Would you like to see further expansion if the right teams were added?
Let's say for a minute that the B1G added:
Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia, Stanford and Notre Dame to expand to 24.
How could a 24 conference work?
I kind of like the idea of having three common opponents for 4 years (some permanent (such as Iowa) and some that may be our common opponent for four years (like Miami for 4 years, and Florida State for 4 years), that could all be worked out.
With a 24 team conference, you could play ALL teams at least once in a 4 year period. Using the 9 game conference model, it could look like this for Nebraska
(Common Opponents: Miami, Wisconsin, and Iowa)
YEAR 1:
@ Miami, USC, @ Virginia, Ohio State, @ Wisconsin, Illinois, @ Maryland, Iowa, Flex Game
YEAR 2:
Miami, @ UCLA, Florida State, @ Purdue, Wisconsin, @ Indiana, Notre Dame, @ Iowa, Flex Game
YEAR 3:
@ Miami, Oregon, @ Stanford, Penn State, @ Wisconsin, Northwestern, @ Michigan State, Iowa, Flex Game
YEAR 4:
Miami, @ Washington, North Carolina, @ Michigan, Wisconsin, @ Rutgers, Minnesota, @ Iowa, Flex Game
Flex Game would be set up so that the top 4 teams would meet in semi-finals, and the top 2 teams from those games would meet in conference championship
The rest of the 20 teams would be matched based on teams they didn't play during the regular season that are evenly matched
Who knows what will happen with the ACC and if conference expansion happens or not.... It could lead to some very interesting scheduling.
I think with conference expansion, you'll also see a league like the Big Ten getting 5 or more automatic qualifiers for an expanded playoff field.
Whatever happens, I expect to see more change over the next few years.
Let's say for a minute that the B1G added:
Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia, Stanford and Notre Dame to expand to 24.
How could a 24 conference work?
I kind of like the idea of having three common opponents for 4 years (some permanent (such as Iowa) and some that may be our common opponent for four years (like Miami for 4 years, and Florida State for 4 years), that could all be worked out.
With a 24 team conference, you could play ALL teams at least once in a 4 year period. Using the 9 game conference model, it could look like this for Nebraska
(Common Opponents: Miami, Wisconsin, and Iowa)
YEAR 1:
@ Miami, USC, @ Virginia, Ohio State, @ Wisconsin, Illinois, @ Maryland, Iowa, Flex Game
YEAR 2:
Miami, @ UCLA, Florida State, @ Purdue, Wisconsin, @ Indiana, Notre Dame, @ Iowa, Flex Game
YEAR 3:
@ Miami, Oregon, @ Stanford, Penn State, @ Wisconsin, Northwestern, @ Michigan State, Iowa, Flex Game
YEAR 4:
Miami, @ Washington, North Carolina, @ Michigan, Wisconsin, @ Rutgers, Minnesota, @ Iowa, Flex Game
Flex Game would be set up so that the top 4 teams would meet in semi-finals, and the top 2 teams from those games would meet in conference championship
The rest of the 20 teams would be matched based on teams they didn't play during the regular season that are evenly matched
Who knows what will happen with the ACC and if conference expansion happens or not.... It could lead to some very interesting scheduling.
I think with conference expansion, you'll also see a league like the Big Ten getting 5 or more automatic qualifiers for an expanded playoff field.
Whatever happens, I expect to see more change over the next few years.
