junglehusky
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SBNation's blogger had a lot of time on their hands, and came up with a national promotion/relegation scheme for CFB. The setup: four top-level leagues (Pac, B1G, B12 and uh, ACC). Then the tier II leagues (MWC, CUSA, MAC and uh... Big east). With 7 tiers going all the way down to NAIA. But before you fret about UConn, take a look at the year-by year projections (based roughly on sagarins) of what events might have unfolded if relegation had been implemented starting in 2005. UConn ends up in the top flight (ACC) and BC ends up relegated to Tier II (Big East). (also enjoyable: Cuse getting relegated to Tier III in 2007, same year UConn wins promotion, and Rugers never earning promotion to the ACC). Not scientific by any means but fun to think about, and there's a decent argument for why promotion/relegation is a better system than backroom realignment, even if it would NEVER happen.