Possible Big 10 Expansion Sooner Than Expected?

[CChandler]

I personally think the magic number will be 14. That makes sense for the Big 10 wanting both Missouri and Rutgers with a space left open for ND, if they bite. If they don't they will ask Syracuse. This will give them 6 division games and 2 (home/away) from the other division every year.

However, to use Dwayne's thinking, you could add 2 more 16 team conferences and have an 8 team playoff set with the champion from each and two at-large teams coming from the 'Big 4'!!!! The last two conferences could come from the rest of the teams left standing from CUSA/WAC/MAC/Sunbelt/MWC.......it also makes them all BCS eligible and eliminates the threats from lawsuits!

DFiH

That would be both crazy and awesome. 6 team MNC tournament -- 1 and 2 seeds (probably Big Ten and SEC champs in most years) get byes into the second round. The other two "big 4" champs take on the two "little 2" champs, respectively, in the first round with the winners moving on.

I would love to see that. For giggles (listed in groups of 2 -- travel partners):

LITTLE TWO EAST:
South
-------
Tulsa
SMU

Rice
Tulane

North Texas
Louisiana Tech

UAB
Southern Miss


North
------
Marshall
Ohio

MTSU
Western Kentucky

Miami (OH)
Akron

Central Michigan
Western Michigan

LITTLE TWO WEST:
South
------
TCU
Houston

Texas-El Paso
New Mexico

UNLV
Nevada

San Diego State
Hawaii

North
------
Colorado State
Wyoming

Boise State
Idaho

San Jose State
Fresno State

Air Force Academy
Utah State

This is assuming Utah, BYU, Memphis, ECU, and UCF go to the Big 4.

Again, would love to see this.