Maybe we’re looking at this the wrong way. Maybe Conferences should be looking to shrink their footprints. What if we had a Conference centered around Ohio State and the schools in states that share a border with Ohio. Travel costs would go down. Fans could drive to all of the games. Rivalries would intensify. 

Ohio State

Cincinnati

Michigan

Michigan St. 

Notre Dame

Purdue

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisville

West Virginia 

Pitt

Penn State