Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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Houston would go to what you called the outliers, it would give them their 2 other AAC rivals to continue with. OSU would be with the Texas school for the remnants of the Big 12 south, and ISU would go in where OSU was.
protected rivalries solve all these issues with pod construction. There is absolutely no reason to do pods
ASU and Arizona will always play
Utah and BYU will always play
KSU and KU will always play
The rest should be as flexible as possible. No pods, no divisions no protected rivals…blank canvas each preseason to max out matchups and interest.
Utah and BYU will always play
KSU and KU will always play
The rest should be as flexible as possible. No pods, no divisions no protected rivals…blank canvas each preseason to max out matchups and interest.
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Good point on KSU and KU, disagree on ISU and KSU.
I hope most years ISU and KSU play… but we have no reason to mandate it.
ISU and KSU have the longest uninterrupted series in FBS. They should absolutely play EVERY year.
I see our KSU rivalry like Florida-Georgia and the Sunflower rivalry like Florida-Florida State.
The XII should incentivize as many rivalries as possible for compelling games. We should play KSU, KU, OSU and maybe CU every year. Mix in Baylor and WVU every so often too.
Yep, its like having pods for scheduling simplicity/balance, but you don't have to have all 4 teams all protected with just themselves - you can mix and match.
e.g. - you want ISU to play KSU, OSU, and CU every year. But you want KSU to play ISU, KU, and OSU every year. With pods, you can't do it. But with PR you can - it just takes some finagling at the back end and you will probably have a couple weird ones to complete the set. I might do the new Big12 just for fun today if time allows.
Don't overthink it. 4 scheduling "divisions." 9 conference games. 3 annual (protected rivalries); 6 rotating. Top two records play for conference title. Tie breakers determined by playoff ranking. Divisional finish means nothing other than bragging rights.
Cincinnati
Houston
UCF
West Virginia
Colorado
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Baylor
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
Arizona
Arizona State
BYU
Utah
Cincinnati
Houston
UCF
West Virginia
Colorado
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Baylor
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
Arizona
Arizona State
BYU
Utah
Does anyone outside of our fanbases view ISU vs. KSU as compelling or a rivalry game?
The TV guys keep telling us they like rivalry games.
We should brand every goddam rivalry game. Makeup rivalry games and give them a cool name. Sell rights.
No clue why someone would want to sideline the oldest continuously rivalry in college football history
That makes zero sense
Give us three protected rivals. KState, Kansas, and one of Oklahoma St(preferred), West Virginia, or Cincinnati.
I’d hope so. I’ve heard people suggest it, but a half Cardinal/half Purple tractor would be a very cool trophy. Or the schools have to plant corn/wheat in a certain patch of field on campus depending on who wins.
They could really make Farmageddon something huge. Hell, attach sponsorship to a Pro-Ag outreach group and really help some farmers and rural communities.
Agree with these 3 matchups. I also think ISU and CU should play every year. Maybe even TTU and OSU?
I'm thinking an annual game with KSU and OKST is where we start. Honestly, a protected game with any of the Hateful Eight would be a good thing. Let's reward our fans and show the country that the remaining eighty teams called out Texas and Oklahoma and we will now thrive. No pods.
Let's dump 'Farmageddon' for something more apt, such as 'GMO Game', as a tribute to how we've improved our prairies.
No, but that’s the case with all but a handful of rivalries. People know other rivalries better, and assume in state games are rivalries, but there are only a handful of rivalries that people nationally are compelled to watch because of the rivalry. The number of rivalries that have significant national viewership beyond being a function of how interesting the individual teams is pretty small.
Protected rivalries in a vast majority of cases is to ensure interest within those fanbases.
