Tom Kawczynski - Off the Record

As you might know, I've been following the dissembling of the college football conferences.  With reports today suggesting that Nebraska (along with Missouri) about to bolt to the Big Ten, and the Big Twelve stumbling westward with Texas, the Pac-10 is sitting in a very good position.  While current suggestions are to have a conference that includes Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and some combination of Colorado, Baylor, and Oklahoma State admitted, maybe something even bigger would work better.  What if the PAC-10 went to 20 teams, with two divisions of 10.

The Western Division would feature the current Pac-10 members.
The Eastern Division would include the aforementioned Big XII schools and add Kansas, Kansas State, and a third school (maybe Utah).

Each team would play in division for football, reducing travel time, and the conference championship would be between the winners of the two divisions.  There would be 9 games in conference for each team, and the conference championship.  It would make money like crazy, keep regional alliances, but also make for a super conference with a team in the competition for a national championship each year.

For the record, I think 4 sixteen team superconferences are much more likely, and set up well for a national playoff, a moneymaker for all involved.  But, it's a fun idea, and it would make financial sense for all involved.