Major changes to the college football landscape got underway in 2010 when we found out Utah and Colorado would be going to the Pac-12 and Nebraska was on its way to the Big Ten.
There have been more shakeups since, with Syracuse and Pittsburgh headed to the ACC, and both the Big 12 and Big East adding some new members as well.
Then came news of a four-team college football playoff beginning in 2014.
This is merely the beginning, though.
Further expansion to reach 16-team super conferences, more playoff games, and tons and tons of money all await. (We can thank Florida State's recent flirtation with the Big 12 for starting it back up.)
We've looked at where things stand right now and taken some educated guesses to provide you with what college football may look like in a few years. (Note: we don't think this has ANY chance of happening over night, however.)
Please feel free to share your thoughts and expansion proposals in the comments.
Florida State's move to the Big 12 will start the next wave of conference expansion
Ignore all the backpedaling from administrators. Like Texas A&M and Missouri last year, all Florida State needed to do was plant a seed regarding its discontent with the ACC. That part is done.
An FSU-Big 12 marriage makes perfect sense for both parties, and would start off the domino effect once again.
The Big 12 wouldn't stay put at 11 schools, though, so bringing along a Clemson, Miami, Louisville, or all of the above is also likely.
The Big Ten will improve its recruiting base by expanding south and inviting Duke, Georgia Tech, and Maryland
Sure the Big Ten really likes its current setup, but there's no denying where the country's best high school football is concentrated: the South.
Since raiding the SEC or prying Texas away from the Big 12 are not options, the Big Ten will stick to its current formula of great academic institutions with wide fan bases by inviting three major southern schools: Duke, Georgia Tech, and Maryland.
The SEC will become the first 16-team super conference by adding Virginia Tech and North Carolina
Not one to be left behind, the SEC will look at the major ACC schools and add two new states to its TV foot print: Virginia and North Carolina.
Virginia Tech and UNC will make the SEC the first super conference.
And give it a shot at making $1 billion in TV money.
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