Conference Realignment Guide

[BlackLightning3]

I thought I would share my conference realignment guide with everyone. Using these steps you will make the conferences accurate while causing the least amount of interference with the existing conferences/schedules. You will also get bowl matchups that more accurately reflect a playoff.

Offseason Year 1 Realignment

SEC:
Under Conference Rules:
Change South Carolina's locked rivalry to Texas A&M from Arkansas.

ACC:
Use triangle to swap Maryland with Louisville.

Sun Belt:
Add: Idaho and New Mexico State from Independents.

Conference USA:
Add: Old Dominion from Independents to East Division. Western Kentucky from Sun Belt to West Division.

American Athletic Conference:
Add: ECU, Tulane, and Tulsa from Conference USA.

Big Ten:
Add: Maryland and Rutgers from American Athletic Conference.
Use triangle to swap: Illinois with Michigan. Purdue with Michigan State. Wisconsin with Rutgers.
Under Conference Rules:
Rename: Leaders division to East. Legends division to West
Change Michigan's locked rivalry from Northwestern to Minnesota.

BCS Bowl Tie Ins:
Remove the American Athletic Conference's bowl bid.
Change the Big XII Champion to the Sugar Bowl.

Offseason Year 2 Realignment

American Athletic Conference:
Add: Navy from Independents.
Use triangle to swap: Houston with Navy. SMU with Temple. Tulsa with ECU
Under Conference Rules:
Rename Div A to North. Rename Div B to South

[snyder5man]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

Good stuff! Thanks for the post

[wiscowilz]

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Very nice, except the only problem is that I dont believe the Big Ten is going to have any locked rivalries except Indiana-Purdue.

[CR3AMnCR1MS0N]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

Very nice, except the only problem is that I dont believe the Big Ten is going to have any locked rivalries except Indiana-Purdue.

Correct. The only thing is that you can't just have one protected rivalry in the game.

[jt2000]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

Are these real to life changes?

[wiscowilz]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

Correct. The only thing is that you can't just have one protected rivalry in the game.

Yeah I know...I'm debating having none or making the other ones what I want to see.

I use Wisconsin since I'm from there and a huge Badger fan...I'm thinking of putting either Michigan State or Ohio State.

[gamemaster-2005]

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In my first dynasty I forgot all about this when I start a new one a can def use this.

[ttech96]

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Ty I printed this as very nice guide. Ty you again. TTU96

[chtucker18]

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Using this in my next dynasty

[ShAbAzZ]

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Big Ten:
Add: Maryland and Rutgers from American Athletic Conference.
Use triangle to swap: Illinois with Michigan. Purdue with Michigan State. Wisconsin with Rutgers.
Under Conference Rules:
Rename: Leaders division to East. Legends division to West
Change Michigan's locked rivalry from Northwestern to Minnesota.


Do I literally just put Maryland & Rutgers into Leaders or Legends?

[BlackLightning3]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

Are these real to life changes?

Yes they are.

[Steelers=SuperBowl]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

Can we get a source that the OP used for these changes?

[wiscowilz]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

Can we get a source that the OP used for these changes?

You can find it at least a dozen places on line...look on wikipedia or just search for it, you'll get plenty of references.

[ShAbAzZ]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

they are on wiki

[ShAbAzZ]

Re: Conference Realignment Guide

you sure you move rutgers?

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9191768/big-ten-conference-realign-teams-replace-division-names-east-west-sources-say

<table><thead><tr><th>East</th> <th>West</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="last"> <td>Indiana</td> <td>Illinois</td> </tr> <tr class="last"> <td>Maryland</td> <td>Iowa</td> </tr> <tr class="last"> <td>Michigan</td> <td>Minnesota</td> </tr> <tr class="last"> <td>Michigan State</td> <td>Nebraska</td> </tr> <tr class="last"> <td>Ohio State</td> <td>Northwestern</td> </tr> <tr class="last"> <td>Penn State</td> <td>Purdue</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rutgers</td> <td>Wisconsin</td></tr></tbody></table>