
6, Oklahoma state
7, TCU
8, Texas
9, Texas A&M
10,Texas Tech

  I added New Mexico for three reasons. 1st, It balances the conference with 5 texas and 5 non-texas programs. 2nd, All the states surround the state of Texas. 3rd, It gives the conference a more southwest feel.

Ludicrous.

[Inhogswetrust]

Midsouth Conference:

Arkansas Razorbacks
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas State Wildcats
LSU Tigers
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisville Cardinals
Memphis Tigers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Missouri Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Ole Miss Rebels
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas Longhorns

Entirely based off of geography without giving any state too much influence.  Memphis and LA Tech included for what they bring outside of Football

What would that be?

[BearsBisonsBoars]

What would that be?

Basketball mostly. I think Tech has a good baseball program too.  They'd have to grow to the role,  but Baylor,  TCU,  Mississippi State,  USCe,  and many others did after joining a major conference. 

[Fatty McGee]

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/   Have fun.


    New Southwest Conference

1, Arkansas
2, Baylor
3, LSU
4, New Mexico
5, Oklahoma
6, Oklahoma state
7, TCU
8, Texas
9, Texas A&M
10,Texas Tech

  I added New Mexico for three reasons. 1st, It balances the conference with 5 texas and 5 non-texas programs. 2nd, All the states surround the state of Texas. 3rd, It gives the conference a more southwest feel.

I would pick up ku and kstate so you can get a conf championship game.

[rlreev01]

Ark
Texas
TAMU
LSU
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Alabama
Auburn
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
Florida State

[Hogarusa]

Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Iowa St
Nebraska
Kansas
Kansas St
OU
OSU
Memphis
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss St
TCU
A&M
Texas

[Pig in the Pokey]

SEC Plus

NW Quad
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri

SW Quad
AnM
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State

NE Quad
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
South Carolina

SE Quad
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia

Keep both east and west division- winner of each division plays in SEC championship


9 conference game schedule-

A. 3 permanent: (intraquad), 6 rotating 2 from every other quad every two years (play a home and an away) -or-

B. 6 permanent: 3 intraquad and 4 vs. crossquad (SW for us) and 2 rotating vs. east division (1 north and 1 south quad)

I think 'B' works better to decide a true east and west division champion.

*if you don't want Oklahoma or Ok State in the conference you can sub in Kansas and Kansas State.

Dude! That's dope.

[choppedporkextrasauce]

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/   Have fun.


    New Southwest Conference

1, Arkansas
2, Baylor
3, LSU
4, New Mexico
5, Oklahoma
6, Oklahoma state
7, TCU
8, Texas
9, Texas A&M
10,Texas Tech

  I added New Mexico for three reasons. 1st, It balances the conference with 5 texas and 5 non-texas programs. 2nd, All the states surround the state of Texas. 3rd, It gives the conference a more southwest feel.

I know it's the off season but lame doesn't even begin to cover this.

[Fatty McGee]

I know it's the off season but lame doesn't even begin to cover this.

Speculating on conference realignment is lame?  It's being debated, for real, by ADs and commissioners around the country all the time.

[yraciv]

I don't want to get any bigger than 14, but this conference would keep natural rivalries, and would surround us much better.  If someone doesn't want in, my first alternates are Houston & Memphis.

Legends
Arkansas
Kansas
Kansas State
LSU
Missouri
OU
OSU

Lonestar
Ole Miss
Miss St
TCU
A&M
Texas
Tech
Baylor

[yraciv]

Not sure why anyone would want New Mexico!

[LZH]

Dude! That's dope.

1996 wants it's catch phrase back.   

[BearsBisonsBoars]

1996 wants it's catch phrase back.   

Don't be a square

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Not sure why anyone would want New Mexico!

Not sure if he grew up in New Mexico, lives in New Mexico, has relatives in New Mexico, owns retail property in Albuquerque, graduated from the University of New Mexico or has kids going to the University of New Mexico, but he promotes the University of New Mexico as a viable inclusion in darn near every post regarding this topic. I don't get their inclusion or what he thinks they bring to the table for any P-5 conference, but he is sold on them. As if Albuquerque, NM is the epicenter of big time college football?

[Hawghiggs]

Not sure if he grew up in New Mexico, lives in New Mexico, has relatives in New Mexico, owns retail property in Albuquerque, graduated from the University of New Mexico or has kids going to the University of New Mexico, but he promotes the University of New Mexico as a viable inclusion in darn near every post regarding this topic. I don't get their inclusion or what he thinks they bring to the table for any P-5 conference, but he is sold on them. As if Albuquerque, NM is the epicenter of big time college football?

Say what you want about me. But at least I'm consistent.  It also helps that Taos is one of my favorite places to go and the people are great.

[Fatty McGee]

Say what you want about me. But at least I'm consistent.  It also helps that Taos is one of my favorite places to go and the people are great.

As far as places to visit for away games I would take New Mexico over every Texas spot and the Oklahoma ones.

I don't think expansion will revolve around my favorite tourist spots though.

[TNhawgfan]

I would like to add the two Oklahoma schools in the West and move the two Alabama schools to the East

[tomarkansawyer]

Flagship Conference
(I went with 20 instead of 16 - each division plays another division for 2 years, then rotates, the bi-divisional winners play a conference championship game.)

SE Div
Alabama Crimson Tide
Georgia Bulldogs
LSU Tigers
Ole Miss Rebels
Tennessee Volunteers

NW Div (We could win this division almost every year)
Arkansas Razorbacks
Iowa Hawkeyes
Kansas Jayhawks
Kentucky Wildcats
Missouri Tigers

SW Div
Colorodo Buffelos
Nebraska Cornhuskers
New Mexico Lobos
Oklahoma Sooners
Texas Longhorns

NE Div
Florida Gators
North Carolina Tar Heels
South Carolina Gamecocks
Virginia Cavaliers
West Virginia Mountaineers


Little Brother Conference
(Talk about a conference with an inferiority complex)

Arkansas State
Auburn
Clemson
Colorodo State
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Houston
Iowa State
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
Kansas State
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Memphis
New Mexico State
Oklahoma State
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
USF
Virginia Tech

Private School Powerhouse Conference
(This conference would get ugly real quick when all the Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Mormons and liberals took everything too serious.)

Baylor Bears
Boston College Eagles
BYU Cougars
Duke Blue Devils
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Northwestern Wildcats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Rice Owls
SMU Mustangs
Standford Cardinals
Syracuse Orange
TCU Horned Frogs
Tulane Green Wave
Tulsa Hurricane
Vanderbilt Commodores
Wake Forest Demon Deacons

[ZERO]

Western Conference:

1. Washington
2. Oregon
3. USC
4. California
5. Stanford
6. UCLA
7. Utah

8. BYU
9. Arizona
10. UNLV
11. UTEP
12. Wyoming
13. Colorado
14. Nebraska


Northern Conference:

1. Minnesota
2. Wisconsin
3. Iowa
4. Michigan
5. Michigan State
6. Illinois
7. Kansas

8. Notre Dame
9. Ohio State
10. Cincinati
11. Penn State
12. Pittsburgh
13. Indiana
14. Rutgers


Southern Conference:

1. Oklahoma
2. Oklahoma State
3. Arkansas
4. Texas
5. Texas A&M
6. TCU
7. SMU

8. LSU
9. Ole Miss
10. Tenessee
11. Kentucky
12. Louisville
13. Alabama
14. Auburn


Eastern Conference:

1. Georgia
2. Georgia Tech
3. Florida
4. Florida State
5. Miami
6. Clemson
7. Duke

8. North Carolina
9. North Carolina State
10. Maryland
11. Navy
12. Army
13. Syracuse
14. Boston College

These conferences take into account basketball and football.

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Say what you want about me. But at least I'm consistent.  It also helps that Taos is one of my favorite places to go and the people are great.

You are that in this regard.

[LZH]

Don't be a square

Ha! He appreciates a good crotch shot just as much as I do. I'm surprised he has waited this long to return the favor.

[Ray Piggers]

The Southern 16

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Clemson
Duke
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
Miami
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M

East
Clemson
Duke
Georgia
Florida
Florida St
Miami
UNC
USCe

West
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Oklahoma
Ok St
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M




Stellar in all sports natural rivals for the most part included

[Inhogswetrust]

Basketball mostly. I think Tech has a good baseball program too.  They'd have to grow to the role,  but Baylor,  TCU,  Mississippi State,  USCe,  and many others did after joining a major conference. 

Baylor, TCU and MSU have been in a "major" conference a long time except when TCU lost out on going to the little 12 initially but they worked their way back in by wait for it.........................good football. USCe had a lot more to bring to the table than Memphis or Ltech does.

[Inhogswetrust]

Say what you want about me. But at least I'm consistent.  It also helps that Taos is one of my favorite places to go and the people are great.

Taos is a great place to go SKI. That doesn't mean that the University of New Mexico is ready to join any P5 conference. Besides I don't care in the least about having a southwest "feel". We've been there and done that with the old defunct SWC and it sucked.

[afhogfan1980]

Except..... New Mexico is the only and truly school from the southwest....

ever been to Lubbock it's southwest

[regi]

The Mid-South Conference, like 1980's wrestling. No Yankees allowed, Sorry Mizzou

East: Bryant/Saban/Neyland Division
Bama
Au
Cheating Black Bears
State
Tennessee
Memphis
Vandy

West: Broyles/Royal/Switzer division

Arkansas
OU
OSU
Texas
A&M
Baylor
LSU

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Taos is a great place to go SKI. That doesn't mean that the University of New Mexico is ready to join any P5 conference. Besides I don't care in the least about having a southwest "feel". We've been there and done that with the old defunct SWC and it sucked.

Oh I don't know, if a person wants a return to a feel of somewhat once was, I wouldn't mind seeing a 12 team conference with two 6 team divisions that included:

Arkansas
Baylor
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
TCU
Tulsa
Houston
Rice
SMU
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State

But we all know that will never happen. Lower travel expense for all teams. More of a regional feel to the conference. Smaller teams benefit by being a part of a conference involving bigger name brand schools. A semi-reorganization of the old SWC with three additions. It would ruin recruiting for us to some degree in Texas, or would it?

I like our current arrangement but it does make it more difficult for us to make it to a CCG and the Play Offs.

[BearsBisonsBoars]

Ha! He appreciates a good crotch shot just as much as I do. I'm surprised he has waited this long to return the favor.

Heh.  Was just throwing out another outdated term 

[GoHogs1091]

A 3 state Conference; State of Arkansas, State of Okahoma, and State of Texas.  12 total teams with 2 divisions.

Northern Division

Arkansas
UCA
Arkansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Tulsa

Southern Division

TCU
SMU
Sam Houston
Texas Tech
Baylor
Texas

[Hawghiggs]

Taos is a great place to go SKI. That doesn't mean that the University of New Mexico is ready to join any P5 conference. Besides I don't care in the least about having a southwest "feel". We've been there and done that with the old defunct SWC and it sucked.

Really? How different is New Mexico than say an Kansas state or Mississippi state ?

[Inhogswetrust]

Oh I don't know, if a person wants a return to a feel of somewhat once was, I wouldn't mind seeing a 12 team conference with two 6 team divisions that included:

Arkansas
Baylor
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
TCU
Tulsa
Houston
Rice
SMU
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State

But we all know that will never happen. Lower travel expense for all teams. More of a regional feel to the conference. Smaller teams benefit by being a part of a conference involving bigger name brand schools. A semi-reorganization of the old SWC with three additions. It would ruin recruiting for us to some degree in Texas, or would it?

I like our current arrangement but it does make it more difficult for us to make it to a CCG and the Play Offs.

At least three teams in that were part of the reason the old SWC broke apart and a fourth will never get into a "major" conference.

[MuskogeeHogFan]

At least three teams in that were part of the reason the old SWC broke apart and a fourth will never get into a "major" conference.

Oh yeah, I know and really, I wouldn't advocate a change from where we are now to a conference like that and besides, I don't think anyone could broker a deal to include all of those schools, especially Texas. I'm sure the smaller schools would love that arrangement but the t.v. deal wouldn't be anywhere near as lucrative as what we have in the SEC.

[Cinco de Hogo]

Rebuild the Big 8, add Arkansas and any other three teams you can get.  That's been my answer for a long time.  No Texas teams!!!

[Inhogswetrust]

Rebuild the Big 8, add Arkansas and any other three teams you can get.  That's been my answer for a long time.  No Texas teams!!!

I'm more for breaking up the little 12 and splitting it's members between the SEC, PAC12, Big10 and ACC................................

[HamSammich]

You guys building mega conferences and dreaming of glory just ... don't.... get ... it.


Houston will likely make the college playoffs next year. Doubt me?


Something to be said for being the top dog in a weak conference. Ask Florida state.

[Inhogswetrust]

Really? How different is New Mexico than say an Kansas state or Mississippi state ?

Perhaps it's because they have been in a P5 conference a long time AND play decent football now. UNM couldn't beat a decent high school team.

[Inhogswetrust]

You guys building mega conferences and dreaming of glory just ... don't.... get ... it.


Houston will likely make the college playoffs next year. Doubt me?


Something to be said for being the top dog in a weak conference. Ask Florida state.

Except Clemson might have something to say about that FSU thing..........................

[hogcard1964]

SEC Plus

NW Quad
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri

SW Quad
AnM
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State

NE Quad
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
South Carolina

SE Quad
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia

Keep both east and west division- winner of each division plays in SEC championship


9 conference game schedule-

A. 3 permanent: (intraquad), 6 rotating 2 from every other quad every two years (play a home and an away) -or-

B. 6 permanent: 3 intraquad and 4 vs. crossquad (SW for us) and 2 rotating vs. east division (1 north and 1 south quad)

I think 'B' works better to decide a true east and west division champion.

*if you don't want Oklahoma or Ok State in the conference you can sub in Kansas and Kansas State.

I like this!

That SE Quad...Wow!

[NoogaHog]

What would that be?

Umm, I guess, uh, high crime rates and Bossier City?

[BigDrDon]

Oregon, hawwai. usc, Syracuse, Miami, Wisconsin,north Dakota state, delaware ,southern new Hampshire,tulane and boise state.