F18mustang
08-06-2009, 02:57 PM
Which 40 teams should make up our new Division I-A?
Sometimes you just accumulate too much stuff over the years. Like old magazines. Or outdated furniture. Or Football Bowl Subdivision teams.
It's time to clean house and build a new Division I-A.
In these tough economic times, we all have to cut back. We've taken it upon ourselves to trim the fat from the college football landscape and narrow the club down to the best of the best. No more cupcake schedules, guaranteed wins, running up the score or statement games against teams that can't speak up for themselves.
Below you'll find all 120 teams that participate on the FBS gridiron. Your job is to select the 40 that should remain. Should you select the 40 best all-around teams? Maybe the 35 best and five with potential to be great? We'll leave that up to you.
Just click on the 40 teams you want and see how the rest of SportsNation has voted.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/ballot/_/id/3874/120-40
70.2% Penn State
68.6% Oklahoma
67.8% Ohio State
67.0% Florida
65.7% Texas
64.9% Georgia
64.7% LSU
64.6% Alabama
63.8% USC
63.6% Michigan
63.1% Florida State
59.3% Oregon
59.2% Miami (FL)
57.9% Tennessee
57.4% Virginia Tech
56.8% Notre Dame
56.3% Oklahoma State
55.2% Auburn
54.8% Nebraska
53.5% Michigan State
52.6% West Virginia
51.6% California
51.6% Wisconsin
48.6% UCLA
48.6% Georgia Tech
48.5% Texas Tech
45.9% Missouri
44.6% Clemson
42.2% Iowa
41.4% Boston College
41.1% Arkansas
40.2% Texas A&M
37.2% Mississippi
36.2% Arizona State
34.7% Colorado
34.1% Pittsburgh
34.0% Boise State
33.0% Illinois
32.9% Utah
32.5% Oregon State
BEAR BRYANT CONFERENCE
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Miami
South Carolina
Tennessee
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...&id=4378659
KNUTE ROCKNE CONFERENCE
Boston College
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Penn State
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Wisconsin
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...&id=4378984
BUD WILKINSON CONFERENCE
Arkansas
Kansas
LSU
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas A&M
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...&id=4378984
JOHN MCKAY CONFERENCE
Arizona State
Boise State
Brigham Young
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Texas Tech
UCLA
USC
Utah
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4380636
Thoughts?
Sometimes you just accumulate too much stuff over the years. Like old magazines. Or outdated furniture. Or Football Bowl Subdivision teams.
It's time to clean house and build a new Division I-A.
In these tough economic times, we all have to cut back. We've taken it upon ourselves to trim the fat from the college football landscape and narrow the club down to the best of the best. No more cupcake schedules, guaranteed wins, running up the score or statement games against teams that can't speak up for themselves.
Below you'll find all 120 teams that participate on the FBS gridiron. Your job is to select the 40 that should remain. Should you select the 40 best all-around teams? Maybe the 35 best and five with potential to be great? We'll leave that up to you.
Just click on the 40 teams you want and see how the rest of SportsNation has voted.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/ballot/_/id/3874/120-40
70.2% Penn State
68.6% Oklahoma
67.8% Ohio State
67.0% Florida
65.7% Texas
64.9% Georgia
64.7% LSU
64.6% Alabama
63.8% USC
63.6% Michigan
63.1% Florida State
59.3% Oregon
59.2% Miami (FL)
57.9% Tennessee
57.4% Virginia Tech
56.8% Notre Dame
56.3% Oklahoma State
55.2% Auburn
54.8% Nebraska
53.5% Michigan State
52.6% West Virginia
51.6% California
51.6% Wisconsin
48.6% UCLA
48.6% Georgia Tech
48.5% Texas Tech
45.9% Missouri
44.6% Clemson
42.2% Iowa
41.4% Boston College
41.1% Arkansas
40.2% Texas A&M
37.2% Mississippi
36.2% Arizona State
34.7% Colorado
34.1% Pittsburgh
34.0% Boise State
33.0% Illinois
32.9% Utah
32.5% Oregon State
BEAR BRYANT CONFERENCE
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Miami
South Carolina
Tennessee
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...&id=4378659
KNUTE ROCKNE CONFERENCE
Boston College
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Penn State
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Wisconsin
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...&id=4378984
BUD WILKINSON CONFERENCE
Arkansas
Kansas
LSU
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas A&M
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...&id=4378984
JOHN MCKAY CONFERENCE
Arizona State
Boise State
Brigham Young
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Texas Tech
UCLA
USC
Utah
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4380636
Thoughts?