Or this northeastern conference. Imagine this sense. Low travel cost and geographic rivals.
1 Penn State
2 WVU
3 Pitt
4 Maryland
5 VT Hokies like before back with their rivals.
6 Syracuse
7 Rutgers
8 UCONN
9 Boston College
10 Temple......Penn State delivers Philadelphia but there has to be a bottom team to beat on and get backups in plus Philadelphia recruiting, attention deliver extreme east coast attention. Plus Temple was old team on WVU, Penn State schedules in old east.
Add 4 for basketball only Villanova, Georgetown, St. John’s, Seton Hall brings old Big East back. NYC status. A true high status affiliated eastern conference with big money and support along with huge fan bases, interest.
Or add Virginia if possible and dump Temple. That would be awesome.