Mid-major super conference

[CalallenStang]

Not one MAC team?

No. Illinois is 49-25 over last six seasons with 3 bowls and no losing seasons.

Miami (Ohio) has two losing seasons since 1990.

I like Miami more than No. Illinois. That would be a beautful road trip to take for a game in late September and October. They have one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation. Plus, they have more of a football legacy. A quick sampling of their former football coaches or assistants: Blaik, Paul Brown, Hayes, Schembechler, Parseghian, Tressel, Dietzel, and current New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton.

I don't know about you but I'd prefer to make a stop in Chicago on the way to Dekalb.

Chicago is definetely a draw for NIU, but the dreariness of the Dekalb campus and the lack of a football history should also be taken into consideration.

[SMUstang]

East
TCU 82.0
So Miss 73.5
Houston 73.1
Tulsa 69.4
East Carolina 68.9
SMU 62.8
Central Florida 60.1
Memphis 54.5

West
Boise State 91.1
BYU 87.4
Hawaii 82.5
Utah 75.7
Wy. 68.5
New Mexico 65.0
Colo. State 62.9
UTEP 61.6
UNLV 56.5

Lop off Central Florida and Memphis in the East and UTEP and UNLV in the West and get back to 12 teams.

Though from last years football only record these would be the best teams to choose.

Boise State 91.1
Brigham Young 87.4
Hawaii 82.5
T.C.U. 82.0
Utah 75.7
So. Mississippi 73.5
Central Michigan 73.1
Nevada 71.6
San Jose State 70.7
East Carolina 68.9
Western Michigan 68.7
Wyoming 68.5