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If we could all start over what would your ideal conference look like?
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UConn, BC, Rutgers, Penn State, Syracuse, Pitt, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech, WVU.
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Boston College
UConn
Syracuse
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Temple
A List Rivalries - Nationally known, bitter
Pitt-Penn State
Pitt-West Virginia
West Virginia-Virginia Tech
B List Rivalries - Regional
UConn-Rutgers
UConn-Syracuse
UConn-Boston College
Syracuse-West Virginia
Rutgers-Syracuse
Penn State-Syracuse
Maryland-West Virginia
Syracuse-Boston College
Pitt-Syracuse
C List Rivalries - Lopsided but heated through fan proximity
Maryland-Penn State
West Virginia-Penn State
Rutgers-Penn State
UConn
Syracuse
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Temple
A List Rivalries - Nationally known, bitter
Pitt-Penn State
Pitt-West Virginia
West Virginia-Virginia Tech
B List Rivalries - Regional
UConn-Rutgers
UConn-Syracuse
UConn-Boston College
Syracuse-West Virginia
Rutgers-Syracuse
Penn State-Syracuse
Maryland-West Virginia
Syracuse-Boston College
Pitt-Syracuse
C List Rivalries - Lopsided but heated through fan proximity
Maryland-Penn State
West Virginia-Penn State
Rutgers-Penn State
Interesting how many of you think 10 teams is the ideal size for a conference. Seems like many Big 12 folks dont' feel the same way. Guess the grass is always greener.
I have a couple of problems with the 10 team conference. 9 conference games cause unbalanced schedule with 4/5 home/away split. 9 conference games give your conference guaranteed losses over 8 conference game schedules. Guaranteed losses hurt rankings and in turn SOS.
I do think it determines a true champion as every team gets to play, and it is very fair. Sometimes in larger conferences teams can play a difference schedule and in some ways makes it hard to compare records. For example if you are in the ACC and play FSU and Clemson every year versus a team in the other ACC division who might no play either some years. Obviously some schools have an easier road. Another benefit is playing all the schools in the conference every year versus playing teams every few years like what you run into with 14+ team conferences.
As strange as it may sound 9 team conferences or conferences with 9 team divisions might actually be a pretty good setup as well. I've always thought that would be a good option for the Big 12 to add 8 eastern teams from the ACC with WVU and have 2 divisions of 9 teams.
I have a couple of problems with the 10 team conference. 9 conference games cause unbalanced schedule with 4/5 home/away split. 9 conference games give your conference guaranteed losses over 8 conference game schedules. Guaranteed losses hurt rankings and in turn SOS.
I do think it determines a true champion as every team gets to play, and it is very fair. Sometimes in larger conferences teams can play a difference schedule and in some ways makes it hard to compare records. For example if you are in the ACC and play FSU and Clemson every year versus a team in the other ACC division who might no play either some years. Obviously some schools have an easier road. Another benefit is playing all the schools in the conference every year versus playing teams every few years like what you run into with 14+ team conferences.
As strange as it may sound 9 team conferences or conferences with 9 team divisions might actually be a pretty good setup as well. I've always thought that would be a good option for the Big 12 to add 8 eastern teams from the ACC with WVU and have 2 divisions of 9 teams.
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