I recommend that you travel south and see if you can't merge ...
Clemson and South Carolina
Auburn and Alabama
Mississippi and Mississippi State
North Carolina and North Carolina State
Heck, why not even just go for ...
Kansas and Kansas State
Iowa and Iowa State.
Colorado has money issues. Tell them to merge Colorado and Colorado State whilest you are at it.
Like I said before, this smells of the Shelbyville monorail (reference: The Simpsons).