Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="topdecktiger" data-source="post: 129565536" data-attributes="member: 1459051"><p>You're making sort of an "ethical" argument, vs. a practical argument. You mentioned Iowa not having to play the other good teams, which is precisely why the other leagues adopted the division format. That format allows your teams to have better records, since they aren't all facing each other. Iowa ended up finish in the Top 10, when the otherwise would not have. It helped the Big Ten end up with four teams in the Top 12, and put them in lucrative bowl games. It's a completely effective strategy, more so than the round robin. They Big 12 might have it right "morally," but it's the effectiveness that matters (and pays the bills).</p></blockquote><p></p>

Top Bottom