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jay santos · 11-02-2007, 08:01 PM

16 teams maybe 18

Two leagues within the conference that are completely seperate, don't play each other, have different TV contracts, different revenue sharing, they're marketed differently, and have different brand. For now call them A and B.

You have a complex evaluation system based on conference record, attendance, TV ratings, home schedule, computer rankings, bowl appearances, all of them with a historical element but emphasis on most recent history. Teams can move up and down between the A and B league each off-season.

For basketball, you have the same set up. Completely independent of the football divisions.

For other sports, you can do it the old WAC style.

Sample divisions

A
BYU
Utah
Boise State
TCU
Fresno State
Hawaii
Nevada
Tulsa

B
Wyoming
Colorado State
UNLV
SDSU
UNM
AFA
UTEP
Houston

Basketball

A
BYU
Utah
UNLV
UNM
Nevada
Fresno State
Wyoming
AFA

This way a team gets hot like Hawaii and they move in to the A league. A team cools down like Wyoming last ten years, they move down to the B league. You don't have to keep realigning based on which western teams have temporary success.

11-02-2007, 08:01 PM	#1
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	New conference idea--Premiere league style 16 teams maybe 18 Two leagues within the conference that are completely seperate, don't play each other, have different TV contracts, different revenue sharing, they're marketed differently, and have different brand. For now call them A and B. You have a complex evaluation system based on conference record, attendance, TV ratings, home schedule, computer rankings, bowl appearances, all of them with a historical element but emphasis on most recent history. Teams can move up and down between the A and B league each off-season. For basketball, you have the same set up. Completely independent of the football divisions. For other sports, you can do it the old WAC style. Sample divisions A BYU Utah Boise State TCU Fresno State Hawaii Nevada Tulsa B Wyoming Colorado State UNLV SDSU UNM AFA UTEP Houston Basketball A BYU Utah UNLV UNM Nevada Fresno State Wyoming AFA This way a team gets hot like Hawaii and they move in to the A league. A team cools down like Wyoming last ten years, they move down to the B league. You don't have to keep realigning based on which western teams have temporary success.