Josh Pate's conference realignment would have Texas dominating the state

Nov 28, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning keeps the ball and runs for a touchdown during the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images | Scott Wachter-Imagn ImagesCFB influencer Josh Pate recently created and published a graphic of his "Perfect CFB Conferences", and it was met with lots of different reactions from fans on social media over the past few days.

Though it would be cool for college football teams to be lumped into conferences based on geography, it's unclear whether there would be enough parity in each group. For example, in his "Southwest" conference, Texas…