Realignment continues to get crazy! North Texas, UTSA, UAB, FAU, Rice and Charlotte are all joining the AAC. Sun Belt just added James Madison, Marshall, Southern Mississippi and Old Dominion. Conference USA adds Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State MAC might add WKU and Middle Tennessee State
College football realignment sure has gotten crazy over the last 25 years or so. I remember growing up in the 1970s and it sure seemed more stable back then.
Yeah! The way I understand it, the schools got more control over their media rights some time in the 80s. I think that may have led to the crazy arms races between conferences.
It all began with a Supreme Court decision in the 1980s which ruled that the NCAA could no longer monopolize TV contracts, and that individual schools and conferences could strike their own deals. Up until then, conferences were all about regional rivalries, and most of the money was made off of ticket sales at the stadiums. After the ruling, TV contract money dwarfed ticket sales, TV contracts were entirely dependent on getting the biggest brand names you could into your conference (regional rivalries be damned), and independence became untenable for all but a handful of schools (if you can't get a competitive TV contract on your own, you need to join a conference, lest you fall behind). The Supreme Court decision was the correct one, legally speaking, but it basically destroyed everything that made college football special and unique from professional sports.
Consolidate into conference of same proportion seems fair. 1. American Athletic Conference: invite Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UNC-Charlotte, UTSA and UAB. Retain Central Florida, Memphis , South Florida, Southern Methodist, Tulsa and Tulane. 2. Atlantic Coast Conference: maintain status with twelve members. (Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the Big East Conference). 3. Big East Conference: Include Pittsburgh and Syracuse. (Atlantic Coast Conference) Retain Cincinnati, East Carolina, Navy and Temple. (American Athletic Conference) Invite West Virginia. (Big XII Conference). Add Army, Connecticut and Massachusetts. (Independent). Include Penn State and Rutgers. (Big Ten Conference). 4. Big Ten Conference: Add Colorado. (Penn State and Rutgers to the Big East Conference). 5. Big XII Conference: invite Arkansas, Houston and Missouri. (retain Oklahoma and Texas). 6. Pacific 12 Conference: invite Brigham Young University. (Colorado to the Big Ten Conference). 7. Southeastern Conference: (Arkansas and Missouri to the Big XII Conference). 8. MAC, MWC and Sun Belt: retain present allotment. 9. C-USA and WAC: merge. 10. Independent: Notre Dame.
New Theory: MTSU & WKU leaving C-USA for the Missouri Valley; The MVC sponsors football for the first time since 1985. Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Missouri State, Indiana State & Murray State programs jump from FCS MVFC to FBS with UI-Chicago starting a program to play in Soldier Field after the Bears leave for Suburbs.
Blame the people who blew up the SWC, watch the journey of Houston, Rice, SMU and TCU as they claw back to the top.. Rice a founding member left in the dust.. Might be similar to what going on with Stanford/Cal/OSU/WSU right now.
Yeah, lots of stuff is happening. I’d like to wait a bit longer to make sure some of the dust settles so it doesn’t go out of date as fast as this one did haha
Crazy how the Sun Belt is now picking apart C-USA after the reverse happening for decades. The debate of who was the best mid-major conference used to be between C-USA and the Mountain West, now C-USA is arguably the worst FBS conference.
Solid! I finally like the idea of 16 teams in each P5 conference so let the chaos continue. ACC - Tulane and UAB (New markets) B10 - Buffalo and USF (AAU schools) PAC 12 - KU, SDSt., UNLV, & Rice. (Yeah, I know. It's for academia purpose) Big 12 - Notre Dame, Boise St., Memphis, SMU & New Mexico. (Expanding the Brand)
like the idea and wish it would come true, but sadly the only GO5 schools able to play power 5 play right now would be Memphis, USF, San Diego State, Boise State and maybe Coastal Carolina (besides the ones moving up)
This was so well done! Loved every second. Can't wait for an update once this upcoming madness settles lol
Agreed!
I don’t understand stand why people freak out when the big conferences change, but don’t bat an eye when the small was do, anyway, good vid
Realignment continues to get crazy!
North Texas, UTSA, UAB, FAU, Rice and Charlotte are all joining the AAC.
Sun Belt just added James Madison, Marshall, Southern Mississippi and Old Dominion.
Conference USA adds Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State
MAC might add WKU and Middle Tennessee State
Things are getting crazy!
Where is UTSA in your final graphics?
College football realignment sure has gotten crazy over the last 25 years or so. I remember growing up in the 1970s and it sure seemed more stable back then.
Yeah! The way I understand it, the schools got more control over their media rights some time in the 80s. I think that may have led to the crazy arms races between conferences.
It all began with a Supreme Court decision in the 1980s which ruled that the NCAA could no longer monopolize TV contracts, and that individual schools and conferences could strike their own deals. Up until then, conferences were all about regional rivalries, and most of the money was made off of ticket sales at the stadiums. After the ruling, TV contract money dwarfed ticket sales, TV contracts were entirely dependent on getting the biggest brand names you could into your conference (regional rivalries be damned), and independence became untenable for all but a handful of schools (if you can't get a competitive TV contract on your own, you need to join a conference, lest you fall behind).
The Supreme Court decision was the correct one, legally speaking, but it basically destroyed everything that made college football special and unique from professional sports.
I love that the MAC has been so stable. I really hate all these teams moving around. Looking at you USC to the Big 10
Yeah it’s getting ridiculous 🙄
You can add Oregon, Washington and UCLA as they followed the greed/dollar.
Consolidate into conference of same proportion seems fair.
1. American Athletic Conference: invite Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UNC-Charlotte, UTSA and UAB.
Retain Central Florida, Memphis , South Florida, Southern Methodist, Tulsa and Tulane.
2. Atlantic Coast Conference: maintain status with twelve members.
(Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the Big East Conference).
3. Big East Conference:
Include Pittsburgh and Syracuse. (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Retain Cincinnati, East Carolina, Navy and Temple.
(American Athletic Conference)
Invite West Virginia.
(Big XII Conference).
Add Army, Connecticut and Massachusetts. (Independent).
Include Penn State and Rutgers.
(Big Ten Conference).
4. Big Ten Conference: Add Colorado.
(Penn State and Rutgers to the Big East Conference).
5. Big XII Conference: invite Arkansas, Houston and Missouri. (retain Oklahoma and Texas).
6. Pacific 12 Conference: invite Brigham Young University. (Colorado to the Big Ten Conference).
7. Southeastern Conference: (Arkansas and Missouri to the Big XII Conference).
8. MAC, MWC and Sun Belt: retain present allotment.
9. C-USA and WAC: merge.
10. Independent: Notre Dame.
I can remember the days when the Big Ten had 12 teams and the Big 12 had 10 teams
New Theory: MTSU & WKU leaving C-USA for the Missouri Valley; The MVC sponsors football for the first time since 1985. Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Missouri State, Indiana State & Murray State programs jump from FCS MVFC to FBS with UI-Chicago starting a program to play in Soldier Field after the Bears leave for Suburbs.
Blame the people who blew up the SWC, watch the journey of Houston, Rice, SMU and TCU as they claw back to the top.. Rice a founding member left in the dust.. Might be similar to what going on with Stanford/Cal/OSU/WSU right now.
usc and ucla jus ruined this man’s career
😂 ain’t that the truth…
Should of started this video in 1990 or 1991
Make a one with the new teams in 2022-2025
Yeah, lots of stuff is happening. I’d like to wait a bit longer to make sure some of the dust settles so it doesn’t go out of date as fast as this one did haha
@@mwright_boomer lmao
Time to make a new video
From 2000-2010.
I like the good ol days in 2003-2010
Same. That was when college football was good imo.
Update needed for the Sun Belt! Great video btw.
Crazy how the Sun Belt is now picking apart C-USA after the reverse happening for decades. The debate of who was the best mid-major conference used to be between C-USA and the Mountain West, now C-USA is arguably the worst FBS conference.
@@christopherwebb3517 they are the worst lol. But it is crazy how things have changed.
Great job this needs more views
Nice!
Solid! I finally like the idea of 16 teams in each P5 conference so let the chaos continue.
ACC - Tulane and UAB (New markets)
B10 - Buffalo and USF (AAU schools)
PAC 12 - KU, SDSt., UNLV, & Rice. (Yeah, I know. It's for academia purpose)
Big 12 - Notre Dame, Boise St., Memphis, SMU & New Mexico. (Expanding the Brand)
Yes, all power conferences!
like the idea and wish it would come true, but sadly the only GO5 schools able to play power 5 play right now would be Memphis, USF, San Diego State, Boise State and maybe Coastal Carolina (besides the ones moving up)
@@noahtepera9776 I've changed this list about 10b times now but you're right about only a few could be competitive.