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Although Florida State and Clemson are ruffling feathers, it will be a few years before they get out of the ACC.
Without further ado, here is the next dominoes:
I suspect the Power 4 conferences will stay put for at least the next 18-24 months so the suspense begins with the Big East.
For various reasons (inventory, keeping up with the expansion of the four other major leagues, and the disaster of only getting three teams in this year), I believe the Big East will expand very soon.
Ultimately I believe the league will add three teams: Gonzaga, Dayton, and St. Louis. TV will pay for the expansion, and away we go.
The next move is the final consolidation of the Pac-12 and MW out west. Although not the first choice of WOSU, the leagues merge under the Pac-12 banner.
With St. Louis and Dayton leaving for the Big East, VCU looks around and realizes it's time to leave. The American picks up the phone and invites VCU to get to 14 Olympic sports members.
On the football side, WKU decides to stay in CUSA. With that wrapped up, the league adds Tarleton State to get to 12 members.
The MAC stays put at 13 after WKU turns them down.
With the departures of Gonzaga and WOSU, the WCC is down to 8 schools. The league holds its breath and adds Grand Canyon and Seattle to get to 10 schools.
The Atlantic 10 at this point is down to 12 members. Some in the league want to stay put, but ultimately the league adds two schools to get to 14: Belmont and Charleston.
The Missouri Valley is down to 11 members and decides to get back to 12 by adding a school not publicly considered previously: Oral Roberts.
The CAA is down to 12 schools after the departures of Charleston and Delaware. The league responds by adding Fairfield and High Point.
The MAAC stays put at 12 schools.
The Big South responds by adding Queens. That league is back to 9 members.
This is where things get ugly. The WAC is down to 7 members, and the vultures start circling.
The Summit (down to 8 members) grabs the three Utah schools: Utah Valley, Southern Utah, and Utah Tech. This stabilizes the league without adding a Division 2 school.
The WCC comes back around and decides to add Cal Baptist to go to 11 schools.
The Southland then picks up the last three schools: Stephen F. Austin, Abilene Christian, and UT-Arlington. The WAC dissolves.
The ASUN then adds Valdosta State (D2) to get back to 12 members and six football schools. The UAC dissolves and the ASUN sponsors FCS football again.
This moves result in 365 Division 1 schools, 30 conferences, and 136 FBS schools.
Without further ado, here is the next dominoes:
I suspect the Power 4 conferences will stay put for at least the next 18-24 months so the suspense begins with the Big East.
For various reasons (inventory, keeping up with the expansion of the four other major leagues, and the disaster of only getting three teams in this year), I believe the Big East will expand very soon.
Ultimately I believe the league will add three teams: Gonzaga, Dayton, and St. Louis. TV will pay for the expansion, and away we go.
The next move is the final consolidation of the Pac-12 and MW out west. Although not the first choice of WOSU, the leagues merge under the Pac-12 banner.
With St. Louis and Dayton leaving for the Big East, VCU looks around and realizes it's time to leave. The American picks up the phone and invites VCU to get to 14 Olympic sports members.
On the football side, WKU decides to stay in CUSA. With that wrapped up, the league adds Tarleton State to get to 12 members.
The MAC stays put at 13 after WKU turns them down.
With the departures of Gonzaga and WOSU, the WCC is down to 8 schools. The league holds its breath and adds Grand Canyon and Seattle to get to 10 schools.
The Atlantic 10 at this point is down to 12 members. Some in the league want to stay put, but ultimately the league adds two schools to get to 14: Belmont and Charleston.
The Missouri Valley is down to 11 members and decides to get back to 12 by adding a school not publicly considered previously: Oral Roberts.
The CAA is down to 12 schools after the departures of Charleston and Delaware. The league responds by adding Fairfield and High Point.
The MAAC stays put at 12 schools.
The Big South responds by adding Queens. That league is back to 9 members.
This is where things get ugly. The WAC is down to 7 members, and the vultures start circling.
The Summit (down to 8 members) grabs the three Utah schools: Utah Valley, Southern Utah, and Utah Tech. This stabilizes the league without adding a Division 2 school.
The WCC comes back around and decides to add Cal Baptist to go to 11 schools.
The Southland then picks up the last three schools: Stephen F. Austin, Abilene Christian, and UT-Arlington. The WAC dissolves.
The ASUN then adds Valdosta State (D2) to get back to 12 members and six football schools. The UAC dissolves and the ASUN sponsors FCS football again.
This moves result in 365 Division 1 schools, 30 conferences, and 136 FBS schools.