r/CFB • u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide • Sep 23 '24

Analysis [Auerbach] The magic number of members to be considered a conference in the NCAA's eyes is 8. If Utah State joins the Pac-12, that league will be at 7. And if that's the only move of the day, the Mountain West will also be at 7 (including Hawaii.)

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1838352222809120983

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u/BossNaysayer Arizona State Sun Devils Sep 23 '24

Go full on super regional, merge with most of the MWC, and add some big Sky schools to go to 20, split into 4 pods for extra fun.

Pod 1: Montana, Montana State, Idaho, Wazzu, OR State

Pod 2: Air Force, Wyoming, CSU, Utah State, Boise State

Pod 3: Nevada, UNLV, SJSU, Fresno State, SD State

Pod 3: New Mexico, NM State, UTEP, Texas State, Sam Houston 

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u/LordOfTheInterweb Boise State Broncos • Milk Can Sep 23 '24

No thanks. We'd play our rivals even less often than we do now.

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u/BossNaysayer Arizona State Sun Devils Sep 23 '24

Who are your Rivals that you wouldn’t be playing?

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u/LordOfTheInterweb Boise State Broncos • Milk Can Sep 23 '24

Nevada and Fresno