I really think the remnants of the PAC12, the new Big 12, and the top of the ACC need to get together and just merge. Full on safety in numbers approach.
Go 36 teams, **** it. Using the ACC umbrella change the conference name. Keep the ACCN and turn it into whatever this is called.
Keep every teams current payout, Apple can get in on it for tier 3 rights at the $20M per PAC12 school they offered. Gotta find $10M more per PAC12 from somewhere to bridge the gap not my problem (but if they join the Big12 first and get pro rate shares? Maybe something there)
6 pods of 6. You play the 5 in your pod and then NFL style where if you finish 3rd the next year you play the other 5 3rd place teams.
11 game conference schedule and do whatever with the 12th. FCS or a protected rival
Northeast Pod
Pitt, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Syracuse, UCONN, Boston College
Atlantic Pod
UNC, NC State, Duke, Wake, Virginia Tech, Virginia,
Southern Pod
FSU, Miami, UCF, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Clemson
Central Pod
Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Baylor
Southwest Pod
Arizona, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Houston, Colorado San Diego State
Northwest Pod
Oregon State, Washington State, Utah, BYU, Cal, Stanford
**** the B1G and SEC. Yeah you're 3rd. But you own the inventory
But no commissioner has the stones to approach this.
If any of the current ACC bounce, **** em, then just replace them with Memphis, UCONN, App State, whatever. Only so many gonna get B1G and SEC invites. Cuz maybe that will never come.
Be the conference that saves CFB.